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BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) – A cross-party delegation of British lawmakers will visit China this month for the first time since 2019, two sources familiar with the preparations said, in a sign of warming ties since a visit in January by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The five-day trip by 12 Labour and Conservative MPs in …
Alex Jenkinson, 39, is due at Norwich Magistrates Court on Friday to face two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior to harass someone or cause alarm or distress. Norfolk Constabulary announced the charges on Thursday night. Police said the suspect was arrested Wednesday evening after a man was reported “behaving in …
CEBU, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders met in an annual summit Friday under intense pressure to mitigate the impact on their people and economies from the Iran war, which one top minister said, “should not have occurred in the first place.” The alarm by the heads of state of the Association of Southeast Asian …
SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliamentary speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday that a bill to amend the constitution to tighten rules on martial law would not proceed to a plenary vote after a filibuster by the opposition conservative People Power Party (PPP). • Six political parties, including the ruling Democratic Party, proposed …
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Ajay Mitchell had 20 points and Jared McCain added 18 for the defending champion Thunder, who improved …
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV had tried during his first year as pontiff to insist that his essential role was that of a pastor accompanying his flock. President Donald Trump’s continuing criticisms – and Leo’s increasingly bold retorts – complicated the effort and overshadowed Friday’s anniversary of Leo’s election. Leo spent the eve …
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Unlike Pope Francis, who shook things up early on with a flurry of reforms, appointments and new structures, Pope Leo XIV has sought to find his footing and take a longer view of his pontificate. Leo has made some significant decisions so far, and has several challenges looming. Several upcoming appointments …
MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of violating a two-day ceasefire announced by Moscow to cover the celebrations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. The Russian Defence Ministry said 264 Ukrainian drones had been downed in the early hours of Friday, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin …
ZURICH, May 8 (Reuters) – Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to restrict Switzerland’s population to 10 million, an opinion poll showed on Friday. The Swiss government is opposed to the initiative championed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) that goes to a vote on June 14, saying …
LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer suffered heavy early losses in elections on Friday, showing the depth of voter anger with his government and raising fresh doubts about his future just two years after a landslide general election victory. Starmer’s Labour Party haemorrhaged support in areas reporting results overnight, including traditional …