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Revised Iranian proposal to end war shared with US, Pakistani source says
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (132+ words) ISLAMABAD, May 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan has shared "with the "U. S. a revised proposal from Iran to "end "the "conflict in the "Middle East, a Pakistani source told Reuters "on Monday, as "peace talks "appeared to "remain stalled. "We "don't have much ti....
Analysis-Investors bet on stability after Trump-Xi summit as Iran war concerns linger
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (837+ words) By Ankur Banerjee and Samuel Shen SINGAPORE, May 18 (Reuters) " The focus on "strategic stability" during a summit between U. S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping will ease Sino-American geopolitical risks for Chinese markets, but little progress on trade and the…...
Prabowo says Indonesia will build defence capability further as Air Force receives Rafale jets
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (283+ words) JAKARTA, May 18 (Reuters) " Indonesia will continue to build up its defence capabilities amid an uncertain geopolitical situation, President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday as "he officially handed over six Rafale fighter jets and "other military hardware to the Indonesian Air…...
China denounces Taiwan foreign minister's Switzerland visit amid WHO meeting
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (167+ words) BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday it opposed "countries providing platforms "for "Taiwan independence separatist" activities, after Taiwan's foreign minister arrived in Switzerland for sideline "events "to a World "Hea. .. BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) " China's foreign ministry said…...
Putin faces "very difficult choices" in Ukraine as sanctions bite, Estonia"s spy chief says
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (678+ words) By Andrius Sytas and Tom Balmforth TALLINN, May 18 (Reuters) " Russian President Vladimir Putin has few good options in Ukraine with his armed forces unable to advance significantly on the battlefield while Western sanctions are chipping away at his resources, Estonia's…...
Malaysia PM meets with king amid talk of early elections
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (315+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Reuters) " Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim held an audience with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday, a day after the premier floated the possibility of "calling an early election, according to a statement on "the monarch's official Facebook…...
Norway joins EU's Baltic Sea Region cooperation amid greater security focus
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (160+ words) OSLO, May 18 (Reuters) " Norway said on Monday it has joined the European Union's Strategy for "the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), "which aims to coordinate work around common challenges, including security aspects. "Membership will "strengthen Norway's cooperation with the EU in…...
Belarus holds nuclear weapons drills
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (223+ words) May 18 (Reuters) " Belarus, which hosts Russian nuclear weapons, said on Monday its armed forces had begun training on how "to deploy them in the field. "During the "training, in cooperation with the Russian side, it is planned to practise the…...
U. S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: will call on G7 to follow sanctions regime on Iran | Conservative Talk - Freedom 95. 9
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (40+ words) PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - United States "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that he "would "call on "G7 finance ministers to follow a "sanctions regime in "order "to keep "financing away from "what Bessent described as Iran's "war machi. .....
UK’s Advanced Medical Solutions tumbles after TA Associates scraps buyout plans | Conservative Talk - Freedom 95. 9
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (38+ words) May 18 (Reuters) - Shares "in Advanced Medical Solutions fell "as "much as "27% on Monday, after "private "equity "firm "TA Associates "confirmed it would not make "an offer for "the British "medical "supplier on Friday. (Reporting "by "Nithyashr. .....