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☆ Explainer: Iran and Russia's growing drone alliance amid Western outcry
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Michael Georgy | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. Saudi Arabia and the United States have said they believe Iran was behind a drone and missile attack on prized Saudi oil facilities in 2019, which Tehran denies. The United States fears long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into orbit could also be used to launch nuclear warheads. WHY HAS IRAN BUILT UP ITS OWN MISSILE AND DRONE CAPABILITY? Western powers are expected to impose more sanctions on Iran.
☆ Saudi Arabia frees senior Hamas official
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
GAZA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Saudi authorities released a senior official of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas after over three years in detention, an official of the Islamist faction said. Ezzat El-Reshiq, a member of the Hamas political bureau, said in a statement the official, Mohammad Al-Khodary, 83, whom Saudi authorities detained in 2019 along with dozens of others, was on board a plane heading to Jordan. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThere was no immediate reply from Saudi officials on a Reuters request for comment. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have cracked down against the Brotherhood, which they view as a threat to their systems of rule. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Nidal al-Mughrabi Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ UN finds Russia responsible for 'vast majority' of potential war crimes in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
ZURICH, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A United Nations commission found Russian forces were responsible for the "vast majority" of human rights violations in the early weeks of the war in Ukraine, including attacks on civilians that were potential war crimes. It also found abuses committed by Ukraine, including two cases of people who were out of action who were shot, wounded or tortured. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"Russian armed forces are responsible for the vast majority of the violations identified, including war crimes. All four of those provinces have since been fully recaptured by Ukraine, after Russia's assault on the capital failed. Kyiv has said it will punish abuses committed by its own forces but believes the number of such incidents is small.
☆ Malawi close to sealing $54 mln IMF emergency funding for economic shock
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Frank Phiri | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Malawi, which is experiencing chaotic queues at fuel stations that are running dry due to a lack of foreign currency, would be the first African country to receive special IMF emergency financing to deal with the global inflation crisis. Ukraine received $1.3 billion under the same new programme, known as the "Food Shock Window", earlier this month. The IMF said last week it had discussed Malawi's request for support under the emergency programme and that the board would consider it "as soon as possible". The Food Shock Window was launched at the end of last month to help countries with balance of payments problems. Half of Malawi's IMF quota is equivalent to about $54.4 million at current exchange rates on the fund's website, and would be the maximum it can request for this emergency financing.
☆ Norway police say 6 Russians suspected of surveillance arrested last week
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
OSLO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Norwegian police revealed on Monday that they had arrested four Russians on suspicion of illegally photographing classified facilities last week, days before they caught two other Russians allegedly in possession of drones. "We're seeing the consequences of the new security situation in Norway," Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl told a news conference. A statement from Nordland county police on Monday revealed the earlier arrests of three men and one woman on Oct. 11. A court on Oct. 14 gave police permission to hold the four suspects in custody for one week. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Terje Solsvik Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Russian drones hit sunflower oil terminal in Ukraine's Mykolaiv - officials
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Sunflower oil storage tanks burn after Russian suicide drone strikes, which Ukrainian authorities consider to be Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERSKYIV, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Russian kamikaze drones hit tanks with sunflower oil at one of the terminals in the Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv late on Sunday, the city mayor said on Monday. read more"In Mykolaiv, three drones hit an object of industrial infrastructure, where tanks with sunflower oil were ignited," Mykolaiv mayor Oleksandr Senkevich. read more read moreUkraine is conducting a counter-offensive to try to push Russian troops out of the city of Kherson to the southeast. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Pavel Polityuk Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Jeremy Hunt brought in from the cold to be UK's new finance minister
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Alistair Smout Michael Holden Elizabeth Piper | Alistair Smout | Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
After being the longest-serving health secretary in British history and stints running the foreign office and culture ministry, Hunt returns from government exile after two failed bids to become Britain's prime minister himself. "The appointment of Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor is a wise choice," Conservative lawmaker Bernard Jenkin said on Twitter. Ironically, though, while Truss has said she will press ahead with a cut to income tax, Hunt said at the time that could wait. Other critics said some of the problems that the state-run health service faced were a consequence of his role as health minister. During a trip to China in July in 2018, he mistakenly described his wife Lucia, who hails from China, as being Japanese.
☆ Exclusive: Russia is prepared to quit Black Sea grains deal, writes to UN with demands
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Emma Farge | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
GENEVA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Moscow has submitted concerns to the United Nations about an agreement on Black Sea grain exports, and is prepared to reject renewing the deal next month unless its demands are addressed, Russia's Geneva U.N. ambassador told Reuters on Thursday. The agreement, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July, paved the way for Ukraine to resume grain exports from Black Sea ports that had been shut since Russia invaded. The agreement helped stave off a global food crisis: Russia and Ukraine are two of the world's biggest grain exporters and Russia is the number one fertiliser exporter. He said Guterres was committed to those efforts and to having an extended and expanded Black Sea Grain Initiative. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Emma Farge Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ EXCLUSIVE Russia is prepared to quit Black Sea grains deal, writes to UN with demands
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Emma Farge | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
GENEVA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Moscow has submitted concerns to the United Nations about an agreement on Black Sea grain exports, and is prepared to reject renewing the deal next month unless its demands are addressed, Russia's Geneva U.N. ambassador told Reuters on Thursday. The agreement, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July, paved the way for Ukraine to resume grain exports from Black Sea ports that had been shut since Russia invaded. The agreement helped stave off a global food crisis: Russia and Ukraine are two of the world's biggest grain exporters and Russia is the number one fertiliser exporter. He said Guterres was committed to those efforts and to having an extended and expanded Black Sea Grain Initiative. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Emma Farge Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Upcoming Russian nuclear exercises a challenge for the West
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Phil Stewart | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Russia typically holds major annual nuclear exercises around this time of year, and U.S. and Western officials expect them perhaps in just days. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg assured a news conference in Brussels that the alliance would monitor Russia's annual nuclear drills very closely, as it has for decades. "We believe that Russian nuclear rhetoric and its decision to proceed with this exercise while at war with Ukraine is irresponsible," the official told Reuters. The Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. "While we will continue routine activities to sustain our (nuclear) deterrent, there will be no special messaging around our exercises," the U.S. defense official said.
☆ Is this a drill? Upcoming Russian nuclear exercises a challenge for the West
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Phil Stewart | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Russia typically holds major annual nuclear exercises around this time of year, and U.S. and Western officials expect them perhaps in just days. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg assured a news conference in Brussels that the alliance would monitor Russia's annual nuclear drills very closely, as it has for decades. "We believe that Russian nuclear rhetoric and its decision to proceed with this exercise while at war with Ukraine is irresponsible," the official told Reuters. The Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. "While we will continue routine activities to sustain our (nuclear) deterrent, there will be no special messaging around our exercises," the U.S. defense official said.
☆ Explainer: Why Russia's missiles on Ukraine have limited impact
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Peter Graff | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Ukraine says Russia fired 83 cruise missiles on Monday and that it shot down at least 43 of them. Both sides say the attack was on a huge scale, unseen at least since Russia's initial wave of air strikes on the first night of the war in February. Western military analysts have no firm figures for how many missiles Russia has left, but for months have pointed to indicators suggesting the supply is limited. Ben Hodges, another former commander of U.S. ground forces in Europe, said that despite Monday's attacks, Ukraine still appeared to have "irreversible momentum" on the battlefield. "Russia's logistics system is exhausted and no Russian wants to fight in Putin's war in Ukraine," he tweeted.
☆ Russia launches biggest air strikes since start of Ukraine war in revenge for Crimea bridge
  + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Max Hunder Jonathan Landay | Max Hunder | Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
The barrage of dozens of cruise missiles fired from air, land and sea was the biggest wave of air strikes to hit locations away from the front line, at least since the initial volleys on the war's first day, Feb. 24. The Russian leader said he had ordered "massive" long range strikes and he threatened more strikes in future if Ukraine hits Russian territory. Ukraine, which views the bridge as a military target sustaining Russia's war effort, celebrated the blast without officially claiming responsibility. 1/23 A smoke rises over the city after Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine October 10, 2022. The European Union condemned Monday's "barbaric and cowardly attacks" on Ukraine, among a chorus of denunciations from Western countries.
☆ Factbox: Russia's annexation plan in Ukraine: Kremlin signing ceremony
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
- The Kremlin said a signing ceremony on incorporating the new territories would take place on Friday in the Georgievsky Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace. - "Kherson region, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic will now forever be part of Russia," Kirill Stremousov, the Russian-installed deputy head of the Kherson region, said on Red Square. - A stage with giant video screens has been set up on Moscow's Red Square, with billboards proclaiming "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" - The West and Ukraine say Russia is violating international law by seizing another part of Ukraine, whose post-Soviet borders Moscow recognised shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union. That could prompt some sort of ultimatum from Russia to Ukraine and the West.
☆ Factbox: Russia's annexation plan in Ukraine: what happens now?
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Banners read: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson. - Donetsk People's Republic (DPR): 99.23% for joining Russia, 0.62% against. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register- Luhansk People's Republic (LNR): 98.42% for joining Russia. A tribune with giant video screens had been set up on Moscow's Red Square, with billboards proclaiming "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" That could prompt some sort of ultimatum from Russia to Ukraine and the West.
☆ Ukrainians flee from Russian annexation - while they still can
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
As Russia prepares to annex a swathe of Ukrainian territory the size of Portugal after staging what it calls referendums in four provinces, hundreds of Ukrainians escaped through the last Russian checkpoint. For now, Russian forces have been letting some people out of occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces through the one checkpoint. The biggest fear is that fighting-aged men will be press-ganged into Russian forces once Moscow declares the territory to be Russia. With public schools ordered to switch to the Russian curriculum and classes in Russian next month, she did not want her 13-year-old son Bogdan returning to the local school. Kyiv and Western countries call the exercise a complete sham, aimed at justifying the annexation of territory seized by force.
☆ UN says Russia abuses prisoners in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoSummary U.N. report says human rights situation in Ukraine is direIt says rights violations include extrajudicial killingsRussia and Ukraine have denied alleged rights abusesKYIV, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Russian forces and their armed affiliates have subjected Ukrainian prisoners to extrajudicial executions, sexual violence and other abuses, the U.N. human rights office said in a report on Tuesday. Russia and Ukraine did not immediately comment on the report, compiled between Feb. 1 and July 31 and based on work by the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU). Both countries have denied allegations of human rights abuses. The armed conflict has led to a wide range of human rights violations affecting both civilians and combatants," the report said. It said rights violations against Ukrainian servicemen included extrajudicial executions, sexual violence, denial of a fair trial and a lack of food, water and medical assistance.
☆ German police investigating Russian billionaire Usmanov search yacht
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov walks out of a voting booth at a polling station during the presidential election in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovBERLIN, Sept 27 (Reuters) - German police investigating money laundering accusations against Russian billionaire businessman Alisher Usmanov have searched a motor yacht in northern Germany, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Prosecutors did not identify the yacht or its owner but described him as a 69-year-old Russian businessman and said he was the target of the same investigation as last week, when police raided a lakeside villa registered to Usmanov. Usmanov's representatives were not immediately available to comment on Tuesday's yacht raid. The federal criminal police office has said it is worth half a billion euros.
☆ Putin expected to proclaim annexation of Ukraine territory within days
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
Russian-backed authorities claim to have carried out the referendums over five days on territory that makes up around 15% of Ukraine. "This farce in the occupied territories cannot even be called an imitation of a referendum," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in video address overnight. Russian officials have said any attack on annexed territory would be an attack on Russia itself. Russia's planned annexation of Ukrainian territory has been rejected globally, with even traditional allies of Moscow such as Serbia and Kazakhstan saying they will not recognise it. For now, Russian officials at the checkpoint were letting some people leave.
☆ Hungary PM Orban says EU sanctions on Russia have "backfired"
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Krisztina Than Anita Komuves | Krisztina Than | Anita Komuves | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
BUDAPEST, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Hungary should prepare for a prolonged war in neighbouring Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, sharply criticising European Union sanctions imposed on Russia which he said have "backfired", driving up energy prices. Orban, long at odds with the EU over some of his policies seen in Brussels as anti-democratic, urged a ceasefire to end the war and said the sanctions against Russia were dealing a blow to Europe's economy. "We can safely say that as a result of the sanctions, European people have become poorer, while Russia has not fallen to its knees," Orban said. "This weapon has backfired, with the sanctions Europe has shot itself in the foot." Orban, whose government is in talks with the European Commission to secure billions of euros in EU funds blocked over rule-of-law concerns, said his government would launch a "national consultation" asking Hungarians about sanctions.
☆ EU has 'serious questions' as Serbia enters regular consultations with Russia
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic during a news conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia April 16, 2021. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Serbian counterpart Nikola Selakovic signed a document on Friday dubbed a "plan on consultations". Serbia had declared EU accession a strategic priority, which implied "alignment with European policies, including on foreign policy issues," he added. Although Serbia has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations, it has refused to join sanctions against Moscow. On Sunday, Selakovic said Serbia would not recognise results of the referendums in parts of eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow.
☆ Flights cancelled as storm Hermine hits Spain's Canary Islands
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
A broken tree lies on a street following a storm in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain in this picture obtained from social media. CECOPALSC/Handout via REUTERSRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMADRID, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Flights were cancelled across Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, airport operator Aena said, as storm Hermine moved in from over the Atlantic, bringing heavy rains to the popular holiday destination. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe regional government has closed schools on Monday as a precaution. Hermine had been expected to strike the Canary Islands as a tropical storm but was downgraded on Sunday to a tropical depression by the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jessica Jones Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Bangladesh ferry accident kills 25, several missing
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
The bodies recovered so far included 12 women and eight children, said Jahurul Islam, district administrator of northern Panchagarh, where the accident occurred. "The rescue operation for those missing is ongoing," he said, adding the ferry was taking mostly devotees to a Hindu temple on the occasion of Mahalaya. Police said nearly 20 people were still missing while some of the passengers managed to swim ashore or were rescued. Hundreds of people die each year in ferry accidents in Bangladesh, a low-lying country that has extensive inland waterways and lax safety standards. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ruma Paul Editing by Peter Graff and Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ GSK poaches Burberry CFO Julie Brown to create all-female top team, Sky News reports
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterGSK (GlaxoSmithKline) logo is seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationSept 24 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK plc has poached Burberry Group's (BRBY.L) finance chief to create a rare all-female executive leadership team, Sky News reported on Saturday. GSK could announce as soon as Monday morning that it has recruited Julie Brown to replace Iain Mackay, who has served as its chief financial officer since 2019, the report added. On Friday, Burberry announced that its finance chief Julie Brown will step down in April 2023 after more than five years in the role. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Hedge funds dashed to exit energy positions last week, bank data show
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Pump jacks operate at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. And on Friday, oil prices hit their lowest since January as recession fears gripped world markets. DG Partners is up 5.2% so far this month and 37% for the year, according to a source familiar with the matter. The momentum that fueled a stable upward rise in oil prices has changed, said another manager who oversees more than $100 billion and for compliance reasons wished to remain anonymous. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Nell Mackenzie Editing by Mark Potter and Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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