Senior U.S. State Department official visits China amid tense ties
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -A senior U.S. State Department official arrived in Beijing on Sunday with meetings planned for the coming week…
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India’s worst train crash in decades kills at least 288
By Jatindra Dash and Abinaya V BAHANAGA, India (Reuters) – At least 288 people have died in India’s worst rail…
Timeline: China’s Tiananmen Square demonstrations and crackdown
(Reuters) – Sunday is the 34th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing’s Tiananmen…
China rebukes US, Canadian navies for Taiwan Strait transit
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s military rebuked the United States and Canada for “deliberately provoking risk” after the countries’ navies staged…
India’s worst train crash in decades kills at least 288
By Abinaya V and Jatindra Dash BAHANAGA, INDIA (Reuters) – At least 288 people have died in India’s worst rail…
India’s worst train crash in decades kills at least 288
By Jatindra Dash and Abinaya V BAHANAGA, India (Reuters) – At least 288 people have died in India’s worst rail…
India train crash survivor recounts: ‘We thought we were dead’
By Jatindra Dash and Krishn Kaushik BALASORE, India (Reuters) – Ompal Bhatia, a survivor of the three-train crash in India…
Deadly Indian rail crash shifts focus from new trains to safety
By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s vast rail network is undergoing a $30 billion transformation with gleaming new…
Pope to visit Mongolia, home to just 1,300 Catholics
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will make an Aug. 31-Sept. 4 trip to Mongolia, one of…
Counter-offensive on track despite Russian missile barrages, Ukrainian defence official says
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ukraine’s plans for a counteroffensive against Russian occupation remain on track,…