Japan tightens sanctions against Russia after deadly missile strikes in Ukraine

Japan tightens sanctions against Russia after deadly missile strikes in Ukraine

TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Japan on Friday tightened sanctions against Russia following its latest wave of missile attacks in Ukraine, adding goods to an export ban list and freezing the assets of Russian officials and entities. The decision comes after Russia launched missile attacks in Ukraine, killing at least 11 people on Thursday, following … Read more

Wall Street falters after mixed earnings and trade glitch

Wall Street falters after mixed earnings and trade glitch

SEC investigates NYSE bell opening issue 3M slips on pessimistic forecast for the first quarter J&J comes across a sell warning; GE down on weak earnings Microsoft to release quarterly results after market close Indices: Dow up 0.18%, S&P 500 down 0.13%, Nasdaq down 0.25% NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Wall Street was mixed … Read more

Russia claims Ukraine stores weapons in nuclear power plants, Kyiv denies claims

Japan tightens sanctions against Russia after deadly missile strikes in Ukraine

Jan 23 (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of stockpiling Western-supplied weapons at nuclear power plants across the country, an allegation dismissed as false by a senior Ukrainian official. The Russian spy agency provided no evidence and Reuters was unable to verify the claims. An SVR statement said US-supplied HIMARS … Read more

Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles will take part in exercises with China and South Africa

Japan tightens sanctions against Russia after deadly missile strikes in Ukraine

Jan 23 (Reuters) – A Russian warship armed with next-generation hypersonic cruise weapons will take part in joint exercises with the Chinese and South African navies in February, Russian state news agency TASS said on Monday. This was the first official mention of the participation of the frigate “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet … Read more

Wagner chief writes to White House about new sanctions

Wagner chief writes to White House about new sanctions

Jan 21 (Reuters) – The head of Russian private military contractor Wagner issued a short letter to the White House on Saturday asking what crime his company was accused of, after Washington announced new sanctions against the group. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Friday that Wagner, who supported Russian forces in their … Read more

Turkey cancels Swedish minister’s visit as planned protests stoke tension

Turkey cancels Swedish minister’s visit as planned protests stoke tension

ISTANBUL/STOCKHOLM, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit for next week by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara had been canceled after Swedish authorities allowed protests to take place. Stockholm. Protests planned in Stockholm later on Saturday were aimed at Turkey’s and Sweden’s efforts to join NATO, … Read more