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China sentences former defence ministers to death with reprieve
By Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) - Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, state news agency X...
May 07, 2026
A small town in Germany braces for end to decades of life with US troops
By Lisi Niesner VILSECK, Germany, May 6 (Reuters) - The picturesque Bavarian town of Vilseck has hosted U.S. forces since the end of World War Two and could bear the brunt of President Donald Trump's ...
May 07, 2026
Tensions over pro-Israel lobbying group highlight rifts in Democratic primaries
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - A growing number of Democratic primary challengers are making opposition to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee a campaign issue as they seek to unse...
May 07, 2026
Exclusive-Trump vowed to fight crime in Minneapolis. Prosecutions plunged
By Brad Heath, Andrew Goudsward and Kristina Cooke MINNEAPOLIS, May 7 (Reuters) - The Trump administration blitz that flooded Minnesota with immigration agents also dramatically slowed other federal i...
May 07, 2026
First Chinese product tanker attacked on Monday near the Strait of Hormuz, Caixin reports
BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) - A large refined-products tanker owned by a Chinese shipowner was attacked off the UAE's Al Jeer Port on May 4, at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, Chinese media Caixin ...
May 07, 2026
Paraguay president lauds friendship with Taiwan, China tells him to sever ties
By Ben Blanchard and Yi-Chin Lee TAIPEI, May 7 (Reuters) - Paraguay and Taiwan share a friendship based on freedom and democracy that extends beyond diplomatic formalities, Paraguayan President Santia...
May 07, 2026
German investor morale in Hungary improves in post-election survey
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, May 7 (Reuters) - German investor morale in Hungary has improved after an April 12 election, in which incoming prime minister Peter Magyar ousted right-wing leader Viktor ...
May 07, 2026
Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire
BEIRUT, May 7 (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it had killed a commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day earlier, the first Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital ...
May 07, 2026
Russia says 32 drones targeting Moscow shot down ahead of Victory Day
MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that air defences had destroyed 32 drones heading towards Moscow since the start of the day, as the country prepares for Russia's May 9 Victory Day co...
May 07, 2026
Brazil's Lula visits Trump in Washington seeking to avert new US trade tariffs
By Lisandra Paraguassu and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits the White House on Thursday, aiming to revive what U.S. President Donald Trum...
May 07, 2026
