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☆ Mexico, Ukraine press Israel to open humanitarian corridor to Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Mexican and Ukrainian officials on Saturday separately urged Israel to open a humanitarian corridor to Gaza to let people out as both countries work to repatriate their citizens from the area. Ukrainian human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said Ukraine's foreign ministry sent a note of protest to Israel after Ukrainian citizens were not allowed to evacuate from Gaza on Saturday. "We do not understand why Ukrainian citizens are not allowed to evacuate, as well as other citizens of foreign countries," Lubinets said. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attacks by Hamas on Israel, calling for world solidarity with Israel. On Thursday, the Mexican government said hundreds of its nationals were still waiting to get out of Israel.

Persons: Alicia Barcena, Mike Segar, Barbara Lango, Barcena, Dmytro Lubinets, Lubinets, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Dave Graham, Lidia Kelly, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Mexico's, United Nations Security Council, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Sans Frontieres, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, Ukraine's, Israel, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, U.N, New York, MEXICO, Israel, Gaza, Mexican, Egypt, Ukrainian, Tel Aviv, Romania, Mexico City, Melbourne

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. The conflict in the Middle East has had little impact on global oil and gas supplies, and Israel is not a big producer. Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Friday oil prices are expected to reach $100 per barrel due to the current situation in the Middle East, according to the ministry's news agency SHANA. If the U.S. tightens enforcement of sanctions on Iran's oil exports due to any role it may have in the conflict, then Iran's oil supply could fall. On the U.S. supply front, drillers this week added four oil rigs in the biggest weekly rise since March, Baker Hughes said.

Persons: Brent, WTI, Israel, Javad Owji, SHANA, Iran's, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Andrew Lipow, Baker Hughes, Stephanie Kelly, Paul Carsten, Katya Golubkova, Andrew Hayley, Marguerita Choy, David Gregorio, Paul Simao Organizations: REUTERS, Companies, . West Texas, Iran's Oil, Hezbollah, U.S, Wall Street, Lipow Oil Associates, The, of, Petroleum, drillers, U.S . Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Thomson Locations: Cushing , Oklahoma, U.S, Gaza Saudi Arabia, Israel, Gaza, Tehran, Lebanese, Saudi Arabia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, Iran, China, New York, London, Tokyo, Beijing

Kelly felt the postseason electricity of the crowd, the energy in the city, and relished it. In many ways, the Diamondbacks are hoping to blaze the same trail as the Phillies, who were also a No. The D-backs are 5-0 this postseason, sweeping two games from Milwaukee before winning three straight against the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers. Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker — who grew up in suburban Philadelphia — said watching the Phillies make it deep in the postseason for a second straight year is impressive. Repeating the success, establishing a presence in the postseason.”Philadelphia won the season series from the Diamondbacks 4-3.

Persons: — Merrill Kelly, Reid, Kelly, ” Kelly, Diamondbacks haven't, Christian Walker —, Philadelphia —, ” Walker, Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, Zach Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Harper, Castellanos, “, “ We've, It's, ”, Torey Lovullo, Zac Gallen, they’re, they’ll, Corbin Carroll, Catcher Gabriel Moreno Organizations: PHOENIX, Citizens Bank, Philadelphia, Houston, Phillies, Diamondbacks, Braves, Astros, Milwaukee, Los Angeles Dodgers, ” Philadelphia, Brewers, Dodgers Locations: The Arizona, Philadelphia

Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, appearing to run out of space to contain a historic supply glut that has hammered prices, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. Prices pared gains after U.S. government data showed U.S. crude inventories (USOILC=ECI) rose by 10.2 million barrels in the last week to 424.2 million barrels, much higher than analyst expectations for a 500,000-barrel rise. U.S. crude output also hit a record 13.2 million barrels per day in the week, the data showed. Meanwhile, the IEA lowered its oil demand growth forecast for 2024, suggesting harsher global economic conditions and progress on energy efficiency will weigh on consumption. However, it raised its 2023 demand forecast to 2.3 million bpd from a forecast of 2.2 million.

Persons: Nick Oxford, Bob Yawger, Yawger, Giovanni Staunovo, Prince Abdulaziz, Novak, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Alexander Novak, Stephanie Kelly, Ahmad Ghaddar, Trixie Yap, David Gregorio, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: REUTERS, Brent, . West Texas, U.S, Mizuho, EIA, European Central Bank, UBS, Saudi Energy, IEA, Organization of, Petroleum, Thomson Locations: Cushing , Oklahoma, Lower U.S, Saudi, Israel, Russia, New York, London, Singapore

Rudolph Isley, a founding member of the Isley Brothers who helped perform such raw rhythm and blues classics as “Shout" and “Twist and Shout” and the funky hits “That Lady” and “It's Your Thing,” has died at age 84. “There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother. But I know he’s in a better place," Ronald Isley said in a statement released Thursday by an Isley Brothers publicist. He was among the Isleys inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Political Cartoons View All 1209 Images___This story's headline has been corrected to show that Rudolph Isley, not Ronald Isley, died.

Persons: Rudolph Isley, Isley, ”, Ronald Isley, Ronald, O'Kelly, Vernon, “, Isleys, Rod Stewart, Ernest, Marvin, ” Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley Organizations: Isley Brothers, Shea, Hall of Fame Locations: Cincinnati

☆ Putin to travel to Kyrgyzstan in first known trip abroad since ICC arrest warrant
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Putin to visit KyrgyzstanPutin also to attend CIS summitArmenian PM Pashinyan not to attend CIS summitMOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin will visit Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, the presidential office of the Central Asian country said, in what would be the Russian leader's first known trip abroad since the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. Putin agreed in May during talks with Japarov to visit Kyrgyzstan, but there has been no official confirmation yet from the Kremlin that the Russian president will travel there on Thursday. The Russian leader is also due to travel to China next week for the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. Neither Kyrgyzstan nor China are members of the ICC, which was established to prosecute war crimes. Pashinyan said on Tuesday that plans were proceeding for a meeting with the Azeri president to discuss a durable peace accord.

Persons: Putin, Kyrgyzstan Putin, Vladimir Putin, Sadyr, Japarov, Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, Pashinyan, Ilham Aliyev, Lidia Kelly, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: CIS, MOSCOW, Central, ICC, Kremlin, Russian Federation, Forum, Russian Aerospace Forces, 999th Air Base, Commonwealth, Independent States, Thomson Locations: Kyrgyzstan, Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyz Republic, China, Beijing, Moscow, Kant, Armenia, Bishkek, Soviet Union, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, EU, Brussels, Melbourne

☆ China to host Belt and Road forum in Beijing Oct 17-18
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A woman walks in front of a sign at the "Belt and Road" summit in Hong Kong, China September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBeijing, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China will host its third Belt and Road Forum next week, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, a President Xi Jinping signature event that President Vladimir Putin is due to attend on a rare trip abroad. The conference in Beijing on Oct. 17-18 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) championed by Xi, with representatives from many developing countries, notably from Latin America and Africa, expected to attend. But critics see the plan - billed as recreating the ancient Silk Road to boost global trade - as a tool for China to spread its geopolitical and economic influence. China had signed Belt and Road cooperation documents with more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations, the foreign ministry said.

Persons: Tyrone Siu, Xi, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Liz Lee, Bernard Orr, Ethan Wang, Lidia Kelly, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Initiative, Kremlin, Court, ICC, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, China, Rights Beijing, Beijing, America, Africa, Hague, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Asia, Europe, Russian, Italy, Melbourne

☆ Russian parliament bosses to discuss revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Russian lawmakers attend a session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia January 16, 2020. The Kremlin chief said Russia could look at revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) as the United States had signed, but not ratified, it. On Friday, Russia's envoy to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) said Moscow would revoke its ratification of the pact, a move that Washington denounced as endangering "the global norm" against nuclear test blasts. Last month CNN said satellite images showed growing activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and the United States. In 2020, the Washington Post said the then-Trump administration had discussed whether to hold a nuclear test.

Persons: Evgenia, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Russia's, Vyacheslav Volodin, Washington, Lidia Kelly, Guy Faulconbridge, Gerry Doyle, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: State Duma, REUTERS, Putin, Kremlin, Comprehensive, Duma, Treaty Organization, Cuban Missile, United, The Soviet Union, CNN, Washington Post, Trump, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, States, MOSCOW, Russian, United States, China, Soviet, Ukraine, Washington, Egypt, Iran, Israel, India, North Korea, Pakistan, Melbourne

☆ Dozen injured, including baby, in Russian attack on Ukraine's Kherson, governor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 8 (Reuters) - A dozen people were wounded, including a 27-year-old woman and her 9-month-old baby, in a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, its governor said on Sunday. "The Kherson region experienced another terrible night," Governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on the Telegram messaging app. The woman and the infant were hospitalised with moderate wounds, he said, adding that a 33-year-old Red Cross medic was also wounded. Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 59 attacks on Kherson, the region's administration said on Telegram, including 19 instances of shelling of Kherson city, the region's administrative centre. Russia has frequently carried out air strikes and shelling on Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Persons: Oleksandr Prokudin, Lidia Kelly, William Mallard Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Kherson, Kherson city, Russia, Ukraine, Melbourne

Oil rigs are seen at Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas drilling, in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina January 21, 2019. U.S. job growth rose by 336,000 in September according to Labor Department statistics, far exceeding economists' forecasts of a 170,000 rise. The sentiment of the statistics is mixed for oil prices. A strong U.S. dollar is typically negative for oil demand, making the commodity relatively more expensive for holders of other currencies. "Fear for the health of the global economy and thus oil demand going forward is at the heart of the sell-off," SEB analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.

Persons: Agustin Marcarian, Baker Hughes, Brent, WTI, SEB, Bjarne Schieldrop, Stephanie Kelly, Robert Harvey, Sudarshan, William Maclean, Sharon Singleton, Louise Heavens, David Gregorio, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, YORK, . West Texas, Labor Department statistics, ING, Companies, Day, Xinhua, U.S . Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Thomson Locations: Vaca, Patagonian, Neuquen, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Russia, gasoil, U.S, New York, London, Singapore

☆ Russia to conduct emergency public warning tests on Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 4 (Reuters) - Russia will conduct a nationwide test of its emergency public warning systems on Wednesday, letting sirens wail and interrupting television and radio broadcasts with security information. "A large-scale audit of public warning systems at the regional and municipal levels will take place in all regions of Russia," the Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a press release. Separately, the United States is also conducting a large-scale test of its public warning systems on Wednesday, via U.S. mobile phones and TV and radio stations. Many other countries have also conducted alert system tests for crisis and disasters in recent years. The goal of Russia's tests is to assess the warning systems, the readiness of personnel responsible for launching them and raise public awareness, the emergency ministry said.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Robert Birsel 私 Organizations: Ministry, Emergency, U.S, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA Locations: Russia, United States, Russian, Melbourne

☆ Russia may partially lift ban on diesel exports soon - Kommersant
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 4 (Reuters) - The Russian government is ready to partially lift its ban on diesel exports in coming days, the daily Kommersant reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources. The ban on gasoline exports will remain in force for now. Russian exports of diesel are the largest of all types of oil products. Russia's gasoline and diesel prices have continued to slide on the local exchange. Since the ban was introduced, gasoline prices have declined by almost 10%, while diesel prices plummeted by 23%.

Persons: Tatiana Meel, Alexander Novak, Novak, JP Morgan, Lidia Kelly, Vladimir Soldatkin, Simon Cameron, Moore, Kim Coghill Organizations: REUTERS, Kommersant, FGE Energy, Thomson Locations: Nakhodka Bay, Nakhodka, Russia, Russian, Melbourne, Moscow

☆ 'Attention - do not panic': Russia to conduct emergency public warning tests
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/files Acquire Licensing RightsSummary Russia to hold public warning testsRussia says: Do not panic when you hear the sirensUnited States also to hold public warning testMOSCOW, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Russia will conduct a nationwide test of its emergency public warning systems on Wednesday, blaring out sirens and interrupting television broadcasts to warn the population of an impending danger. "The warning system is designed to timely convey a signal to the population in the event of a threat or emergency of a natural or man-made nature." The United States is also conducting a large-scale test of its public warning systems on Wednesday, via U.S. mobile phones and TV and radio stations. Many other countries have also conducted alert system tests for crisis and disasters in recent years. The goal of Russia's tests is to assess the warning systems, the readiness of personnel responsible for launching them and raise public awareness, the emergency ministry said.

Persons: Evgenia, Lidia Kelly, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: REUTERS, Cuban Missile, Ministry, Emergency, U.S, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Thomson Locations: St, Basil's, Red, Moscow, Russia, States, MOSCOW, Ukraine, United States, Russian, Melbourne

By 1150 GMT, the rouble was 0.6% stronger against the dollar at 99.17, having hit 100.2550 in early trade, a more than seven-week low. "There is still no cause for concern," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "Expensive oil and an increase in the key rate are improving the outlook for the rouble, but in the medium-term," Promsvyazbank analysts said. They expected the rouble to make a short-lived move beyond 100 to the dollar in the absence of new support measures from the authorities. "This level (100) is not a technical resistance, it's an important psychological barrier," said Alor Broker's Alexei Antonov.

Persons: Maxim Shemetov, Dmitry Peskov, Brent, Vladimir Putin's, Alexei Antonov, Lidia Kelly, Alexander Marrow, Andrew Heavens, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, Bank of Russia, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Melbourne, London

☆ Russia to Conduct Emergency Public Warning Tests on Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Russia will conduct a nationwide test of its emergency public warning systems on Wednesday, letting sirens wail and interrupting television and radio broadcasts with security information. "A large-scale audit of public warning systems at the regional and municipal levels will take place in all regions of Russia," the Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a press release. Separately, the United States is also conducting a large-scale test of its public warning systems on Wednesday, via U.S. mobile phones and TV and radio stations. Many other countries have also conducted alert system tests for crisis and disasters in recent years. The goal of Russia's tests is to assess the warning systems, the readiness of personnel responsible for launching them and raise public awareness, the emergency ministry said.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Robert Birsel Organizations: Reuters, Ministry, Emergency, U.S, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA Locations: Russia, United States, Russian, Melbourne

☆ John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jake Tapper | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN. Kelly set the record straight with on-the-record confirmation of a number of damning stories about statements Trump made behind closed doors attacking US service members and veterans, listing a number of objectionable comments Kelly witnessed Trump make firsthand. “A person that has no idea what America stands for and has no idea what America is all about. Then-candidate Trump of course said in front of a crowd in 2015 that former Vietnam POW Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, was “not a war hero. Milley, in a call authorized by Trump administration officials, reassured his Chinese counterparts that such a strike was not going to happen.

Persons: John Kelly, Donald Trump, Kelly, Trump, ” Kelly, “, ’, autocrats, ”, Jeffrey Goldberg, Vietnam POW Sen, John McCain, weren’t, Goldberg, McCain, George H, Bush, Mark Milley, Belleau Wood, Susan Glasser, Peter Baker, ” Trump, Luis Avila, Bob Woodward, Robert Costa, Milley, Norah O’Donnell, Cassidy Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Griffin, there’s, Mattis, Mark Esper, Bill Barr Organizations: CNN, White House, Trump, Gold Star, Arlington National Cemetery, Vietnam POW, Arizona Republican, Navy, ” CNN, Chiefs, Marines, House, Joint Chiefs, Trump White House, CBS Locations: France, Afghanistan, Iraq, Arizona, Aisne, Paris, Arlington, The, Gen

☆ Russia hits Ukrainian port and grain facilities in air strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Firefighters work near damaged trucks following a Russian strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a location given as Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released September 26, 2023. Odesa Regional Military Administration/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSummary Russia carries out new air strikes in UkraineUkraine says grain and port facilities struckSuch attacks have increased since Moscow quit grain dealKYIV, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Russia hit Ukrainian port infrastructure and grain storage facilities in an overnight drone strike on the grain exporting district of Izmail, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. The two-hour attack was the latest strike on Ukrainian grain and port facilities since July, when Russia quit a grain deal that had ensured safe Ukrainian shipments via the Black Sea to help combat a global food crisis. The military said 26 of the 38 Iranian-made attack drones launched by Russia at Ukraine overnight had been shot down. OTHERS REGIONS ATTACKEDIt said that in addition to the Odesa region, the Mykolaiv region, Kherson and Kirovohrad regions had also come under fire.

Persons: Oleh Kiper, Reni, Anna Pruchnicka, Lidia Kelly, Michael Perry, Timothy Heriatge Organizations: Firefighters, Odesa, Administration, Handout, REUTERS Acquire, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Ukraine Ukraine, Moscow, KYIV, Russia, Izmail, Ukraine's, Romania, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Kryvyi, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Crimea, Russia's Kursk, Kursk, Melbourne

☆ Russia, US Trade Diplomatic Blame Over Instability in Karabakh Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

(Reuters) - Moscow and Washington have accused each other of destabilising the South Caucuses region, as thousands of ethnic Armenians fled their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh over ethnic cleansing fears. "I do think that Russia has shown that it is not a security partner that can be relied on," U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. Thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh by Monday after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan in last week's lightning military operation. Baku has promised to protect the rights of the roughly 120,000 Armenians who call Karabakh home but many refuse to accept its assurances. Moscow has said Armenia only had itself to blame for Azerbaijan's victory over Karabakh because it flirted with the West rather than working with Moscow and Baku for peace.

Persons: Anatoly Antonov, Vladimir Putin, Matthew Miller, Nikol Pashinyan, Samantha Power, Yuri, theArmenians, Lidia Kelly, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, US State Department, U.S . State Department, Monday, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Armenia's, U.S . Agency for International Development, USAID, . State, U.S, aMoscow Locations: Moscow, Washington, Nagorno, Karabakh, Armenia, Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine, U.S, Baku, South Caucasus, United States, Turkey, Iran, Europe, Azerbaijan, aroundNagorno, Melbourne

☆ Russia, US trade diplomatic blame over instability in Karabakh crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Moscow and Washington have accused each other of destabilising the South Caucuses region, as thousands of ethnic Armenians fled their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh over ethnic cleansing fears. "I do think that Russia has shown that it is not a security partner that can be relied on," U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. Thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh by Monday after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan in last week's lightning military operation. Baku has promised to protect the rights of the roughly 120,000 Armenians who call Karabakh home but many refuse to accept its assurances. Moscow has said Armenia only had itself to blame for Azerbaijan's victory over Karabakh because it flirted with the West rather than working with Moscow and Baku for peace.

Persons: Anatoly Antonov, Vladimir Putin, Matthew Miller, Nikol Pashinyan, Samantha Power, Yuri, Lidia Kelly, Michael Perry Organizations: US State Department, U.S . State Department, Monday, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Armenia's, U.S . Agency for International Development, USAID, . State, U.S, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Washington, Nagorno, Karabakh, Armenia, Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine, U.S, Baku, South Caucasus, United States, Turkey, Iran, Europe, Azerbaijan, Russian, Melbourne

☆ Turkey's Erdogan to meet Azeri's Aliyev as thousands flee Karabakh
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/David Ghahramanyan Acquire Licensing RightsSept 25 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is to meet his ally Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Monday, as thousands of ethnic Armenians began an exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan defeated the breakaway region's fighters last week. Erdogan will pay a one-day visit to Azerbaijan's autonomous Nakhchivan exclave - a strip of Azeri territory nestled between Armenia, Iran and Turkey - to discuss with Aliyev the situation in the Karabakh region, the Turkish president's office said. The Armenians of Karabakh, a territory internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but previously beyond its control, were forced into a ceasefire last week after a 24-hour military operation by the much-larger Azerbaijani military. Erdogan, who backed the Azeris with weaponry in the 2020 conflict, said last week he supported the aims of the Azerbaijan's latest military operation but played no part in it. The Karabakh Armenians are not accepting Azerbaijan's promise to guarantee their rights as the region is integrated.

Persons: David Ghahramanyan, Tayyip Erdogan, Ilham Aliyev, Erdogan, Aliyev, David Babayan, Samvel Shahramanyan, Lidia Kelly, Michael Perry Organizations: Residents, REUTERS, Karabakh, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Stepanakert, Nagorno, Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan, Armenia, Iran, Turkey, Turkish, Khankendi, United States, Republic of Artsakh, Melbourne

☆ Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russia's Kursk, Belgorod - local governors
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 25 (Reuters) - A Ukraine drone attack on Russia's Kursk region damaged several private houses and an administrative building, while two Ukraine-launched drones were destroyed over the Belgorod region, local governors said on Monday. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties as a result of either of the attacks, the governors said in separate statements on the Telegram messaging app. The scale of the attack on the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, was not immediately known. Ukraine rarely claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Tom Hogue and Lincoln Feast.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Tom Hogue Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russia's Kursk, Belgorod, Kursk, Russia, Melbourne, Lincoln

☆ Russia's air attack on Odesa injures one, damages infrastructure - Ukraine official
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Sept 25 (Reuters) - One woman was injured and port infrastructure was damaged in Russia's overnight missile and drone attack, Oleh Kiper, governor of the Odesa region in southern Ukraine, said early on Monday. A fire broke out in a non-residential high-rise in the city of Odesa, the administrative centre of the Odesa region, as a result of the attack, but was promptly extinguished, Kiper wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Reuters could not independently verify the report. The scale of the attack and the full extent of the damage were not immediately known. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Oleh Kiper, Kiper, Lidia Kelly, Muralikumar Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Odesa, Ukraine, Melbourne

☆ Russia's Tula region under drone attack, RIA reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Sept 25 (Reuters) - Russia's air defence systems were engaged in repelling a drone attack over the Tula region that borders Moscow's region to its north, Russia's RIA news agency reported early Monday. Citing the ministry of regional security, the agency reported that according to preliminary information, there was no damage or injuries as a result of the attack. Two of Moscow's major airports, however, the Vnukovo and Domedovo, limited air traffic, directing flights to other airports, the TASS state news agency reported. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Chizu Organizations: TASS, Thomson Locations: Tula, Moscow's, Melbourne

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Gardner Minshew joined the Indianapolis Colts knowing the odds. “You just show up every day and do what they tell you to do,” Minshew said before Wednesday's workout. “They have to know you’re ready, that you’re dialed in, that you haven’t been just sitting over there messing around on scout team, that you know the plan,” Minshew said. But the Colts believe Minshew can win any game, even if that means beating the unbeaten Ravens (2-0) on their turf this weekend. Every single time he’s in there, he’s juiced up and he’s ready to play.”___

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☆ Azerbaijan pounds Karabakh as Russia and US call for calm
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Felix Light | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Ethnic Armenians in Karabakh said Azerbaijan had triggered a new war against the 120,000 people living in an area they consider their homeland. Armenians in Karabakh, known by Armenians as Artsakh, said fighting was continuing with varying intensity. As the Soviet Union crumbled, what is known as the First Karabakh War erupted (1988-1994) between Armenians and their Azeri neighbours. RUSSIAIn 2020, after decades of skirmishes, energy-rich Azerbaijan began a military operation which became the Second Karabakh War, swiftly breaking through Armenian defences. Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, won a resounding victory in the 44-day war, taking back parts of Karabakh.

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