Russia says it foiled major Ukrainian offensive, Kiev says Moscow is spreading lies

Russia says it foiled major Ukrainian offensive, Kiev says Moscow is spreading lies

Russia says it destroyed tanks and equipment Russia says Ukraine attacked with 8 battalions Ukraine is silent on Russian claims Ukraine has not responded to requests for comment MOSCOW, June 5 (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday its troops had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, … Read more

Saudi is planning new oil cuts as part of OPEC+ deal, sources say

Saudi is planning new oil cuts as part of OPEC+ deal, sources say

(1/3) Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud arrives for an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria, on June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger OPEC+ agrees on policy – 2 sources OPEC+ wants to adjust production baselines – sources Size, timing of cuts still unclear VIENNA, June 4 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will pledge new … Read more

Supporters of the Polish opposition mark Solidarity’s victory in 1989

Supporters of the Polish opposition mark Solidarity’s victory in 1989

(1/8) People carry flags of Poland and the European Union as they take part in a march on the 34th anniversary of the first democratic elections in post-war Poland, in Warsaw, Poland, June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel WARSAW, June 4 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Warsaw on Sunday, the 34th anniversary … Read more

Dozens of detainees in Hong Kong on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

Dozens of detainees in Hong Kong on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

(1/6) Police arrest a woman with paper flowers downtown on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square performance in Beijing, near where the candlelight vigil is usually held, in Hong Kong, China, 4 June 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu HONG KONG/TAIPEI, Jun 4 (Reuters) – Hong Kong police on Sunday searched and detained dozens of people, … Read more

Russian airstrikes repulsed over Kiev but hit the regional airfield

Russian airstrikes repulsed over Kiev but hit the regional airfield

(1/3) A view shows the Ukrainian capital at dawn during a Russian drone strike, amid the Russian attack on Ukraine, in Kiev, Ukraine on May 30, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich KYIV, Jun 4 (Reuters) – Russia launched a new wave of airstrikes against Ukraine early Sunday, hitting an airfield in a central region but failing to … Read more

OPEC+ begins meetings that could lead to further production cuts

OPEC+ begins meetings that could lead to further production cuts

(1/5) Austrian police officers stand in front of OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 3, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Cuts could be as high as 1 million barrels per day – sources Saudi minister told speculators to beware Novak from Russia expected at Sunday meetings LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies are kicking … Read more

OPEC+ is discussing further oil production cuts, sources say

OPEC+ is discussing further oil production cuts, sources say

Cuts could be as high as 1 million barrels per day – three sources Saudi minister told speculators to “beware” JP Morgan says OPEC has not acted fast enough VIENNA, June 2 (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies are discussing a deeper cut in oil production, possibly by as much as 1 million barrels a … Read more

China objects to NATO labeling it a “threat” – embassy

China objects to NATO labeling it a “threat” – embassy

SHANGHAI, Jun 3 (Reuters) – China is “strongly opposed” to NATO and repeatedly labels it as a threat, the Chinese embassy in Norway said on Saturday, citing comments made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a recent visit to the Scandinavian country. “China urges NATO to stop fueling regional conflicts and creating divisions and … Read more

Biden says Sweden will join NATO ‘soon’ during US Air Force speech

Biden says Sweden will join NATO ‘soon’ during US Air Force speech

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 1 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday that Sweden will join NATO “soon”. to the alliance. In a flag-waving commencement speech in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Biden warned graduates that they will be enlisting in an increasingly volatile world, citing challenges from Russia and China. Biden, 80, who stood … Read more

The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia meet under pressure from the EU to defuse the crisis

The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia meet under pressure from the EU to defuse the crisis

BULBOACA, Moldova, June 1 (Reuters) – The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia held talks on Thursday to resolve a political crisis that has turned violent, with the leaders of France and Germany urging them to take swift action to ease tensions. Vjosa Osmani from Kosovo and Aleksandar Vucic from Serbia met briefly in the presence … Read more