WASHINGTON (Reuters) – India’s relationship with Russia gives it an ability to urge President Vladimir Putin to end its war with Ukraine, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday. Jean-Pierre made the remarks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Putin that the death of innocent children was painful and terrifying, a day after […]
NATO agency orders Stinger anti-aircraft missiles for $700 million, Stoltenberg says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NATO has placed an order for Stinger anti-aircraft missiles worth almost $700 million dollars in the name of several member states, the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. “Just today, the (NATO procurement agency) NSPA signed a new multinational contract for Stinger missiles worth almost 700 million dollars,” he told a […]
Possible Trump return looms over NATO’s Washington celebration
By Simon Lewis, Andrea Shalal and Andrew Gray WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of NATO member states arrive in Washington this week intent on deepening support for Ukraine but will find themselves facing another kind of challenge: how to navigate the possible return of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Host Joe Biden fumbled a June 27 […]
China anchors ‘monster ship’ in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that China’s largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, and is meant to intimidate its smaller Asian neighbour. The China coastguard’s 165-meter ‘monster ship’ entered Manila’s 200-nautical mile EEZ on July 2, spokesperson for the […]
UK’s Conservatives face leadership “bloodbath” as party seeks new direction
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – The recriminations and jostling for top positions among Britain’s Conservative lawmakers began long before Thursday’s crushing election defeat to Labour that some party figures said left the party facing the prospect of a decade out of power. After 14 years in government – the last eight marked by chaos […]
Lebanese farmers dig for answers on Israel’s white phosphorus use
By Maya Gebeily Qlayaa, LEBANON (Reuters) – The last time Lebanese farmer Zakaria Farah stepped onto his fields outside the southern town of Qlayaa was in January – but it was not to plant. With shelling in the distance, he swiftly dug his hands into the soil to gather samples that could determine his family’s […]
Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests LOOM
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) –The second semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Sweden on Thursday, with Israel’s performance expected to draw attention due to large pro-Palestinian protests planned in host city Malmo. Some 100,000 visitors have gathered in the southern Swedish city for the annual kitsch-fest, which is […]
Chinese companies hit with US trade restrictions over spy balloon incident
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration added 37 Chinese entities to a trade restriction list on Thursday, including some for allegedly supporting the spy balloon that flew over the United States last year, heightening tensions between Beijing and Washington. The Commerce Department also said it was adding some units of […]
Israel allows trucks from newly reopened Erez crossing into Gaza after U.S. pressure
EREZ CROSSING, Israel (Reuters) – Israel reopened the sole crossing on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, allowing aid trucks to pass through the Erez checkpoint following U.S. demands to do more to address the growing humanitarian crisis. Reopening the Erez crossing has been one of the main pleas of international aid […]
Famine risk ‘very high’ in Gaza, especially in north, US official says
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel has taken significant steps in recent weeks on allowing aid into Gaza, the U.S. special envoy for humanitarian issues said on Tuesday, but considerable work remained to be done as the risk of famine in the enclave is very high. David Satterfield declined to say whether Washington was satisfied […]