WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday that he would work with U.S. President Donald Trump on a new economic deal with advanced technology such as artificial intelligence at its core. “Instead of over regulating these new technologies, we’re seizing the opportunities that they offer. So we’ve decided today to go…
By Michael Martina, Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is exploring buying arms worth billions of dollars from the United States, sources briefed on the matter said, hoping to win support from the new Trump administration as China continues to apply military pressure on the island. Three sources familiar with the situation,…
By Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that “serious” members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s team would travel to Ukraine this week for the first time, as diplomatic efforts to end the war with Russia intensify. Zelenskiy, who is trying to forge close relations with Trump as…
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A purge of senior staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development appeared designed to silence any dissent over President Donald Trump’s plans to dramatically reshape U.S. foreign aid, current and former USAID officials told Reuters. Trump, who ordered a 90-day pause in most foreign aid and said his…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is expected to announce $500 million in military aid for Ukraine on Thursday at a final gathering of President Joe Biden’s weapons pledging conferences, meetings Kyiv says have been critical to its defense against Russia. The Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG), comprised of about 50 allies who usually meet every…
(Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday its forces had hit a Russian oil depot in the Smolensk region. Ukraine’s general staff said on Telegram that the depot was used for military purposes. It said there had been powerful explosions and tanks with oil products had caught fire. Earlier, Smolensk governor Vasily Anokhin said…
By Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -Investigations into what caused the crash of a Jeju Air jet ramped up on Tuesday as police rushed to identify victims and as families of those killed in South Korea’s deadliest domestic air accident pressed authorities for more information. The National Police Agency said it is making…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has sent $3.4 billion in additional budget aid to Ukraine, giving the war-torn country critical resources amid intensifying Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday. Yellen said in a statement the direct budget assistance, provided in coordination with the…
By Stephen Grey, John Shiffman and Grant Smith LONDON (Reuters) – Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia’s wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture explosives used by Moscow’s military during the war in Ukraine, an analysis of railway and financial data shows. Reuters identified five chemical companies, in which five…
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air defences downed 52 of the 103 Russian drones launched overnight, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday. The military said on Telegram that it had lost track of 44 drones, and another had left the territory of Ukraine to Belarus. The military gave no information on the fate of the remaining…
