WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its board had approved a four-year, $15.6 billion loan program for Ukraine as part of a $115 billion in broader international support to help the country meet urgent financing needs as it struggles. The 13 month Russian invasion. The decision paves the way … Read more
TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – The Japanese government on Friday announced plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its trade controls on the technology with U.S. pressure to limit the ability of China to manufacture advanced chips. The trade and industry minister said in a press release that he would … Read more
ANKARA, March 30 (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved a bill allowing Finland to join NATO, paving the way for the country to join the Western defense alliance as war rages in Ukraine. Turkey’s parliament was the latest among the alliance’s 30 members to ratify Finland’s membership after the Hungarian legislature approved a similar … Read more
March 30 (Reuters) – Alexei Moskalyov, a Russian sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting the military and having his daughter taken into care, was arrested in Belarus after fleeing house arrest, Reuters told Thursday on Thursday. lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov. Zakhvatov said Moskalyov, 54, was arrested in Minsk, likely because he turned on his … Read more
SEOUL, March 30 (Reuters) – North Korea is executing people for drug trafficking, South Korean media sharing and religious activities as it stifles the human rights and freedoms of its citizens, its citizens said on Thursday. its rival, South Korea, in a report. South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, based the 450-page report … Read more
UN cancels Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant safety zone plan Ukraine strikes behind the front line in Russian-occupied Melitopol March 30 (Reuters) – Russian forces have had some success in the eastern frontline town of Bakhmut, Ukrainian military officials said on Wednesday evening, adding that their fighters were still holding out in a battle that lasted … Read more
Increased military activity around the factory: Grossi Russia occupies Europe’s largest nuclear power plant Ukraine and Russia take responsibility for the bombing of a complex The IAEA wants to avoid the risk of a nuclear accident KYIV, March 29 (Reuters) – The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog visited Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – Republican Senator Rand Paul on Wednesday opposed congressional efforts to ban the popular Chinese social media app TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans. A small but growing number of Democrats and Republicans have raised concerns, citing free speech and other issues and opposing legislation targeting TikTok … Read more
Russian-installed official claims progress in eastern cities UN nuclear watchdog to visit Zaporizhzhia plant on Wednesday Russian participation in the Olympics contested March 29 (Reuters) – Russian forces are relentlessly trying to seize the bombed Ukrainian towns of Bakhmut and Avdiivka but are making no progress, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday, but a pro-Moscow … Read more
BEIJING/TAIPEI, March 29 (Reuters) – China threatened to retaliate on Wednesday if Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit by the United States next month, saying such a move would be a “provocation.” . China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has … Read more
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