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By Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, May 15 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s coast guard on Friday unveiled the last of its 12 new high-tech ships that can carry missiles in the event of war, underscoring what the minister in charge of the service said was the changing nature of its mission in facing down …
BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) – British foreign minister Yvette Cooper is expected to visit China in early June, three sources familiar with the plans said, as London seeks to capitalise on relatively cordial ties with Beijing before any fresh setback over a new Chinese embassy in the UK capital. The June 2-3 trip will take …
OSLO, May 15 (Reuters) – Finland on Friday said suspected drone activity in the skies above the country’s capital region no longer posed a threat and that the situation was returning to normal. The country’s defence forces earlier scrambled fighter jets and other emergency services in response to the situation, public broadcaster Yle reported. “The …
Just six months earlier and half a world away, he was pulling all-nighters to play Madden NFL on his Xbox at his home in a Minneapolis suburb. Both are home to Jalue Dorje. Dorje grew up a typical American teen, loving rap music, video games and football. He’s also an aspiring spiritual leader — recognized …
BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he discussed Iran with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that they do not want Iran to have nuclear weapons and “want the straits open”. The two leaders met at the walled-off Zhongnanhai complex in Beijing as Trump wraps up his state visit to …
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his home state that Kentucky lawmakers voted to put a statue of him alongside Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol. After overcoming polio as a child, McConnell rose to become the longest-serving Senate leader in history and helped secure a conservative majority …
SYDNEY, May 15 (Reuters) – Australian citizens who were on a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak returned home on Friday and will isolate for at least three weeks at a quarantine facility. Four Australian citizens, a permanent resident and one resident of New Zealand landed at an Australian air force …
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols didn’t rule from the bench on the plaintiffs’ request for an order blocking officials from implementing Trump’s March 31 order, his second related to elections since winning his second term in the White House. The case is one of multiple lawsuits filed to block the order on the grounds that …
HAVANA, May 14 (Reuters) – Cuba on Thursday said it would entertain a U.S. offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid but expressed skepticism over President Donald Trump’s intentions at a time when a U.S. oil blockade on the island has crippled public services. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the island’s communist-run government was …
May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has for now refused to block a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed via a telehealth appointment and dispensed through the mail, preserving access to a drug used in more than 60% of U.S. abortions. Mifepristone, first approved by …