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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
Paraguay 'deeply values' Taiwan ties, president says in Taipei
TAIPEI, May 8 (Reuters) - Paraguay "deeply values" its relations with Taiwan and will continue to offer support, President Santiago Pena said on Friday as he was formally welcomed in Taipei by Preside...
May 07, 2026
Southeast Asian leaders seek strategy to ease impacts of Iran war
By Mikhail Flores CEBU, Philippines, May 8 (Reuters) - Leaders of Southeast Asian countries holding a summit on Friday are expected to thrash out a coordinated response to the impacts of the Middle Ea...
May 07, 2026
British MPs to visit China for first time in seven years, sources say
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) - A cross-party delegation of British lawmakers will visit China this month for the first time since 2019, two sources familiar with the preparations said, in a...
May 07, 2026
Trump says ceasefire still holds after fighting between the US and Iran flares
By Idrees Ali and Hatem Maher WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf, and the UAE came under renewed attack, endangering a month-old ceasefire and shaking hope...
May 07, 2026
