- 20 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Erdogan says Swedish, Finnish delegations should not bother coming to Turkey
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Swedish and Finnish delegations should not bother coming to Ankara to convince it to approve their NATO…
EU ministers fail to persuade Hungary to sign up to Russian oil embargo
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU foreign ministers failed on Monday in their effort to pressure Hungary to lift its veto of a proposed oil embargo on Russia, with Lithuania…
Some Ethiopians claim forced recruitment by Tigrayan forces
By Giulia Paravicini and Katharine Houreld ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) -Authorities in Ethiopia's war-shattered Tigray region are forcing young people to join their army's fight against the central government by threatening…
Hungary PM Orban warns of “era of recession” in Europe
By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday raised the spectre of an "era of recession" in Europe as the continent grapples…
N.Korea’s Kim orders military to stabilise supply of COVID drugs
By Josh Smith and Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) -Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered North Korea's military to stabilise distribution of COVID-19 medicine in the capital, Pyongyang, in the battle…
Troops defending Kharkiv reached Russian border, Ukraine says
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday troops defending the country's second-largest city, Kharkiv, had repelled Russian forces and advanced as far as the border with Russia. Reuters could not immediately…
Analysis-Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia
By John Revill BERN (Reuters) -Switzerland's fabled neutral status is about to face its biggest test in decades, with the defence ministry tilting closer to Western military powers in response…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Battle Rages for Ukrainian Region of Donbas
By Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia pummelled positions in the east of Ukraine on Sunday, its defence ministry said, as it sought to encircle…
Ukraine wages counteroffensive against Russian forces in east
By Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay KYIV/BEZRUKY, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium in eastern Ukraine, a regional governor said on Saturday,…
Russia forges new partnerships in face of West’s ‘total hybrid war’ – Lavrov
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Moscow was the target of "total hybrid war" by the West but would withstand sanctions by…
North Korea’s Kim says COVID ‘great turmoil’, 21 new deaths reported
By Heekyong Yang and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Saturday the spread of COVID-19 had thrust his country into "great turmoil" and called…
Sri Lanka eases curfew as new PM begins forming cabinet
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours on Saturday, further easing tight curbs as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made…
