MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukraine should withdraw its troops from the part of Donbas that it still controls if it wanted peace, and that if Kyiv did not strike a deal then it would lose yet more territory. Putin and Trump spoke on Sunday ahead of Trump’s meeting…
By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of long-range strategic cruise missiles on Sunday, which confirmed the integrity of its nuclear power and counter-attack readiness in the face of security threats, state media KCNA said on Monday. The launch is the latest event attended by…
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BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters) – China’s Spring Airlines and Juneyao Airlines on Monday announced plans to buy 30 and 25 Airbus A320-family jets respectively, according to stock exchange filings. Budget carrier Spring Airlines has agreed to buy 30 A320neo aircraft at a price not exceeding the $4.13 billion list price, the company’s filing to the…
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 26 – Argentina’s Congress passed the 2026 budget on Friday, the first approved by legislators since President Javier Milei took office in late 2023. The budget, passed 46 votes to 25 with one abstention, includes spending of $102 billion (148 billion Argentine pesos) and projects South America’s second-biggest economy will grow 5%…
LONDON, Dec 26 (Reuters) – High-profile activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after an Egyptian presidential pardon in September, has arrived in Britain, the Egyptian-British campaigner’s family and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday. Abd el-Fattah, 44, has become Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner after spending much of his adult…
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a development that could bolster Russia’s ability to deliver missiles across Europe, two U.S. researchers have found by studying satellite imagery. The researchers’ assessment broadly aligns with U.S. intelligence findings, said…
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Oil prices settled more than 2% lower on Friday as investors weighed a looming global supply glut, while also keeping an eye on a potential Ukraine peace deal ahead of talks this weekend between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump. Brent crude futures settled…
(Refiles to fix typo in headline to business from busines) Dec 26 (Reuters) – Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin said on Friday it has hired Tory Bruno, the longtime CEO of United Launch Alliance, as president of its newly formed national security-focused unit. Bruno will head the National Security Group and report to Blue Origin CEO…
Dec 26 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia was using ordinary apartment blocks on the territory of its ally Belarus to attack Ukrainian targets and circumvent Kyiv’s defences. The Kremlin used Belarusian territory to launch its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Belarus remains a steadfast ally, though longstanding President Alexander…
