- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Ukraine is ready for a tough battle with Russian forces amassing in the east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, a day after a missile attack in…
Iran imposes sanctions on 24 Americans as nuclear talks stall
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Saturday it had imposed sanctions on 24 more Americans, including former Army Chief of Staff George Casey and former President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani, as months…
Philippines’ Duterte, China’s Xi call for restraint in South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need to exercise restraint to maintain peace in the South China Sea, Manila's presidential office said on…
Sri Lanka doubles interest rates to tame inflation; stabilise economy
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's central bank doubled its key interest rates on Friday, raising each by an unprecedented 700 basis points to tame inflation…
Ukraine and allies blame Russia for strike on station that killed over 50
By Janis Laizans and Elizabeth Piper KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine and its allies blamed Russia for a missile attack that killed at least 52 people at a train station packed…
Condemning Bucha cruelty, EU offers speedy start for Ukraine membership
By Janis Laizans KYIV (Reuters) -European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the civilian deaths in the Ukrainian town of Bucha showed the "cruel face" of Russia's army and…
Ukraine says dozens killed in missile strike on railway station used by evacuees
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -At least 39 people were killed and 87 wounded in a missile strike on Friday on a railway station in east…
Czechs ship tanks, rocket launchers, artillery to Ukraine
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech Republic has delivered tanks, multiple rocket launchers, howitzers and infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine among military shipments that have reached hundreds of millions…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Ukraine said at least 39 people died and 87 were wounded, many of whom had lost limbs, in a rocket strike at a railway station packed with women,…
‘Tip of the iceberg’: Taiwan’s spy catchers hunt Chinese poachers of chip talent
By Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's spy catchers have launched probes into around 100 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching semiconductor engineers and other tech talent, a…
China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - Dozens of Chinese firms have built software that uses artificial intelligence to sort data collected on residents, amid high demand from authorities seeking to…
Forces at Iraqi base hosting U.S. troops shoot down drone
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) -Forces at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. troops, intercepted and shot down a drone while it was hovering near the base early on Friday,…
