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By Greg Torode Singapore (Reuters) -A senior NATO official on Friday urged Beijing to be more open about its accelerating nuclear weapons build-up, saying that as a global power, China had a responsibility to improve transparency. Angus Lapsley, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, told the Shangri-La regional security conference in Singapore that NATO was willing to talk to China on the […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Mercedes Benz Group, a longtime partner of Renault in vans, won’t take part in the French company’s FlexEvan electric project and will focus instead on its own premium electric vehicle VAN.EA, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. FlexEvan, scheduled to launch in 2026, is being developed for the Renault and Nissan marques and sources say it could also be joined by Renault Trucks, a brand […]

KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he knew it would be “impossible” for Ukraine to join NATO while Russia was waging war on his country. Zelenskiy has pressed for Ukrainian membership of the military alliance but allies are divided over how fast that should happen. Western governments are wary of any move that might take the alliance closer to war with Russia. In a joint briefing in […]

KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he knew it would be “impossible” for Ukraine to join NATO while Russia was waging war on his country. Zelenskiy has pressed for Ukrainian membership of the military alliance but allies are divided over how fast that should happen. Western governments are wary of any move that might take the alliance closer to war with Russia. In a joint briefing in […]

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has been in talks with wireless carriers Verizon Communications, T-Mobile US Inc and Dish Network Corp to offer low cost mobile services in the U.S., a report by Bloomberg News said on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Amazon.com Inc, Verizon and T-Mobile did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. (Reporting by Tanya Jain and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru) Brought to you […]

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has been in talks with wireless carriers Verizon Communications, T-Mobile US Inc and Dish Network Corp to offer low cost mobile services in the U.S., a report by Bloomberg News said on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Amazon.com Inc, Verizon and T-Mobile did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. (Reporting by Tanya Jain and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru) Brought to you […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman is poised to suspend exports of highly-explosive liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) because of concerns linked to drone attacks, three sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Friday. Russia has come under repeated attack in recent weeks, suffering a major cross-border incursion and drone attacks including on Moscow, oil refineries in southern Russia and a fuel depot near a strategic […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman is poised to suspend exports of highly-explosive liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) because of concerns linked to drone attacks, three sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Friday. Russia has come under repeated attack in recent weeks, suffering a major cross-border incursion and drone attacks including on Moscow, oil refineries in southern Russia and a fuel depot near a strategic […]

By Jessie Pang and Laurie Chen HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) -As restrictions in Hong Kong have snuffed out what were once the largest vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, cities like London, New York, Berlin and Taipei are left carrying the candle to commemorate the June 4 anniversary. Tens of thousands of people have left Hong Kong since a 2020 national security law came into force, many moving to Taiwan, […]