BEJING/TAIPEI, May 6 (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday Eswatini’s leaders were being “kept and fed” by Taiwan, using unusually strong language to condemn the small southern African kingdom for hosting President Lai Ching-te. China and Taiwan have long traded accusations of “dollar diplomacy” to win support from developing countries. Beijing’s latest criticism came after …
MANILA, May 6 (Reuters) – Japan’s Self-Defense Forces fired a Type 88 anti‑ship missile during a joint maritime exercise with U.S., Australian, and Philippine forces on Wednesday, hitting a decommissioned Philippine Navy ship in waters facing the disputed South China Sea. The drill took place as Manila and Tokyo began talks on a potential defence …
3m ago Pakistani leader says Trump pausing Project Freedom “will go a long way towards advancing regional peace” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lauded President Trump on Wednesday for pausing Project Freedom, saying the halt to the brief U.S. military operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz — which prompted Iran to attack …
CAIRO, May 6 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates denied allegations by Sudan that an Emirati drone had been used in an attack on Khartoum airport on Monday launched from Ethiopia, according to a statement by a UAE official late on Tuesday. Sudan has long accused the UAE of backing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, …
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled to be questioned Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick’s voluntary closed-door deposition comes amid a monthslong procession of powerful people summoned before the committee, many of whom have been subjected to embarrassing revelations in the more than 3 million …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults say the United States is no longer a great place for immigrants, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as about one-third of Americans report knowing someone impacted by the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement. A new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research of more than …
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Ukraine hadn’t abided by its own ceasefire, saying that air defenses shot down 53 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the …
Washington — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift that comes after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry. The decision is certain to be opposed by health groups and parent organizations that have long pointed …
(Refiles to correct spelling of name in byline) LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) – Syrian forces have arrested Uzbek fighters during a security sweep in the northwest, after a dispute involving one of them escalated into protests outside a government security facility, two Syrian security officials said. The tensions began after authorities sought to detain an …
KAMPALA, May 6 (Reuters) – Uganda’s parliament passed legislation to curb alleged foreign influence after scaling back proposed restrictions on funding from abroad that the central bank governor said risked “economic disaster”. The proposal, entitled “The Protection of Sovereignty Bill”, was adopted late on Tuesday and now awaits the signature of President Yoweri Museveni. Museveni, …