Western allies disagree over planes for Ukraine, while Russia claims gains

Biden said “no” when asked about the F-16s for Ukraine Zelensky: Moscow is seeking a big revenge The Russian official claimed a foothold at Vuhledar Kyiv could regain control of the land upon the arrival of Western weapons – a group Kyiv (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defense minister is expected in Paris on Tuesday to meet … Read more

NATO chief urges South Korea to step up military support to Ukraine

NATO chief seeks closer relations with Asian allies Urges South Korea to provide more military aid to Ukraine He says China is also a challenge to “our values” SEOUL (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged South Korea on Monday to increase military support to Ukraine, citing other countries that changed their policy of not … Read more

Israel promises a quick response to the shooting at a synagogue

Shooting in the aftermath of the Israeli incursion into the West Bank and strikes in Gaza Israel reinforces West Bank forces Abbas holds Israel responsible for the escalation JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Saturday a “strong, swift and precise” response to a Palestinian shooting attack near a synagogue on the … Read more

Israel hits Gaza as the conflict ignites after clashes in the West Bank

The rockets from Gaza have caused reverberations in Israeli communities Cross-border fire following the Israeli raid in the West Bank The Israeli raid killed at least nine Palestinians Violence escalated in the West Bank last year JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – The Islamic Jihad group in Gaza claimed responsibility on Friday for firing rockets into Israel overnight, … Read more

Exclusive: US issues license to Trinidad and Tobago to develop Venezuela’s offshore gas field

US and Trinidad officials said on Tuesday that the Biden administration has granted a license to Trinidad and Tobago to develop a large gas field located in Venezuelan territorial waters, in another step to ease some sanctions. in Venezuela. The license, issued by the US Treasury Department at Trinidad’s request and intended to boost regional … Read more

Poland is seeking an alliance to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Poland says it plans to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine Germany hints at approval as the Allies apply pressure President Zelensky grapples with a corruption scandal Russia says the tank debate shows NATO’s division WARSAW/Kyiv, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Poland said on Monday it will ask Germany for permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine … Read more

Pakistan is scrambling to restore electricity after the second major power grid collapse in months

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government said on Monday it was scrambling to restore electricity to millions of people after a grid collapse caused the worst power outages in months and highlighted poor infrastructure in the debt-ridden country. Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir told reporters that an investigation had been launched into the outage, which he said … Read more

The minister said that Germany would not prevent Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine

PARIS (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said on Sunday her government would not stand in her way if Poland wanted to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in a possible breakthrough for Kiev which wants the tanks in its fight against the Russian invasion. . Ukrainian officials have been calling for Western allies to … Read more

Police move into a coal mine, demonstrators holed up in an abandoned German village

LUZERAT, Germany (January 11) (Reuters) – Hundreds of police began clearing out a deserted village of climate change protesters on Wednesday in a standoff over an opencast pottery mine expansion that highlighted tensions over climate policy in Germany during an energy crisis. . Forming human chains, demonstrators erected a makeshift barrier from old containers and … Read more

There was no sign of casualties at the site of strikes Russia says have killed hundreds of Ukrainian servicemen

There is no evidence of injuries at the strike site – witness Russia says it carried out a revenge attack on Ukraine It claims to have killed more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers There is no immediate response from Ukraine KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk caused damage … Read more