PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) – Western allies will seek to secure more air-defence commitments for Ukraine when they meet in Paris on Monday, as shortages have left it increasingly exposed to Russian ballistic missiles, despite recent shifts in momentum on the battlefield Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be joined by at least 25 leaders for…
A Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed at least 10 people in Ukraine and injured over 80 others Saturday in a relentless overnight bombardment. Russia launched 12 missiles — six of which were ballistic missiles — and 121 drones across Ukraine in a relentless attack, the Ukrainian Airforce said. Among those killed was a…
Hong Kong student numbers at UK private schools experienced a record decline after Britain imposed a 20 per cent tax on fees last year, with total enrolment falling by 17 per cent and new admissions down by 26 per cent. A consultant specialising in student recruitment for British private schools said enrolment levels had returned…
Chinese leaders often describe Beijing’s relationship with North Korea as close “as lips and teeth”, but as warm as bilateral ties appear, this is a relationship underscored above all by strategic necessity. On July 11, 1961, then Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and North Korean leader Kim Il Sung signed the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and…
KYIV, July 10 (Reuters) – China could play a decisive role in pressuring Russia towards peace talks, helping end its war in Ukraine, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Friday, adding that the next several months would present a window for a diplomatic solution. Graham, a frequent visitor to wartime Ukraine, met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
ANKARA, July 10 (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey hopes to achieve a result on lifting U.S. sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defence industry restrictions between allies. U.S. President Donald Trump, who visited Ankara this week for a NATO Summit,…
By Daphne Psaledakis and Olena Harmash WASHINGTON/KYIV, July 10 (Reuters) – Four U.S. senators said on Friday that they had reached agreement with the Trump administration to move forward with updated legislation on Russia sanctions. “We are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with the Trump Administration to move our updated Russia sanctions…
KYIV, July 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said he held consultations with his Monaco counterpart on Friday as authorities are looking into a high-profile bombing targeting a Ukrainian-born businessman. Ruslan Kravchenko, in a statement on Telegram, called for a joint group to continue the investigation after a major suspect was found dead near Ukraine’s…
TBILISI, July 10 (Reuters) – A Georgian opposition politician was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday after being convicted on a terrorism charge for attempting to set fire to a court building in the capital last year, the Interpress news agency reported. The court said Aleko Elisashvili, a founder of the Citizens party,…
MOSCOW, July 10 (Reuters) – The International Energy Agency has downgraded its projections on Russian oil production because of Ukrainian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure, the agency said on Friday. Ukraine has stepped up the drone strikes on energy facilities including oil refineries in recent months, seeking to stifle Moscow’s war efforts. “Continued strikes…