- 20 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Almost 5,000 killed in Mariupol since Russian siege began, mayor’s office
By Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Nearly 5,000 people, including about 210 children, have been killed in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol since Russian forces laid siege to it,…
Ukraine offers neutrality in exchange for NATO-style security guarantees at Russia talks
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine proposed adopting neutral status in exchange for security guarantees at talks with Russia in Turkey, meaning it would not join military alliances or host military…
Russia says it will sharply cut military activity near Kyiv, Chernihiv
(Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday it would sharply scale back military activity around Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv, in the most tangible sign yet of progress…
Solomons PM says backlash to security negotiations with China ‘very insulting’
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said the backlash to his country's security negotiations with China was "very insulting", in his first comments on…
Shanghai locks down as COVID surges in China’s financial hub
By Andrew Galbraith and David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's financial hub of Shanghai launched a two-stage lockdown of its 26 million residents on Monday, closing bridges and tunnels and restricting…
Shanghai tightens COVID lockdown on second day of curbs
By David Stanway and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's most populous city tightened the first phase of a two-stage COVID-19 lockdown on Tuesday, asking some residents to stay indoors unless…
Unprotected Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust in Chernobyl’s ‘Red Forest’, workers say
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking…
No-confidence motion moved in Pakistan parliament in bid to remove PM Khan
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's parliament took up a no-confidence motion moved by opposition lawmakers on Monday in a bid to remove Prime Minister Imran Khan, pushing the South…
Israel’s U.S., Arab partners close ranks on Iran, urge Palestinian talks
By Humeyra Pamuk SDE BOKER, Israel (Reuters) -The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel on Monday in a display of unity against Iran…
Ukraine sets ceasefire goal for Russia talks as U.S. says Putin not ready to end war
By Pavel Polityuk and Vitalii Hnidyi LVIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said it was hoping that the first face-to-face peace talks with Russia in over two weeks, set for Tuesday,…
Billionaire Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators hit by suspected poisoning -reports
(Reuters) -Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning earlier this month after a meeting in Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal and the investigative outlet…
Russia to study video of alleged mistreatment of prisoners, Kyiv questions veracity
(Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian investigators would look into a video circulated on social media that purported to show Ukrainian forces mistreating captured Russian soldiers. Kremlin spokesperson…
