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Chinese and Taiwanese warships eye each other as drills due to end
By Yimou Lee and David Brunnstrom TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas "cat and mouse" on Sunday, hours before the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese mil...
Aug 06, 2022
Palestinian Islamic jihad group confirms killing of a senior commander in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) on Sunday confirmed the killing of one of its senior armed commanders in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip. "Al-Quds Brigades (Jerus...
Aug 06, 2022
Chinese and Taiwan navy boats staying close to Strait median line – source
TAIPEI (Reuters) - About 10 Chinese and Taiwanese navy boats continued to stay close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday morning, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters. The source ...
Aug 06, 2022
China shortens suspensions for international flights linked to COVID cases
(Reuters) - China has shortened the suspension time for inbound international flights on routes found to have COVID-19 cases starting on Aug. 7. The country's aviation regulator said in a statement on...
Aug 06, 2022
Pacific Islands solidarity is a Biden priority, U.S. diplomat tells Solomons
SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden sees strong ties with Pacific Island countries as a priority, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said in the Solomon Islands on Sunday, underscoring th...
Aug 06, 2022
UK’s Liz Truss ready to speed up tax cut plan, newspaper says
LONDON (Reuters) - Liz Truss, the front-runner to become Britain's next prime minister, plans to rush through tax cuts earlier than planned in an attempt to boost the country's flagging economy, the S...
Aug 06, 2022
Ivory Coast president pardons predecessor Gbagbo to boost “social cohesion”
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said he had offered a presidential pardon to longtime rival Laurent Gbagbo, as part of a reconciliation drive with ...
Aug 06, 2022
U.S. says it supports Israel’s right to defend itself, urges no more escalation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States fully supported Israel's right to defend itself, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday, and it urged all sides to avoid further escalation as Israeli air ...
Aug 06, 2022
Canada jury convicts Dutch man of sexually extorting Canadian teen
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A Canadian jury on Saturday found Dutch national Aydin Coban guilty on all charges of sexually extorting a teenager from British Columbia whose video of her online harass...
Aug 06, 2022
Kosovo detains Russian journalist at the border
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's interior minister said on Saturday it has arrested a Russian journalist at the border on suspicion that she could be a spy, and security authorities were searching "for h...
Aug 06, 2022
