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By James Pomfret and Yimou Lee TAIPEI, April 17 (Reuters) – As Chinese warships and fighter jets staged massive drills around Taiwan in December, a parallel action was unfolding on smartphone screens. On Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, a news outlet run by the Chinese Communist Party posted a 51-second video of Taiwan opposition leader …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rushed early Friday to renew a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies that is set to expire in a matter of days, unveiling several changes and calling lawmakers back to session for a middle-of-the-night vote. Republican leaders rolled out a new proposal that would extend the program for …
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were lower Friday even after Wall Street set another record, as investors watched for signs of more U.S.-Iran talks and an extension of the ceasefire of the Iran war that is expiring next week. Oil prices fell Friday, while U.S. futures edged up modestly. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 1% …
BUCHAREST, April 17 (Reuters) – Romania’s broad ruling coalition of four pro-European Union parties has no choice but to continue to govern, President Nicusor Dan said, even if its biggest party will likely call for the prime minister’s resignation on Monday. Romania’s leftist Social Democrats are likely to vote on Monday to withdraw their support …
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean internet erupted in celebration as a 2-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was captured safely Friday after a nine-day search that kept the nation on edge and made it a national celebrity. The male wolf, named Neukgu, burrowed out of his enclosure at …
BEIJING, April 17 (Reuters) – China has offered to boost ties with Vietnam on railway infrastructure, from loans and technology to training and industrial capabilities, a joint statement issued by its foreign ministry showed on Friday. China said it would guide enterprises to participate in railway construction projects in its smaller neighbour, according to the …
By Victoria Waldersee and Joan Faus BARCELONA, April 17 (Reuters) – Spain’s Pedro Sanchez and Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will spearhead gatherings of the global left in Barcelona on Friday and Saturday, in a bid to defend multilateralism and mobilise left-wing movements against the far right. The meetings, organised by Spain and left-wing …
VILNIUS, April 17 (Reuters) – NATO member Estonia has no doubt that the United States would help defend it if Russia attacks, its defence minister told Reuters, while warning that Europe is not ready to stand up to Moscow on its own. Estonian intelligence warned in February its neighbour Russia is already stockpiling ammunition for …
SYDNEY, April 17 (Reuters) – An Australian court ordered bail with travel restrictions on Friday for the country’s most decorated soldier, following his arrest on accusations of war crimes while deployed in Afghanistan more than a decade ago. Police arrested and charged Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five counts of war crimes last week over the …
BUCHAREST, April 17 (Reuters) – Romanian radar systems caught a drone breaching its national airspace during a Russian overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine before losing contact southeast of the border village of Chilia Veche, the defence ministry said on Friday. Romania, an EU and NATO state, shares a 650-km (400-mile) land border with Ukraine and …