China, Djibouti say all countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in Red Sea Oct 21, 2026 07:56PM

BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - All countries ‌should enjoy ​freedom of ​navigation in the Red Sea and through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, China and Djibouti said in a joint statement following a ‌meeting of their foreign ministers in Beijing, expressing concern about the ⁠deteriorating security situation.

Djibouti sits on the other side of the Bab ed-Mandeb Strait from Yemen, where Iran-backed Houthis have ‌been battling Saudi-backed government forces and... (continue reading...)


Australia's Santos trims 2026 output forecast on Alaska oilfield delays Oct 21, 2026 07:49PM

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Santos narrowed ‌its 2026 ​production ​forecast on Thursday after delays due to bad weather and a pipeline disruption at ‌its Pikka oil project in Alaska, even as ⁠third-quarter revenue jumped 78%.

Australia's second-largest independent oil and gas producer ‌now expects production of ‌99 million to 102 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) in 2026, compared with its previous projection of ​99 to 105 mmboe.

Its sales... (continue reading...)


Missiles strike Ukraine's Kyiv, Reuters witness says Oct 21, 2026 07:45PM

KYIV, Oct ‌22 (Reuters) - Missiles ​struck ​Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, a ‌Reuters witness said, in another ⁠attack on Ukraine's capital after a ‌Russian evening air strike ‌which injured six people and damaged homes, a petrol station ​and transport equipment.

In Russia, in the city of Lipetsk — ⁠home to a major steel plant some 400 ​km (250 miles) south of Moscow — a man was injured ​as drones hit apartment ‌buildings and a medical facility,... (continue reading...)


BHP chair says Australia must compete harder for global investments Oct 21, 2026 07:43PM

Oct 22 (Reuters) - In ‌order to ​better ​compete for global investments, Australia must pay close attention to tax ‌incentives and business-friendly measures offered in countries ⁠such as Canada, BHP Chair Ross McEwan said ‌on Thursday.

Speaking at the ‌miner's annual general meeting, McEwan said, "Make no mistake, Australia must compete for capital ​if it wants to win – nationally, and in every state."

He said Canada had ⁠recently announced... (continue reading...)


Driver at Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant killed in drone attacks, managers say Oct 21, 2026 07:29PM

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Management ‌at the Russian-held ​Zaporizhzhia ​nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine said a driver at the station had been killed ‌on Wednesday after two days of Ukrainian drone ⁠attacks.

Russian forces seized the station, Europe's largest with six reactors, in ‌the first weeks of ‌the February 2022 invasion. Each side has since repeatedly accused the other of military activity liable to ​jeopardise nuclear safety.

The... (continue reading...)


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