Geopolitics

Image for Factbox-What's at stake in Armenia's June election?
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Factbox-What's at stake in Armenia's June election?

By Lucy Papachristou May 19 (Reuters) - Armenia holds a parliamentary election on June 7 that pits t...

19th May, 2026

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Iran says peace proposal includes reparations for war damage, US troop withdrawal

DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - Tehran's latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostil...

19th May, 2026

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Russia conducts major nuclear drills

MOSCOW, May 19 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday begins three days of nuclear drills that will include t...

19th May, 2026

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Analysis-Ukrainian mid-range strikes deal double blow to Russia's war effort

By Dan Peleschuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV/LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - From burning oil refineries to a...

19th May, 2026

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Xi to host 'old friend' Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump visit

By Ryan Woo, Chen Aizhu and Liz Lee BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping...

19th May, 2026

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Russia attacks Ukraine's Danube port city, Ukraine launches drones towards Moscow

By Jekaterina Golubkova May 19 (Reuters) - A Russian air attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukrai...

19th May, 2026

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Greenland says US talks make progress but island is not for sale

COPENHAGEN, May 18 (Reuters) - Greenland's government said on Monday that progress has been made in...

18th May, 2026

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Pakistan sends new Iranian peace proposal to US

By Parisa Hafezi and Ariba Shahid DUBAI/KARACHI, May 18 (Reuters) - Iran sent a new peace proposal t...

18th May, 2026

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Analysis-No deal, no exit: How US-Iran standoff risks fresh conflict

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Three months after the United States a...

18th May, 2026

Image for Israel, Hezbollah war persists despite truce extension; Lebanon's death toll nears 3,000
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Israel, Hezbollah war persists despite truce extension; Lebanon's death toll nears 3,000

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) - Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, Le...

18th May, 2026

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Kremlin dismisses Zelenskiy warning on Russian threat to NATO from Belarus

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's...

18th May, 2026

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Putin faces 'very difficult choices' in Ukraine as sanctions bite, Estonia's spy chief says

By Andrius Sytas and Tom Balmforth TALLINN, May 18 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has...

18th May, 2026