- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Bodies and tanks mark path as Russia moves troops from Kyiv
By Sergiy Karazy and Natalia Zinets DMYTRIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine recaptured more territory around Kyiv from Russian soldiers who left shattered villages and their own abandoned tanks as they…
IAEA’s Grossi says will head mission to Chernobyl as soon as possible
VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will lead a mission to Chernobyl as soon as possible, he said on Friday, after Ukraine said Russian troops had left…
Ukraine says Russian forces pushed back around Kyiv but fighting rages
By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder (Reuters) -Ukraine pushed back Russian forces around Kyiv on Friday, retaking control of some areas near the capital amid fierce battles, Ukrainian officials said.…
Ukraine denies attacking fuel depot inside Russia, mayor says fire almost out
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday, an incident the Kremlin said could…
IEA states agree on coordinated oil release but not volumes
By Yuka Obayashi and Noah Browning TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S.-allied countries on Friday agreed to their second coordinated oil release in a month to calm markets roiled by Russia's invasion…
Russia’s Lavrov hopes to bypass sanctions in trade with “friend” India
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Russia will increase its use of non-Western currencies for trade with countries such as India, its foreign minister said on Friday, as he…
U.S. issues fresh North Korea sanctions after recent missile launches
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on five entities it accused of providing support to North Korea's development of weapons of mass destruction and…
Israel, UAE finalise ‘milestone’ free trade deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement, Israel's Economy Ministry and the UAE foreign trade minister said on Friday after formally…
Solomon Islands won’t allow Chinese military base, says PM’s office
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to…
As Shanghai expands COVID lockdown, life on hold in city of 26 million
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's commercial hub of Shanghai ground to halt on Friday after the government locked down most of the city's 26 million residents to stop the spread of COVID-19,…
Europe’s Russian gas in jeopardy, Ukraine girds for new attacks
By Vitalii Hnidyi and Pavel Polityuk TROSTYANETS/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are…
Sri Lanka imposes curfew after protests over economic crisis turn violent
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Dinuka Liyanawatte COLOMBO (Reuters) -Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo early on Friday after protests over the…
