STOCKHOLM, May 7 (Reuters) – Talks between Sweden and Ukraine to strike a deal on Saab-made Gripen fighter jets are going well, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday. The countries last year signed a letter of intent that could see Sweden supply up to 150 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. “Negotiations are ongoing…
DUBAI, May 6 (Reuters) – A senior Iranian parliament member said on Wednesday that a report by Axios that includes the text of a U.S. proposal for an agreement with Iran to end the war was more of a wishlist than a reality. “The Axios text is more of an American wish list than a…
KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched a drone deal to Bahrain during a visit to the country on Tuesday, advertising Ukraine’s battle-tested security expertise. Since the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran erupted on February 28, Ukraine has been offering its drones and know-how to several Middle Eastern countries suffering from Iran’s…
April 30 (Reuters) – The United States is unlikely to serve as an effective mediator in international conflicts, given its actions on the global stage, senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. The comments by Medvedev, a former president of Russia, appeared to contrast with the Kremlin’s official line that the U.S. is…
April 29 (Reuters) – A local council in New Zealand has rejected a proposal to erect a statue honouring women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops in World War Two after Japan’s ambassador warned it could affect diplomatic ties. Auckland Council’s Devonport-Takapuna Local Board voted 4-2 on Tuesday against an application by the Korean…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 28 (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged partner countries in Southeast Asia on Tuesday not to turn to Russia for oil supplies as they try to cope with widespread fuel shortages caused by the Middle East conflict. The EU approved a fresh round of sanctions…
MOSCOW, April 27 (Reuters) – An employee of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, controlled by Russian forces, was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack, the Russian-installed management of the station said in a Telegram post on Monday. “A driver was killed today when a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck the transport department at the Zaporizhzhia…
LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – Britain’s government remains in close cooperation with U.S. security services ahead of King Charles’ visit to the United States this week, a senior minister said on Sunday, after a shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the dinner…
KYIV, April 25 (Reuters) – A major Russian overnight attack on Ukraine killed four people and injured more than 30 others as Moscow launched over 660 drones and missiles in a barrage that targeted the city of Dnipro in southeastern Ukraine, and hit several other regions. “Practically all night, the Russians bombed Dnipro and our…
April 24 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta leader-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing has issued new emergency ordinances to impose military control in 60 townships, a move aimed at tightening security in regions still mired in conflict despite the transition to civilian rule. • The ordinances cover 60 townships across Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Shan and Rakhine States…