Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days

Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days

Dec 11 (Reuters) – Russians who have been banned from travelling abroad will have to hand over their passports to authorities within five days after being notified, according to a government decree that comes into force on Monday. According to the Russian law, authorities can impose a travel ban on conscripts, employees of the Federal … Read more

Netanyahu speaks to Putin, voices disapproval of Iran ties

Netanyahu speaks to Putin, voices disapproval of Iran ties

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Russian … Read more

Venezuela and Guyana to meet on December 14 amid territorial dispute

Venezuela and Guyana to meet on December 14 amid territorial dispute

[1/4]People stand during an event to unveil a map of Venezuela showing the disputed Esequibo region as part of the country, as tensions between Venezuela and Guyana have ratcheted up in recent weeks over a long-running territorial dispute, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more SAO PAULO, Dec 9 (Reuters) … Read more

Turkey’s Erdogan: The UN Security Council needs to be reformed

Turkey’s Erdogan: The UN Security Council needs to be reformed

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a press conference at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ISTANBUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for the United Nations Security Council to be reformed, decrying the fact that the United States could veto a … Read more

Venezuela’s Maduro to push oil exploration in disputed territory

Venezuela’s Maduro to push oil exploration in disputed territory

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends an event at the National Electoral Council (CNE) after voters in a referendum rejected the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) jurisdiction over the country’s territorial dispute with Guyana and backed the creation of a new state in the potential oil-rich Esequibo, in Caracas,… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more CARACAS, Dec … Read more

Air conditioning companies’ sustainable designs face high costs

Air conditioning companies’ sustainable designs face high costs

DUBAI, Dec 5 – When temperatures climbed north of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Seville during this summer’s crushing heatwave in Europe, air conditioning use jumped 23% in the southern Spanish city compared to how many hours ACs ran during the same period in 2022. Lisbon’s average AC use, too, went up by … Read more

Venezuelan voters reject ICJ jurisdiction in dispute with Guyana

Venezuelan voters reject ICJ jurisdiction in dispute with Guyana

CARACAS/GEORGETOWN, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Voters in Venezuela rejected the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) jurisdiction over the country’s territorial dispute with Guyana and backed the creation of a new state in the potential oil-rich Esequibo region in a Sunday referendum. The court this week barred Venezuela from taking any action which would change the … Read more

Myanmar junta says facing ‘heavy assault’ from insurgents in three states

Myanmar junta says facing ‘heavy assault’ from insurgents in three states

A view of a relief camp where people who fled Myanmar stay, at the border village of Zokhawthar, Champhai district, in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram, India, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Chanchinmawia Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 16 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta has reported “heavy assaults” by insurgents and told government staff to get ready for emergencies, … Read more

Iran’s nuclear enrichment advances as it stonewalls UN, IAEA reports show

Iran’s nuclear enrichment advances as it stonewalls UN, IAEA reports show

[1/3]The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is seen at the organisation’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Iran continues to enrich to 60% at rate of 3 kg a month Issues the IAEA is seeking urgent progress on are stuck Iran rebuffs Grossi request to … Read more

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Smoke is seen in the Rehovot area as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, in Israel October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – International news organisation Reuters denied on Thursday any suggestion it had prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians and … Read more