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BEIJING, May 29 (Reuters) – China said on Friday it firmly opposes any attempt by any country to undermine its sovereignty and security “under the pretext of freedom of navigation”, in response to a Canadian warship passing through the Taiwan Strait. Canadian media reported that the frigate HMCS Charlottetown made the transit last week without …
BANGKOK (AP) — Rescuers working at a flooded cave in Laos said Friday that they were trying to drain water out to help extricate five villagers who have been trapped for more than a week. An overnight rainstorm has complicated their efforts, they said. Meanwhile, searching continues for two more people who still haven’t been …
May 29 (Reuters) – NATO member Romania said on Friday that a drone injured two people in a southeastern city during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, an incident likely to increase tensions on NATO’s eastern flank. Here are some reactions to the incident: ROMANIAN PRESIDENT NICUSOR AND “Romania is a NATO member state …
The main commencement speaker at America’s oldest institution of higher learning painted artificial intelligence in a different – and less serious – light on Thursday after several 2026 graduation ceremonies saw students boo addresses that praised the technology. “Luckily, AI is not a problem at Harvard,” remarked comedian and TV host Conan O’Brien to Harvard …
May 29 (Reuters) – Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels late on Thursday and overnight as they sailed along Ukraine’s maritime export corridor in the Black Sea, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Friday. The strikes caused fires on the vessels, but they were extinguished by the crews, Kuleba said on Telegram. Ukraine’s …
By Tom Balmforth, Gram Slattery, Humeyra Pamuk and Lucy Papachristou LONDON/WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine the leader of Armenia’s bid for re-election next month, fearing his victory could lock in the former Soviet republic’s realignment with the West, according to Western intelligence and government officials. Moscow’s plans ahead …
PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) – France has asked for the public prosecutor to investigate the treatment of French nationals who were part of a recent activist flotilla heading for Gaza, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday. “Based on a report I requested from our Consul General in Turkey, who informed me of sexual …
GENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) – Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said his country had been added to a U.N. blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, alongside Hamas. “This is a political decision! Disconnected from the facts and reality!” Danny Danon said in a post on X, referring to a report due to be …
PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) – France will ask Russia’s ambassador to explain what happened when he fulfills a summons after a drone struck an apartment building in Romania, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday, calling the incident irresponsible. Barrot had already summoned the Russian envoy earlier this week following air strikes that targeted civilians …
HONG KONG, May 29 (Reuters) – A magnitude 5 earthquake hit near Turpan City, in the east of China’s Xinjiang region at 2.55pm local time (06:55 GMT), the China Earthquake Networks Center reported on Friday. (Reporting by the Beijing newsroom; writing by Farah Master; Editing by Himani Sarkar) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.