- 09 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Israel says Iran working on advanced centrifuges at new underground sites
HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) -Iran is working on advanced uranium centrifuges at new underground sites being built near its Natanz nuclear plant, Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday, giving figures that…
Sri Lanka parliament blocks move to condemn president, lawmakers arrested over violence
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's parliament on Tuesday voted against fast-tracking an opposition move to condemn President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the prime minister warned that…
Ukraine says it has repelled Russian incursion in Sumy region
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian border guards repelled an incursion by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group in the northeastern region of Sumy on Monday, the governor of the Sumy region said.…
N.Korea mobilises army, steps up tracing amid COVID wave
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has mobilised its military to distribute COVID medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights…
Ukraine ends mission to defend Azovstal steel plant
NOVOAZOVSK/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine's military command said in early hours on Tuesday that the mission to defend the besieged Azovstal steel plant by "the heroes of our time" in the…
Putin sees no threat from NATO expansion, warns against military build-up
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that there was no threat to Russia if Sweden and Finland joined NATO but cautioned that Moscow would respond…
New Zealand Finds its Voice on Security
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand has long been seen as the moderate, even absent, voice on China in the "Five Eyes" western alliance, so much so that…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, PM tells crisis-hit nation
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country's…
Ukrainian force begins evacuating from last Mariupol stronghold
By Natalia Zinets KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -Troops holed up in the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol began evacuating on Monday, appearing to cede control of the…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah, allies likely to lose parliamentary majority
By Laila Bassam, Timour Azhari, Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) -Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies are likely to lose their majority in Lebanon's parliament, three sources allied to…
Russian troops pushed to within 3-4 km of Russian border near Kharkiv- U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops near the country's second-largest city of Kharkiv to within 3 to 4 kilometers (1.9-2.5 miles) of the Russian border, a…
Sweden’s plans for NATO membership hit snag as Turkey says no
By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden will formally apply for NATO membership in the next few days, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, but its accession…
