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…
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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…
Swiss press say ‘absurd’ European climate ruling could harm democracy
ZURICH (Reuters) - Influential newspapers in Switzerland on Wednesday criticised a climate change ruling against the Swiss government by Europe's…
Eight dead after cargo ship collides with boat near China’s Hainan
BEIJING: Eight people were confirmed dead Wednesday(April 10) after a cargo ship and a fishing boat collided near the southern…
Floods swamp swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan but worse still to come
ORENBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Floods engulfed cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe's third-longest river burst its…
China’s Xi tells ex-Taiwan leader ‘external interference’ cannot block unification
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday (April 10) that "external interference" would not stop Beijing from unifying with Taiwan,…
Arizona’s top court revives 19th century abortion ban
(Reuters) - Arizona's top court on Tuesday revived a ban on nearly all abortions under a law from 1864, a…