international-financial-institution
Top StoriesSaudi Arabia’s King, Crown Prince Send Condolences on Queen Elizabeth’s Death
Top StoriesIn France, Eiffel Tower Goes Dark in Tribute to Queen Elizabeth
Top StoriesMexico Foreign Minister Ebrard Sends Condolences to UK After Queen’s Death
Top StoriesYamal-Europe Eastward Gas Flows Resume as Nord Stream Lays Idle
Myanmar Junta Chief Makes Another Visit to Russia
Date: September 5, 2022
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta leader was on a visit to Russia on Monday, his second trip there in less than two months, as Myanmar’s ruling military tries to shore up one of its few diplomatic alliances as it comes under growing international pressure. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has been barred from representing Myanmar at...
Gorbachev Died Shocked and Bewildered by Ukraine Conflict – Interpreter
Date: September 2, 2022
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was shocked and bewildered by the Ukraine conflict in the months before he died and psychologically crushed in recent years by Moscow’s worsening ties with Kyiv, his interpreter said on Thursday. Pavel Palazhchenko, who worked with the late Soviet president for 37 years and...
S.Korea Calls for Talks as N.Korea Test Fires Missiles
Date: August 17, 2022
By Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – Talks with North Korea should not be for political show but contribute to establishing peace, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday, just hours after the North test fired two cruise missiles into the sea. Speaking at a wide-ranging news conference to mark his first...
Russia Says ‘no Need’ to Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine
Date: August 16, 2022
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has “no need” to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, its defence minister said on Tuesday, describing media speculation that Moscow might deploy nuclear or chemical weapons in the conflict as “absolute lies”. “From a military point of view, there is no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to achieve the...
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Says China Drills Part of a Game-Plan for Invasion
Date: August 9, 2022
By Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit as a game-plan to prepare for an invasion of the self-ruled island. Joseph Wu, who offered no time-table for a possible invasion...
Eastbound Gas Flows via Yamal-Europe Pipeline Rise
Date: August 9, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Eastbound gas flows via the Yamal-Europe pipeline to Poland from Germany rose significantly on Tuesday while physical flows via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany remained stable. Exit flows at the Mallnow metering point on the German border stood at 4,433,549 kilowatt hours per hour (kWh/h) on Tuesday morning,...