- 20 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Exclusive: US cancels talks with Taliban over U-turn on girls’ education
By Charlotte Greenfield and Jonathan Landay KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said…
Philippines slams Chinese ship’s ‘close distance maneuvering’ at Scarborough Shoal
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday reported a recent incident of "close distance maneuvering" by a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in the disputed South China Sea…
Rockets hit western Ukraine as Biden visits Poland, decries Putin
By Natalia Zinets and Jarrett Renshaw LVIV, Ukraine and WARSAW (Reuters) -Rockets struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, signalling a potential new front in Moscow's invasion as…
Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in fiery speech on Ukraine war
By Jarrett Renshaw and Karol Badohal WARSAW (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russia's leader Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" in Poland Saturday, remarks a White House official…
Multiple rockets hit Lviv city in western Ukraine
By Natalia Zinets and Mari Saito LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Four rockets hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, local officials said, in the most significant attack on the…
Russian forces take control of Chernobyl workers’ town, three dead – report
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian forces have taken control of Ukraine's Slavutych, where workers at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant live, and three people were killed, Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted…
EU’s Borrell says nuclear agreement with Iran ‘very close’
By Ghaida Ghantous DOHA (Reuters) -Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday Iran and world powers were "very close" to agreement on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal, which would…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) -Russian forces have taken control of a town where workers at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant live, the governor of Kyiv region said. U.S. President Joe Biden, visiting NATO…
Saudi Aramco petroleum storage site hit by Houthi attack, fire erupts
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Maha El Dahan RIYADH (Reuters) -Yemen's Houthis said they launched attacks on Saudi energy facilities on Friday and the Saudi-led coalition said oil giant Aramco's…
Western sanctions won’t sway Kremlin, says Russia’s former president Medvedev
(Reuters) -It is "foolish" to believe that Western sanctions against Russian businesses could have any effect on the Moscow government, Russian ex-president and deputy head of security council Dmitry Medvedev…
N.Korea says tested new ICBM, prepared for long confrontation with U.S.
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium…
Russia reframes war goals as Ukrainians advance near Kyiv
By Gleb Garanich and Natalia Zinets BUCHA/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists…
