By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – Russian-linked online disinformation networks are spreading faked spy agency warnings of terrorist attacks in Germany ahead of this month’s election in an apparent attempt to sow fear and depress voter turnout, cybersecurity experts say. The networks were also spreading unfounded rumours aimed at discrediting Friedrich Merz, the conservative leader […]
Bill to curb US investment in China to be reintroduced, US lawmaker says
By Michael Martina and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to curb U.S. investment in China will be reintroduced in Congress, the chair of the House of Representatives’ select committee on China said on Tuesday, adding that the bill’s failure to pass into law last year was not due to opposition from billionaire Elon Musk. […]
Ukraine’s military says it struck command post in Russia’s Kursk region
KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said it had carried out a high-precision strike on Thursday on a Russian command post in Maryino, in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces hold chunks of territory after a major incursion. The Russian military said air defence units had downed four Ukrainian missiles in the region, and the […]
Ukrainian military says it hit Russian oil depot in Smolensk region
(Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday its forces had hit a Russian oil depot in the Smolensk region. Ukraine’s general staff said on Telegram that the depot was used for military purposes. It said there had been powerful explosions and tanks with oil products had caught fire. Earlier, Smolensk governor Vasily Anokhin said […]
Factbox-Biggest aviation accidents of 2024
(Reuters) – The crash on Sunday of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 in Seoul killed a total of 179 people in the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil. Here are some of the biggest aviation accidents of 2024, in order of severity: SOUTH KOREA Jeju Air international flight 7C2216, originating from Bangkok, Thailand, and […]
Putin says there is no time to sign new Ukraine gas transit deal this year
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was no time left this year to sign a new Ukrainian gas transit deal, and laid the blame firmly on Ukraine for refusing to extend the agreement that brings gas to Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria. “They announced that they would not renew the […]
China says its astronauts complete record-breaking spacewalk
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Chinese astronauts this week completed a world-record spacewalk of more than nine hours, according to a statement from China’s Manned Space Agency, marking another milestone for Beijing’s rapidly expanding space program. The spacewalk, carried out by Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong outside the Tiangong space station in low-Earth […]
EU adopts new Russia sanctions targeting China, shadow fleet
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has adopted a 15th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including tougher measures against Chinese entities and more vessels from Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet, the EU Commission said in a statement on Monday. The new package adds 52 vessels from the shadow fleet […]
Nuclear weapons must never be used, Nagasaki survivor tells Putin before Nobel ceremony
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin does not truly understand the destructive power of nuclear weapons, a 92-year-old survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki said on Monday, on the eve of his Japanese survivors’ group receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Terumi Tanaka was referring to threats made by Putin and […]
Webb telescope confirms the universe is expanding at an unexpected rate
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fresh corroboration of the perplexing observation that the universe is expanding more rapidly than expected has scientists pondering the cause – perhaps some unknown factor involving the mysterious cosmic components dark energy and dark matter. Two years of data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have now validated the […]