The Trump administration has said it was reducing levels in Europe by about 5,000 troops, and U.S. officials confirmed about 4,000 service members were no longer deploying to Poland. Trump’s social media announcement raises more uncertainty for European allies that have been blindsided by the changes as the administration has complained about NATO members not …
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Reuters) – Malaysia will introduce new measures from June 1 to protect children and reduce their exposure to harmful content on online platforms, its communications regulator said on Friday. The new rules will require online service providers to include safeguards that limit account registration and ownership by users under the age of …
By Nicoco Chan and Casey Hall SUZHOU, China, May 22 (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific trade envoys gathered in China are expected to discuss multilateral cooperation, trade imbalances and supply chain resilience in the face of global shocks, including the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Trade representatives from members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping, which together …
TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s presidential office said on Friday it had not received any information about the U.S. adjusting military sales, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a pause due to the need to have enough arms for the war with Iran. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has …
SCHATTENHALB, Switzerland (AP) — From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day on Friday. The celebrations began earlier this month when — sporting Victorian capes, deerstalker hats and period gowns — enthusiasts from the Sherlock Holmes Society of …
ROME, May 22 (Reuters) – Carlo Petrini, founder of the Italian “Slow Food” movement that promotes quality food, genuine ingredients and local produce, has died at the age of 76. The death occurred on Thursday in Petrini’s hometown of Bra in the northwestern region of Piedmont, Slow Food said in a statement on Friday, without …
Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state agency for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media after his death. The state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission fired biologist Brittney Brown in September after she reposted a meme on her personal Instagram account that …
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – The British police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will be long and complex, senior officers said on Friday, after his arrest earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in public office, an offence that can include sexual impropriety. King Charles’ younger brother was interviewed under caution for hours by detectives after …
KNONAU, Switzerland, May 22 (Reuters) – Since 1990, the population in the Swiss village of Knonau has more than doubled, driven by an economic boom in one of the country’s most business-friendly and prosperous cantons, Zug. The concerns voiced by some residents there that housing and public infrastructure are being overwhelmed are central to the …
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia ’s protesting university students are gearing up this weekend for their first big rally of the year, in a renewed push for major political changes in the Balkan country run by the authoritarian President Aleksandar Vucic. Thousands of people are expected to gather on Saturday from all over Serbia in …