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Ukraine to produce a million FPV drones next year – minister
(Reuters) - Kyiv plans to produce a million FPV (first-person-view) drones, widely in demand on the front line, and more than 11,000 medium- and long-range attack drones next year, Ukraine's minister ...
Dec 20, 2023
Expect more turbulence for US and China in 2024
By Don Durfee and Antoni Slodkowski WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - After a year that brought panic over spy balloons, a fight over semiconductors and an intensifying military rivalry, China and the U....
Dec 20, 2023
Migrant surge at U.S.-Mexico border slows trade as Washington seeks answers
By Cheney Orr, Laura Gottesdiener and Ted Hesson EAGLE PASS, Texas (Reuters) - Railroad companies and business groups are pressing the U.S. government to reopen trade routes on the Texas-Mexico border...
Dec 20, 2023
Iraq’s Shi’ite ruling alliance wins more than 100 local council seats
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Parties that make up Iraq's Shi'ite ruling alliance together took at least 101 seats of the 285 available in provincial council elections held this week, Iraqi state media reported...
Dec 20, 2023
Pope backs Italian migrant rescue group targeted by prosecutors
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke out in favour of an Italian migrant sea rescue charity whose members are facing charges of abetting illegal immigration. A judge is due to deci...
Dec 20, 2023
Suriname court set to rule in ex-president’s murder appeal
By Ank Kuipers PARAMARIBO (Reuters) - A court in Suriname is set to announce a ruling on Wednesday in a final appeal by former President Desi Bouterse, who was convicted for his role in the December 1...
Dec 20, 2023
Greece advises vessels to avoid Yemeni waters after Red Sea attacks
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has advised commercial vessels sailing in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to avoid Yemeni waters, keep only the necessary crew on the bridge and follow alerts issued by mari...
Dec 20, 2023
Egypt faces painful choices after Sisi’s re-election
By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) - A steady deterioration of the economy puts Egypt under pressure to take long-awaited measures following a presidential election, foremost among them a currency devalu...
Dec 20, 2023
Brazilian ‘geese agents’ honk in case of prison break
By Anderson Coelho SAO PEDRO DE ALCANTARA, Brazil (Reuters) - Waddling around the perimeter of a prison in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina, geese have edged out their canine predecessors on ...
Dec 20, 2023
Kremlin says there is no basis for negotiations with Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that there is no current basis for talks between Russia and Ukraine as none of the prerequisites are in place. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ukr...
Dec 20, 2023
