- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Ukraine warned that Russia was ramping up efforts in the South and East as it seeks full control of Mariupol, in what would be the first major city…
Ukraine warns about new Russian offensives amid push for Mariupol
By Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine warned on Wednesday that Russia was ramping up efforts in the South and East as it seeks full control…
Visiting Kyiv, leaders of Poland and Baltic states condemn Russia
KYIV (Reuters) -The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Wednesday and called for increased military support for Ukraine and for Russia to…
Russia says over 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol
(Reuters) -Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that 1,026 soldiers of Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade, including 162 officers, had surrendered in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Mariupol, which…
Finland to make decision on NATO entry in coming weeks, not months
By Simon Johnson and Essi Lehto STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland will take a decision about whether to apply to join the U.S.-led NATO alliance in the next few weeks, Prime Minister…
Khamenei says Iran’s future should not be tied to nuclear talks with world powers
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's supreme leader said on Tuesday that his country's future should not be tied to the success or collapse of nuclear talks with world powers,…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Ukraine told Russia to release prisoners of war if it wants the Kremlin's top political ally in the country freed from detention. FIGHTING * The Organisation for the…
Pakistan’s new government facing severe economic challenges, aide says
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's new government is facing the daunting task of managing a stuttering economy with huge deficits, an aide to new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…
Putin’s top ally in Ukraine arrested, say authorities
By Maria Starkova LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine on Tuesday said it arrested the Kremlin's most prominent ally in the country as Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his strongest signal…
Putin says peace talks with Ukraine are at dead end, goads the West
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more…
U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is operating in waters off the Korean peninsula, the U.S. Navy said on Tuesday, amid tensions over North Korea's…
Even With Sanctions, Russia Can Afford to Feed its War Machine
By Mark Trevelyan and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen LONDON (Reuters) - Russia can afford to wage a long war in Ukraine despite being hammered by Western sanctions aimed at crippling its ability…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
