Agency Desk

Kremlin: Tension over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit ‘should not be underestimated’

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the level of tension provoked by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan "should not...

WRAPUP 2-Pelosi full of praise, support for Taiwan during visit that infuriated China

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after pledging solidarity and hailing its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger...

Russia says it destroyed weapons depot in Ukraine’s Lviv region

Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday its missiles had destroyed a depot containing weapons supplied by Poland in Ukraine's Lviv region. Reuters was not able...

WRAPUP 5-Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says first grain ship ‘nothing’, economy in coma

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed the importance of the first grain export shipment from his country since Russia invaded, saying it was carrying a...

Tight-lipped Taliban leaders gather after U.S. says Zawahiri killed

Top leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban were holding discussions on Wednesday about how to respond to a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that the United...

Montenegro signs long-disputed contract with Serbian Orthodox church

Montenegro's government signed a contract regulating its ties with the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church on Wednesday, saying it would help heal deep divisions between...

Russia’s Putin told ex-German chancellor Schroeder Nord Stream 2 pipeline ready for use

Russian President Vladimir Putin told former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during their meeting last week that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was ready...

Soccer-Premier League teams to limit ‘taking the knee’ to significant games

Premier League teams will limit their pre-match anti-racism gesture of "taking the knee" to only some significant games from the new season, the league...