Lithuanian parliament votes to allow mass detention of asylum seekers
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday approved the mass detention of migrants and curbed their right of...
Australian prosecutors drop needles in strawberries charge against woman
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian court on Wednesday ordered the release of a woman accused of sparking a major food...
South African farmers dream of drought cover on climate front line
By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Happy Letsitsa hasn't paid off the money he borrowed to survive a 2019 drought...
Japan warns of crisis over Taiwan, growing risks from U.S.- China rivalry
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Growing military tension around Taiwan as well as economic and technological rivalry between China...
Faced with rare protests, Cuba curbs social media access, watchdog says
By Sarah Marsh and Elizabeth Culliford HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba has restricted access to social media and messaging platforms including Facebook...
Blinken calls out China in meeting with ASEAN bloc ministers -spokesman
(Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the U.S. rejection of China's "unlawful maritime claims" in the South China...
Death toll rises to 17 in partial collapse of China hotel
BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll in the partial collapse of a budget hotel in China's eastern city of Suzhou...
WHO warns individuals against mixing and matching COVID vaccines
(This story corrects spelling of Novavax in last paragraph) GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief scientist has advised...
Haitians apprehensive of foreign troops as government seeks U.S. help
(Fixes typo in paragraph 8) By David Alire Garcia and Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -A troubled past of foreign military...
British Defence Minister says UK will work with Taliban should they come to power – Telegraph
(Reuters) - Britain will work with the Taliban should they enter the government in Afghanistan, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace...
U.S warns Cubans away from sea crossings amid protests, but most cross on land
(Corrects typo in paragraph 8) By Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro...
U.S. and UK condemn detention of Venezuelan opposition politician
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and the United Kingdom on Tuesday condemned the detention of Venezuelan opposition politician Freddy Guevara,...
One man dies in anti-government protest in Cuba – state media
HAVANA (Reuters) - One man died and several citizens and security officials were injured during a protest in a Havana...
U.S. ramps up warnings of business risks in China’s Xinjiang region
By Michael Martina and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday strengthened its warnings to businesses about...
U.S. warns Haitians, Cubans against trying to enter illegally by sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday warned would-be migrants from Cuba and Haiti against trying to...
Blinken to stress ASEAN’s central role in ministerial meeting
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will stress the central regional role of the Association...
U.S. calls for calm in Cuba, concerned by images of violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday called for calm in Cuba and said it was concerned by...
U.S. says will continue to hold Hong Kong authorities accountable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday the United States would continue to hold Hong Kong authorities...
Worst violence in years spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over
By Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or set ablaze shopping malls in...
Spain demands immediate release of ABC reporter detained in Cuba
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called on Cuba on Tuesday to immediately release Camila Acosta, a journalist...