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Taiwan expects increased ‘psychological warfare’ attacks after Pelosi visit
BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan expects to be the target of increased "psychological warfare" in coming days, a government official said on Wednesday, referring to misinformation campaigns meant to sway pu...
Aug 03, 2022
First shipment of Ukrainian food cleared inspection, says UN
BERLIN (Reuters) - The first shipment of over 26,000 tons of Ukrainian food under a Black Sea export deal was cleared to proceed on Wednesday, towards its final destination in Lebanon, according to th...
Aug 03, 2022
Truth about Beirut port blast cannot be hidden, pope says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday he hoped the people of Lebanon can be comforted by justice over the Beirut port blast that killed at least 215 people two years ago, saying "the...
Aug 03, 2022
India withdraws privacy bill proposal, working on new law
By Aditya Kalra and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's information technology minister on Wednesday withdrew a data protection bill which was first proposed in 2019 and alarmed big tech companie...
Aug 03, 2022
ASEAN urges de-escalation of tensions over Taiwan
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed concern on Wednesday over rising tensions concerning Taiwan, an official from chair country Cam...
Aug 03, 2022
Lula’s advantage over Bolsonaro in Brazil’s October elections narrows -poll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains a lead against incumbent right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of October's presidential election but is losing the stro...
Aug 03, 2022
German foreign ministry: striving for de-escalation in Taiwan Strait
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is striving for a de-escalation in the Taiwan Strait with international partners, said a German foreign ministry spokesperson, who added that military threats were unaccepta...
Aug 03, 2022
In El Salvador, discrepancy over deaths and mass graves alarms critics
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - In El Salvador, testimony from police officers and conflicting statistics on mass graves are leading critics to question if homicides in the Central America...
Aug 03, 2022
Myanmar junta frustrating everyone over peace plan – Malaysia minister
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling military has been uncooperative and has frustrated everyone in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with its lack of progress in implementing a pe...
Aug 03, 2022
Congo expels U.N. peacekeeping mission spokesman after protests
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the spokesman of the U.N. peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, to leave the country, blaming him for stoking tensions that led to deadly protests ...
Aug 03, 2022
