Geopolitics

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US force adjustments in Europe will be gradual and structured, Rutte says

BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - The gradual reduction of U.S. troops in Europe will happen "in a struct...

20th May, 2026

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Russia and China scold the United States over 'Golden Dome' plans

MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - Russia and China said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's Gol...

20th May, 2026

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Russia shows troops moving nuclear warheads in major exercise

MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday showed what it said was footage of troops delivering...

20th May, 2026

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Tankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal prospects

By Florence Tan and Humeyra Pamuk SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Two Chinese tankers laden...

20th May, 2026

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Drones attack industrial areas in Russia's Stavropol region, governor says

May 20 (Reuters) - Industrial areas around Nevinnomyssk in Russia's southern Stavropol region are un...

19th May, 2026

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Xi, Putin to meet in Beijing for tea diplomacy after Trump visit

By Liz Lee and Ethan Wang BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) - China and Russia's leaders are set to meet for...

19th May, 2026

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Rubio to visit Sweden for NATO meeting, then India

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to...

19th May, 2026

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NATO not drawing up plans for Hormuz mission, top commander says

By Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - NATO is not drawing up any plans for a po...

19th May, 2026

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Vance says US troop deployment to Poland has been delayed

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday told reporters that a U.S. troop d...

19th May, 2026

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Russia warns Latvia against letting Ukraine launch drones, threatens retaliation, drawing sharp US rebuke

May 19 (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, on Tuesday said Mosco...

19th May, 2026

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Exclusive-Russians covertly trained by China return to fight in Ukraine, sources say

May 19 (Reuters) - China's armed forces secretly trained about 200 Russian military personnel in Chi...

19th May, 2026

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Risks of direct Russia-NATO clash are increasing, senior Russian diplomat says

MOSCOW, May 19 (Reuters) - A senior Russian diplomat warned on Tuesday that the risks of a direct cl...

19th May, 2026