Biden says he is considering Australia request to drop Assange prosecution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was considering an Australian request to drop the prosecution…
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US, Japan signal support for Texas high-speed rail plan
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The governments of the United States and Japan signalled support for a plan to build the first…
Russia and Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise further
ORENBURG, Russia (Reuters) - The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia…
Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge after days of fighting
(Reuters) - Some 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge connecting the border town of Myawaddy to Thailand on…
Major Russian air strikes destroy Kyiv power plant, damage other stations
KYIV (Reuters) -Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv and hit power facilities in several regions…
China sanctions two US defence firms for selling weapons to Taiwan
BEIJING: China has banned the senior executives of two US defence companies from entering the country and frozen their property…
India’s Gandhi dynasty, trailing Modi, battles for political survival
RAEBARELI/HALOL, India (Reuters) - The city of Raebareli in northern India has for most of the last 75 years been…
Taiwan, China can resolve differences, ex-president says after meeting Xi
TAIPEI: Taiwan and China can peacefully resolve their differences, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday (April 11) after…
Voters in many countries sceptical of democracy, poll shows
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Voters in many countries are suffering a crisis of faith in their democracies and institutions, a survey…