Factbox-Who is Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ Surovikin, missing since mutiny?
(Reuters) – Army General Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed “General Armageddon” by the Russian media for his reputed ruthlessness, is among senior…
Middle East
Europeans plan to keep ballistic missile sanctions on Iran
By John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi PARIS/WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) -European diplomats have told Iran they plan to retain European…
Who is Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
(Reuters) -Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has flown into exile in Belarus under a deal that ended a brief mutiny by…
Air strikes and clashes puncture Eid truce pledges in Sudan’s capital
(Reuters) – Air strikes and anti-aircraft fire rattled parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Wednesday, residents said, despite both the…
Blinken says West Bank unrest an impediment for Israel’s normalization hopes
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turmoil in the occupied West Bank, where violence between Jewish settlers…
US asks what’s next for Russia’s Wagner in Middle East, Africa
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is examining how the Wagner Group’s short-lived mutiny against Russia’s…
Exclusive-Islamists wield hidden hand in Sudan conflict, military sources say
By Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI (Reuters) – Thousands of men who worked as intelligence operatives under former president Omar al-Bashir and…
US targets Wagner Group in curbs on gold firms suspected of funding mercenary force
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States took aim at Russia’s Wagner Group and imposed…
OPEC+ oil quota reform increases Gulf’s dominance
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman earlier this month outlined one of the…
Israeli lead producer to use ACE Green emissions-free recycling
(This June 21 story has been refiled to remove the picture) LONDON (Reuters) – U.S.-based ACE Green Recycling, which has…