New US House speaker says Ukraine, Israel funding request should be split

New US House speaker says Ukraine, Israel funding request should be split

Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) smiles as he reacts to the applause of members of the House after being elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the … Read more

US House Republicans eye stopgap funding measure to head off shutdown risk

US House Republicans eye stopgap funding measure to head off shutdown risk

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday were debating their next move on how to avert a partial government shutdown next month, with one prominent lawmaker saying they needed to agree quickly on a “path forward.” Newly installed Speaker Mike Johnson was floating the possibility of extending funding … Read more

Putin sees China’s One Belt One Road initiative as desire to cooperate, Russian news agencies report

Putin sees China’s One Belt One Road initiative as desire to cooperate, Russian news agencies report

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference following the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders’ summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, October 13, 2023. Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 15 (Reuters) – Russia President Vladimir Putin said that he sees China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative as a desire to cooperate … Read more

Progressive Slovakia leading in election, exit polls show

Progressive Slovakia leading in election, exit polls show

[1/10]Supporters of Progressive Slovakia party react after first exit polls of the country’s early parliamentary election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, September 30, 2023. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa Acquire Licensing Rights Fico would end pro-Ukraine policy, PS would stay course Smaller parties will hold key to forming coalition BRATISLAVA, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Slovak liberal party Progressive Slovakia (PS) … Read more

Ukraine says it will sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over food import bans

Ukraine says it will sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over food import bans

KYIV, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Ukraine plans to sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia in the World Trade Organization over bans on Ukrainian agricultural products, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The appeal could be sent “in the near future”, a senior official said, and followed a decision by the three countries bordering Ukraine to ban imports … Read more

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains

[1/2]A view of the cereal terminal with grain silo in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Anca Cernat/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights European Commission decides not to extend ban Five nations were allowed to ban sales of Ukraine grains BRUSSELS/WARSAW, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Poland, Slovakia and Hungary will impose their … Read more

Ukraine says it regains more territory in counteroffensive

Ukraine says it regains more territory in counteroffensive

[1/2]A man walks past a house destroyed by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Acquire Licensing Rights KYIV, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday its troops had regained more territory on the eastern and southern fronts in the past week of its … Read more

Ukraine’s counteroffensive to continue after onset of bad weather, spy chief says

Ukraine’s counteroffensive to continue after onset of bad weather, spy chief says

Major General Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Acquire Licensing Rights KYIV, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces will continue through the onset of cold and wet weather later this … Read more

Two more ships pass through Black Sea corridor, Zelenskiy says

Two more ships pass through Black Sea corridor, Zelenskiy says

[1/2]A grain ship carrying Ukrainian grain is seen in the Black Sea, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near Ukrainian port of Odesa, Ukraine November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Smolientsev/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 2 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that two more ships had passed through a “temporary” Black Sea shipping … Read more

Crimean Bridge traffic resumes after brief suspension, Russia-installed operator says

Crimean Bridge traffic resumes after brief suspension, Russia-installed operator says

A view through a train window shows the section of a road split and sloping to one side following an alleged attack on the Crimea Bridge, that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula across the Kerch Strait, in this still image from video taken July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept … Read more