In Asia, Pentagon chief Austin seeks to reassure allies and cool China tensions
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will reassure Asian allies that Washington is committed to helping the region counter China,…
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Exclusive-US to boycott UN tribute to Iran leader killed in helicopter crash
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States will boycott a United Nations tribute on Thursday to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi,…
Hotels in China fret over rule change to accept foreigners
BEIJING: Hotels in China that currently cater only to locals are worried that a recent rule change that stops them…
North Korea missile salvo may be show for prospective customers, South says
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired a salvo of at least 10 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's…
Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests
ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (Reuters) - After three days of ferocious rains, Edite de Almeida and her husband fled their…
Long queues as South Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid
KWAMASHU, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africans voted on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid,…
Cyclone toll in India and Bangaldesh rises to 65
A powerful cyclone that smashed into low-lying Bangladesh and India killed at least 65 people, including in torrential rain storms…
At 101, D-Day US veteran heads to France for 80th anniversary
MARTINEZ, California (Reuters) - World War Two U.S. Army veteran Jake Larson is 101 years old and a survivor of…
Haiti transition council taps former PM Conille to again lead country
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti's transition council on Tuesday tapped former Prime Minister Garry Conille, who briefly led the country over a…