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Factbox-What is Russia's 'Oreshnik' missile?
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said Russia had struck Ukraine with a new hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile in response to Kyiv's use of U.S. and British missiles against Russia.
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Explainer-How the US tracks ballistic missile launches
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States has layers of sensors that can spot, track and identify ballistic missile launches such as the Russian IRBM fired at Ukraine on Thursday - a Cold War system that has been refined over decades into an unblinking global network.
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Greek police arrest man over arms cache in central Athens flat
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's anti-terrorism police have detained a 49-year old teacher over a cache of guns and explosives found in a flat in central Athens this week.
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Russian drone attack on Sumy kills two, injures 12, local authorities say
KYIV (Reuters) - A Russian drone attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed two people and injured 12 on Friday morning, regional authorities said in a statement.
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South Korea official says Russia provided anti-air missile to North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's national security adviser Shin Won-sik said Russia has provided North Korea with anti-air missiles and air defence equipment in return for sending troops to support Moscow in its war against Ukraine.
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Adani's Australian coal unit faces human rights complaint
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - India's Adani Group, whose billionaire chairman has been indicted for fraud by U.S. prosecutors, is facing accusations of racism at its Australian coal unit after an Aboriginal group filed a complaint with the country's Human Rights Commission.
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Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday rejected a petition seeking to stop billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running of the ruling Pheu Thai party.
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Taiwan's president to visit Tuvalu, Palau and Marshall Islands
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Tuvalu, Palau and Marshall Islands in the Pacific, the presidential office said on Friday.
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US believes Russia's attack in Ukraine showcased new missile
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes that Russia fired a never-before-fielded intermediate-range ballistic missile on Thursday in its attack on Ukraine, an escalation that analysts say could have implications for European missile defense.
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Haiti blasts Macron's criticism of transition council as 'unfriendly and inappropriate'
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti's foreign minister met with the French ambassador to the nation on Thursday over what the ministry branded as "unfriendly and inappropriate" comments by French President Emmanuel Macron as he left the G20 summit in Brazil.
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Cote d'Ivoire, EU sign new fishing agreement
ABIDJAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire and the European Union (EU) signed a new protocol agreement on sustainable fishing for the period 2024-2028 in Abidjan on Thursday.
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North Korea's Kim accuses US of stoking tension, warns of nuclear war
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of ramping up tension and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has never faced such risks of nuclear war as now, state media KCNA said on Friday.
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Canada to give holiday tax break for groceries
OTTAWA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian federal government announce Thursday that it will be introducing legislation in Parliament that would provide for a two-month tax break for groceries and holiday essentials.
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Slovak PM shooting suspect faces prolonged custody
BRATISLAVA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The custody of the suspect in the May shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, has been extended by four months, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka announced Thursday.
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Gas Leak prompts evacuation of 150 people in Prague
PRAGUE, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- About 150 people were evacuated on Thursday in downtown Prague due to a gas leak, police and rescuers have confirmed.
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Nations strive for climate funding consensus as COP29 deadline nears
BAKU, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Climate negotiators are striving to reach an agreement on new climate funding in a UN climate conference scheduled to close on Friday.
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Biden's shift on missiles for Ukraine informed by North Korean troops in Kursk, Trump's election victory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden dropped his opposition to Ukraine firing U.S. missiles at targets deep inside Russia in response to North Korea's entry to the war, a shift in U.S. policy that took on added urgency following Donald Trump's Nov. 5 election win, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Wall Street top regulator to leave SEC when Trump takes office
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler will step down as Wall Street's top regulator at the very end of the Joe Biden administration, he announced on Thursday.
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U.S. automakers plan to acquire Trump's nod to sell EVs: NYT
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Three of the U.S. largest automakers, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, are strategizing with other car manufacturers on how to make a delicate request of President-elect Donald J. Trump: don't scrap the federal regulations that compel the industry to sell electric vehicles (EV), reported The New York Times (NYT) on Thursday.
