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Vessel seized off UAE's Fujairah and heading toward Iranian waters, UKMTO says
DUBAI, May 14 (Reuters) - A vessel was boarded by unauthorized personnel on Thursday while at anchor northeast of the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah and was heading towards Iranian territorial ...
May 14, 2026
Lebanon to press Israel to cease fire at Washington talks, Lebanese official says
By Laila Bassam BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Lebanon will demand Israel cease fire at face-to-face talks in Washington on Thursday, a senior Lebanese official said, as Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel c...
May 14, 2026
Beijing state banquet sets the table for Trump-Xi diplomacy
By Laurie Chen and Claire Fu BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 14 (Reuters) - When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sit down to a lavish state banquet in Beijing on Thursday, one Chinese cuisine is likely ...
May 14, 2026
Explainer-What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?
TAIPEI, May 14 (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump on Thursday that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and that "Taiwan independence" and cross-...
May 14, 2026
Nearly 90 killed as storm lashes India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh
NEW DELHI / BHUBANESWAR, May 14 (Reuters) - Almost 90 people were killed in a violent storm that pounded India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh with rain and hail, a state official told Reuters....
May 13, 2026
Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil amid US oil blockade
HAVANA, May 13 (Reuters) - Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy and mines minister said on Wednesday, as the capital Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in dec...
May 13, 2026
Ukrainian capital Kyiv under attack from Russian drones, missiles, officials say
May 14 (Reuters) - Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles early on Thursday, officials said, damaging several buildings, including one which partially collapsed with resid...
May 13, 2026
New York man found guilty in Chinese 'secret police station' case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - A New York man was found guilty on Wednesday of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after a trial over federal prosecutors' allegations ...
May 13, 2026
Rubio: U.S. wants China to press Iran to change course in Gulf
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - The United States hopes to convince China to play a more active role in trying to persuade Iran to walk away from what it is doing in the Gulf, U.S. Secretary of State M...
May 13, 2026
Netanyahu held secret meeting with Emirati president in the UAE during Iran war, PM's office says
JERUSALEM, May 13 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates and met with the Emirati president during the war with Iran, a statement from the Prime Ministe...
May 13, 2026
