- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
NATO says Russia regrouping to try to take Ukraine’s Donbas
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia is likely to launch a new offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region in the next few weeks, NATO Secretary-General Jensen Stolen said on…
Ukraine says four civilians killed at aid distribution point, east under heavy fire
By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder (Reuters) -Russian artillery fire killed at least four people and wounded four others at a humanitarian aid distribution point on Wednesday as Moscow's forces…
Pope kisses Ukrainian flag, condemns ‘the massacre of Bucha’
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned "the massacre of Bucha" and kissed a Ukrainian flag sent from the town where tied bodies shot at close…
Pakistan’s top court likely to rule Thursday on Khan blocking his own ouster
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's top court could rule on Thursday on Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to block an opposition attempt to oust him,…
Russian border guards came under fire on Ukraine border, schools evacuated -officials
(Reuters) -A Russian regional official said on Wednesday that frontier guards in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine had come under fire, while schools in nearby Belgorod were evacuated after a…
India says trying to stabilise economic transactions with Russia
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's foreign minister said on Wednesday the government is working to stabilise economic transactions with Russia, a day after India condemned killings of civilians in Ukraine and…
Shanghai eases child separation under COVID policy but extends lockdown
By David Stanway and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai on Wednesday made concessions on an unpopular COVID isolation policy that has separated children from their parents and sparked a public…
Whole of Shanghai enters COVID lockdown despite lower symptomatic cases
(This April 5 story corrects final paragraph to say the 23 cities account for 22% of GDP, not 13.6%) By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese authorities on Tuesday extended…
Foreign ship sinks in Mariupol after missile attacks, says flag registry
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -A Dominica-flagged cargo ship sank on Tuesday in the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after being targeted by Russian missile strikes, the vessel's…
U.S. pushes to suspend Russia from U.N. human rights body
By Michelle Nichols BUCHAREST (Reuters) -The United States will ask the U.N. General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said…
Zelenskiy urges UN to reform its system to strip Russia of its veto
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the United Nations on Tuesday to act and reform its system which gives Security Council permanent member Russia a veto, saying…
Israeli FM condemns “war crimes” in Ukraine
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid condemned on Tuesday Russia's "war crimes" in Ukraine, intensifying Israel's criticism of Russia since the fighting in Ukraine started. "The images and testimony…
