United States: Russia could be on the verge of buying “millions” of North Korean shells and rockets

State flags of Russia and North Korea fly on a street near a train station during North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Vladivostok, Russia April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Russia could be on the verge of buying “literally millions” … Read more

EU divided over visa bans for Russian tourists

PRAGUE, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Germany and France have issued a joint warning against banning tourist visas for Russians, saying such a move, advocated by other European Union member states, will would be counterproductive. The split over tourist visas will be the focus of a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Prague on Tuesday … Read more

Solomon Islands to ban navy vessels from ports until new process is in place

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly remotely via pre-recorded video in New York, U.S., September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The Solomon Islands has suspended the entry of foreign navy vessels into … Read more

EXCLUSIVE US warships making Taiwan Strait crossing, first since Pelosi’s visit – officials

The flags of Taiwan and the United States are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy warships are navigating international waters in the Taiwan Strait, three U.S. officials told Reuters, the first … Read more

Some Pennsylvania Republicans defend Mastriano for posing in Confederate uniform

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Some Pennsylvania Republicans defended Donald Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano on Saturday after Reuters published a photo of him in 2014 posing in a Confederate uniform. The previously unpublished photo was released by the US Army War College to Reuters under a Freedom of Information Act request. It showed Mastriano … Read more

Biden announces $3 billion military aid package for Ukraine on Independence Day

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, U.S. August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden marked Ukraine’s Independence Day on Wednesday with $3 billion in security aid, Washington’s … Read more

Japan signals return to nuclear power to stabilize energy supply

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan July 14, 2022. Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Japan will restart more idle nuclear power plants and consider developing next-generation reactors, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said … Read more

US to announce $3 billion in new military aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The United States will announce a new security assistance package for Ukraine worth about $3 billion as early as Wednesday, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, in what would be the biggest slice in Kyiv since the Russian invasion six. months ago. The package is being prepared to coincide with … Read more

North Korea tells South Korean president to ‘shut up’ after offer of help

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends the wreath laying ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader … Read more

US conducts missile test delayed by Chinese drills

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during an operational test at 2:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., August 2, 2017. U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. military … Read more