(Reuters) – Myanmar troops fired on anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, when a Chinese-owned factory was set ablaze in the commercial capital of …
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By Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States sees the danger of …
Read More »Turkey summons Chinese ambassador in response to Uighurs’ claims
FILE PHOTO: A protester wearing a mask takes part in a protest against the visit of China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 25, 2021. REUTERS …
Read More »Iranian cargo ship attacked in the Red Sea – Al Arabiya TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Iranian freighter has been attacked in the Red Sea, Al Arabiya TV reported Tuesday, citing unidentified sources, and Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said the ship was attacked …
Read More »Ukraine calls for path to NATO after Russia builds up troops
By Pavel Polityuk, Vladimir Soldatkin KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday called on NATO to outline a path for Ukraine to join the Western military alliance, after days in which …
Read More »Gunmen free more than 1,800 inmates in attack on Nigerian prison
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – More than 1,800 prisoners are fleeing in southeastern Nigeria after escaping when heavily armed men attacked their prison with explosives and rocket-propelled grenades, authorities said. Nigerian police said …
Read More »Myanmar protesters applaud to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis
(Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar applauded on Monday in a demonstration of dissent against the military junta as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 …
Read More »Taiwan reports new incursion by Chinese planes in defense zone
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday a new incursion by China’s air force into the island’s air defense identification zone, consisting of eight fighter jets and two other jets, …
Read More »Myanmar protesters applaud to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis
(Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar applauded on Monday in a demonstration of dissent against the military junta as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 …
Read More »Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny taken to sick ward, subjected to coronavirus tests – Izvestia
By Tom Balmforth, Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was taken to a sick room with symptoms of a respiratory illness and tested for the coronavirus, the Izvestia …
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