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BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) – Japan has expressed its “regret” over the break-in into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo by a knife-wielding Japanese military officer, but that is “far from enough”, said the Chinese foreign ministry on Friday. The Japan side has still not said anything about the details of the incident, Lin Jian, spokesperson …
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday asking federal contractors and their subcontractors to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion practices, the White House said. Trump has cracked down on public and private organizations – from government agencies to private universities – over DEI practices. Civil rights advocates …
GRAPEVINE, Texas, March 26 (Reuters) – Republicans at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference largely rallied behind U.S. strikes on Iran on Thursday, backing President Donald Trump on an issue that has dented his wider approval ratings and could jeopardize the party’s prospects in the November midterm elections. Speakers ranging from a prominent evangelist to …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran early Friday ahead of a planned U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure, while Iran and the United States appeared at a diplomatic impasse, setting the stage for potential escalation as the first month of the Middle …
MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S. has been seeking control over the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were damaged by mysterious blast in September 2022. Explosions that destroyed the pipelines more than three years ago largely severed Russian gas transit to Europe, squeezing energy …
DOLLOW, Somalia (AP) — The sound of a crying child is a sign of hope in a crowded displacement camp in southern Somalia — the most malnourished children are too weak to even cry. Their crops and livestock devastated, they show up at the camp, often with nothing but their children. Aid workers at Ladan …
March 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed legislation early Friday approving a funding package for most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for ICE and part of Customs and Border Protection, Politico reported on Friday. (Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali Paul) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
SHANGHAI, March 27 (Reuters) – China’s largest federation for science and technology professionals on Friday announced a boycott of a top artificial intelligence conference after the California-based foundation that runs the gathering stopped accepting submissions from entities under U.S. sanctions. The Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, known as NeurIPS, announced earlier this week a …
By Lili Bayer and Krisztina Than BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST, March 27 (Reuters) – Few EU leaders will miss Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban if he loses an April 12 election after he blocked key policies, including vital aid to Ukraine, but they don’t expect his rival – if elected – to fully reverse Budapest’s approach to Europe. …
President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union Address and the Democratic response – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump delivers the longest State of the Union address in recent history, followed by the Democratic response from Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger.