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Taiwan parliament approves extra defence spending but less than government wanted
TAIPEI, May 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament approved extra defence spending of $25 billion on Friday, or just about two-thirds of the amount sought by the government to bolster...
May 08, 2026
South Korea parliament drops constitutional amendment vote tied to martial law
SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliamentary speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday that a bill to amend the constitution to tighten rules on martial law would not proceed to a plenary vote after...
May 08, 2026
Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million
ZURICH, May 8 (Reuters) - Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to restrict Switzerland's population to 10 million, an opinion poll showed on Friday. The Swiss governm...
May 08, 2026
Russia and Ukraine fight on despite WW2 celebration ceasefire proposal
By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of violating a unilateral two-day ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Pu...
May 08, 2026
Global perceptions of US fall below Russia under Trump, survey finds
By Jesus Calero May 8 (Reuters) - Global perceptions of the U.S. have deteriorated for a second consecutive year and are now worse than views of Russia, an annual study on democracy published on Frida...
May 08, 2026
Former China Eastern Airlines chairman indicted on bribery charges
HONG KONG, May 8 (Reuters) - A former chairman of China Eastern Airlines Group has been indicted on bribery charges, China's top prosecutor said on Friday, the latest in a string of high-profile anti-...
May 07, 2026
UK's Labour Party punished in local elections, populist Reform gains
By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Keir Starmer's Labour Party suffered heavy early losses in local elections on Friday, showing the depth of voter anger with the Britis...
May 07, 2026
Indonesian authorities rushing to rescue 20 hikers after Mount Dukono eruption
JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities are rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island on Friday, a local rescue agency official told Reuters. Mount D...
May 07, 2026
Death toll rises to 37 in China fireworks factory blast
BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) - The death toll has risen to 37 from 26 and one person remains missing after a fireworks factory explosion in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state news agency Xinhua...
May 07, 2026
Trump plans to bring a smaller CEO delegation to Beijing summit, sources say
By Laurie Chen and Michael Martina BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The White House has invited a scaled-back CEO delegation to accompany President Donald Trump to Beijing next week, five sources...
May 07, 2026
