LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that he discussed military capabilities and the logistics of moving vessels though the Strait of Hormuz when he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump a day earlier. “We’ve been pulling together a coalition of countries … working on a political, diplomatic plan,…
KYIV, April 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine is in talks with Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain to cooperate in the security sector and share its drone defence expertise and technology, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Zelenskiy visited several Middle Eastern countries last month to offer Ukraine’s technology and expertise on how to counter Iranian drone attacks. Security cooperation…
April 10 (Reuters) – Russia will never abandon or betray Cuba and plans to help the Communist island tackle energy issues linked to a U.S. embargo, a Russian deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying early on Friday after talks in Havana. Sergei Ryabkov, quoted by Russian news agencies at a news conference in the…
April 9 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday about the need for a plan to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz “as quickly as possible,” following a U.S. ceasefire with Iran, Downing Street said. Starmer discussed with Trump the UK’s efforts to convene partners to…
April 9 (Reuters) – Three Russian ministers arrived in the Caucasus region of Dagestan on Thursday to oversee the emergency response to floods that have killed six people, left communities under water, and prompted the evacuation of thousands, Interfax news agency said. The Russian government said Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov toured stricken areas and was…
LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) – Russian human rights group Memorial was designated as an “extremist” movement on Thursday at a closed-door hearing of the Supreme Court, state news agency TASS said. The ruling – the latest in a sweeping, years-long crackdown on free speech in Russia – provides a legal mechanism for authorities to prosecute…
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, April 9 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz was of vital interest for her country and the European Union, as she pledged to work with partners to achieve that aim. Following U.S.- Israeli attacks,…
Hong Kong’s identity as a world-leading international hub has never been static. It has been built over time through openness, adaptability and, crucially, diversity. Recent discussions about the city’s talent strategy, including concerns that the overwhelming majority of applicants under key admission schemes come from mainland China, raise a deeper structural question: can Hong Kong…
PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) – French nationals Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are “free and on their way to France after three and a half years of detention in Iran”, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday in a post on X, adding that Oman had mediated their release. The couple had been held by Iran…
BUDAPEST, April 7 (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban offered last year to help Russian President Vladimir Putin “in any way”, such as by hosting a summit in Budapest to settle the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported, citing the transcript of a phone call. A Hungarian government spokesman did not immediately respond to…