Top diplomat says China, ASEAN pushing ahead with free trade area talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are pushing ahead with talks on a third…
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Explainer-What are solid-fuel missiles, and why is North Korea developing them?
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), launched for the second time on Wednesday,…
Wanted Hong Kong activist fears for safety, hopes for U.S. asylum
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang (Reuters) -For Anna Kwok, a Washington-based Hong Kong activist, the imposition of a Hong…
NATO allies offer Ukraine security assurances as Biden hits out at ‘craven’ Putin
By Steve Holland, Andrew Gray, John Irish and Sabine Siebold VILNIUS (Reuters) -President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin…
China’s US envoy makes rare Pentagon visit for security-related talks
By Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China’s ambassador to the United States held a rare meeting at the…
Senators offer bill to block any U.S. president from leaving NATO
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican senators renewed an effort to block any U.S. president from leaving…
Biden administration water cybersecurity plan temporarily blocked
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a Biden administration plan to improve cybersecurity…
Arizona man who joined Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally sues Fox News for defamation
By Helen Coster, Tom Hals and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Arizona man filed a defamation lawsuit against…
Egypt’s Sisi and Ethiopia’s PM discuss Sudan’s crisis and Ethiopian dam -presidency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday discussed the Sudanese crisis,…
Biden knocks Putin, soothes Zelenskiy at eventful NATO summit
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt VILNIUS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden concluded a NATO summit on Wednesday denouncing Russian…