By Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow’s most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years. “I think that the matter…
A wanted member of the overseas opposition group “Hong Kong Parliament” has been arrested in Thailand for overstaying her visa, and is reportedly set to be deported to mainland China. The opposition group said on Friday that Zhang Xinyan, who took part in what it called a parliamentary election and was sworn in as a…
By Matt Spetalnick and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) – With his decision to pull some U.S. troops from Germany, his threats to draw down forces elsewhere in Europe and his downplaying of Iran’s recent attacks on an important Gulf partner, President Donald Trump’s latest moves foreshadow what could be the war’s enduring legacy:…
May 8 (Reuters) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said the United States can have a productive relationship with the Catholic Church despite tensions over President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on Pope Leo. Rubio, who visited the Vatican on Thursday, told reporters on Friday before leaving Rome the meeting was “very positive”. Asked about Trump’s…
The chief engineer of a Chinese-owned oil tanker attacked near the Strait of Hormuz says it is “still unclear” who fired on the vessel. Chinese media Caixin reported on Thursday, local time, it was the first known attack on one of the country’s oil tankers since the outbreak of the Iran war. The Marshall Islands‑flagged…
An employee works on core components of circuit breakers for wind turbines at Siemens Energy’s Hangzhou Plant on February 28, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images The Iran war appears to have supercharged the clean energy transition, providing a catalyst for wind power giants…
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran wants to negotiate and make a deal, adding that the U.S. was doing very well in Iran and that it was going very smoothly. “We’re doing very well in Iran. It’s going very smoothly, and we’ll see what happens. They want…
By Marcela Ayres, Gabriel Araujo and Luciana Magalhaes BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, May 6 (Reuters) – Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista, one of the owners of meatpacker JBS, played a key role in arranging a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, scheduled for Thursday in Washington, one person with direct…
PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he had held further talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during which Macron had reaffirmed the importance of freeing up shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Macron added he had encouraged Iran’s president to look at the plans by France and Britain…
WARSAW, May 6 (Reuters) – NATO countries need to hit the alliance’s target of spending 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence five years ahead of schedule in 2030, Poland’s defence minister said on Wednesday, as he warned of the risks of being too late in rearming. • An eastern member of NATO that…