BUCHAREST, Feb 2 (Reuters) – The woman from Moldova thought it was love. Internet celebrity Andrew Tate had offered her a new life. They’d even discussed marriage. He asked for only one thing: absolute loyalty. “You must understand that once you are mine, you will be mine forever,” Tate told her on Feb. 4 last … Read more
UK lags behind peers for growth, investment and trade Many economists say Brexit contributes to underperformance Polls show Britons increasingly regret leaving the EU Pro-Brexit economist Lyons: UK problems have long roots LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Three years after its departure from the European Union, Britain is yet to benefit from the Brexit dividend … Read more
Germany’s Leopard tanks seen as best suited for Ukraine All eyes on Germany when defense leaders meet on Friday US to provide $125 mln to Ukraine to support energy systems Cabinet minister among dead in Ukraine helicopter crash KYIV/BERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Germany will send German-made tanks to Ukraine as long as the United … Read more
New German defense minister announced as Boris Pistorius Berlin holding up tanks from other European allies Death toll in Dnipro rises to 44 DNIPRO, Ukraine/KYIV, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine came a step closer on Tuesday to winning the fleet of modern battle tanks it hopes could turn the course of the war against Russia, … Read more
Russia-Belarus conduct joint air drills Jan. 16-Feb. 1 Minsk says defensive drills, Kyiv fears new offensive Russia used Belarus as a springboard for Ukraine invasion At least 30 dead after Russian strike on apartment Dnipro mayor says little hope of finding more survivors DNIPRO/KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Russia and Belarus began joint military … Read more
LONDON/WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – A Russian hacking team known as Cold River targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer, according to internet records reviewed by Reuters and five cyber security experts. Between August and September, as President Vladimir Putin indicated Russia would be willing to use nuclear weapons to … Read more
UK prince’s upcoming book goes on sale early in Spain Book details angry spat with elder brother William Harry won’t commit to attending his father’s coronation Royal brothers have fallen out in recent years LONDON/MADRID, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry says his older brother and heir to the throne Prince William knocked him … Read more
Ukraine shoots down 30 drones Putin to meet ally Lukashenko in Belarus Russian troops in Belarus to conduct exercises – Interfax China and Russia to hold annual naval drills KYIV, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Moscow launched a “kamikaze” drone attack on Monday, hitting key infrastructure in and around Kyiv, as Russian President Vladimir Putin heads … Read more
TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and prepare it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke. war fears. The sweeping, five-year plan, once unthinkable in pacifist Japan, … Read more
HONG KONG, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Protests against China’s strict zero-COVID policy and restrictions on freedoms have spread to at least a dozen cities around the world in a show of solidarity with rare displays of defiance in China over the weekend. Expatriate dissidents and students staged small-scale vigils and protests in cities around the … Read more