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Leonid Volkov, the top aide of Alexei Navalny, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Vilnius, Lithuania March 12, 2024.

Two held in Poland over attack on Navalny aide, Lithuania says

WARSAW (Reuters) - Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Leonid Volkov, an exiled top aide to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda told reporters on Friday. Volkov ...

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G7 identified "specific steps" to help Ukraine, Kuleba says

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks to the media on the third day of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, April 19, 2024.

Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole

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Blackstone nears deal to sell S.Korean pharma wholesaler to MBK Partners, sources say

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EU should help Finland prevent migrants arriving from Russia, PM says

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Ukraine says it took down Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber

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Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sep 10, 2023. Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool via

Reaction to Israel's military response to Iran's attack on Israel

Reuters |Updated 3 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Israel carried out an attack on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, days after Iran launched an unprecedented strike on Israel with a barrage of drones and missiles. Here is some reaction to the Israeli military response, from ...

Emirates Airlines planes are seen on the runway before take off at the Dubai International Airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024.

Emirates suspends flights transiting through Dubai after storm

Reuters |Updated 12 minutes ago |2 min read

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's flagship airline Emirates is suspending check-in for all customers with onward connections through the city, it said on Friday, three days after a record storm swept the United Arab Emirates. Emirates, one of the world's ...

A municipal worker removes debris at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine April 19, 2024.

Ukraine says Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk region injure over 25 people, damage critical infrastructure

Reuters |Updated 43 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) -A major Russian missile attack on the central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least eight people, injured over 25 more and damaged critical infrastructure facilities, local officials reported on Friday morning. Ukrainian President ...

An employee repairs a Novator armoured personnel carrier at a production facility of the 'Ukrainian Armor' Design and Manufacturing Company, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine April 9, 2024.

Ukraine's growing arms sector thwarted by cash shortages and attacks

Max Hunder |Updated 23 minutes ago |4 min read

By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Hundreds of Ukrainian businesses making weapons and military equipment have sprung up since Russia's full-scale invasion, but some are struggling to fund production and all are afraid of being targeted in intensifying ...

Ambrey: Ships transiting the Gulf, Western Indian Ocean should stay alert

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

DUBAI (Reuters) - British security firm Ambrey said on Friday merchant vessels transiting the Gulf and Western Indian Ocean were advised to stay alert in case of increased uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) activity in the region. Ambrey said it had ...

Boxes of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed by Walvax Biotechnology and Abogen Biosciences are pictured at a display at Abogen Biosciences' headquarters in Suzhou, China April 1, 2024.

China's drugmakers can't sell mRNA shots but haven't quit yet

Andrew Silver |Updated 3 hours ago |4 min read

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI/SUZHOU, China (Reuters) - China's vaccine developers stuck with unused mRNA COVID shots and idle manufacturing plants are pursuing new targets for the novel messenger RNA technology, but they face a tough path, crimped ...

Airlines reroute flights after Israeli attack on Iran

Jamie Freed |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Jamie Freed (Reuters) -Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli attack on Iran, flight ...

Bomber crashes in Russia, Interfax says

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - A Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Russia's southern Stavropol region on Friday morning, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying. The ministry said that the bomber's four pilots had ejected, and three of ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a ground test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic missile as part of a program of developing national defense capability, at an unknown location in North Korea, March 19, 2024. KCNA via

North Korea releases song praising leader Kim as 'friendly father'

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has released a new song praising leader Kim Jong Un for being a "friendly father" and a "great leader", in a move that appears to be part of a propaganda drive to enhance his standing in the reclusive state. The ...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 17, 2024.

Biden's tariff warnings signal sharp anti-China election battle

Jarrett Renshaw |Updated 4 hours ago |3 min read

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - The Biden administration's threat to impose more tariffs on China is the latest election-year signal that frostier relations with China are likely to follow regardless of who wins the U.S. presidency. U.S. President ...