- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Russian warship sinks; Ukraine says its missile is responsible
By Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - (This April 14 story corrects paragraph 21 to make clear that Moldova did not directly accuse Russia's army of trying…
China holds drills around Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit
By Ben Blanchard and Yew Lun Tian TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -China said it conducted military drills around Taiwan on Friday as a U.S. Congressional delegation visited the island in a show…
Japan to attend G20 meet, no comment on Russia’s participation -finance minister
By Kantaro Komiya and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is preparing to attend a gathering of financial leaders from the Group of 20 economic powers next week, its finance minister…
Russia says Ukraine helicopters strike homes in cross-border attack
(Reuters) -Russian officials on Thursday said Ukrainian helicopters had hit residential buildings and injured seven people in the Bryansk region, the latest of a series of cross-border attacks that Moscow…
Canada to deploy military personnel to Poland to support Ukrainian refugees
(Reuters) -Canada will deploy up to 150 military personnel to Poland to support Ukrainians fleeing Russia's war and address a growing refugee crisis, Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Thursday.…
EU payment in roubles for Russian gas would violate sanctions regime -document
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Payment for Russian gas in roubles by European Union buyers as demanded by President Vladimir Putin would break the EU's sanctions regime against Moscow, an…
Russia says fire on the Moskva missile cruiser is contained
(Reuters) -Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that sailors had contained a fire on board the Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, and that measures were…
Shanghai cases hit record as Xi reiterates urgency of COVID curbs
By David Kirton SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's financial hub Shanghai reported over 27,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday, a new high, a day after President Xi Jinping said that the country must…
After Biden remark, U.S. yet to commit to its own genocide probe of Russia
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday stopped short of promising to launch its own inquiry to determine whether genocide was committed by…
Troops burn villages in Myanmar heartland, seek to crush resistance
By Wa Lone and Poppy McPherson (Reuters) -Rubble and ashes, overlooked by a single golden pagoda, are almost all that remain of the wood and brick houses most people had…
S.Korea denies reports that Yoon asked to attend Quad summit in Japan
SEOUL (Reuters) -The office of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-Yeoul on Thursday denied Japanese media reports that he had asked to attend an upcoming summit of the Quad, which includes…
U.S. gives Ukraine $800 million more in military aid, adds heavy weapons
By Patricia Zengerle, Idrees Ali and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, expanding the scope of…
