Hong Kong court denies bail to democracy activist
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court denied bail on Friday to pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung, who was re-arrested...
Analysis-Indonesia looked to India on lockdown, but didn’t adopt its policy
By Tom Allard JAKARTA (Reuters) - The scenes in Indonesia's hospitals in the past week have been eerily similar to...
New evacuation orders issued in western Canada as fire guts town after record heat
(Reuters) -A forest fire that began after three days of record-breaking temperatures has destroyed most of the small western Canadian...
Malaysia’s government to reconvene parliament this month
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's parliament will reconvene this month, a minister said on Friday, just days after the king...
Vietnam orders Netflix to remove Australian spy show over South China Sea map
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Netflix Inc has removed Australian spy drama "Pine Gap" from its services in Vietnam...
Malaysian news portal ordered to pay damages to Australian miner in defamation case
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's highest court on Friday ordered news portal Malaysiakini to pay 550,000 ringgit ($132,179.76) in damages...
Number of foreign tourists to Spain jumps in May as restrictions eased
MADRID (Reuters) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain rose to 1.36 million in May, up from virtually zero...
Dutch criticism of Hungary over LGBT rights reeks of ‘colonial’ past -Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Dutch criticism of Hungary over a new law on LGBT rights reeks of a moral supremacy rooted...
Opposition in Armenia contests PM Pashinyan’s vote win via court
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia's opposition alliance, led by former president Robert Kocharyan, has asked the constitutional court to overturn the...
Forced labour main human trafficking crime in Malaysia, U.S. says
By Mei Mei Chu and Chayut Setboonsarng KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Malaysia's predominant human trafficking crime is forced labour, the...
In boost to Starmer, UK Labour wins election reprieve in north England
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -British Labour leader Keir Starmer received a boost in northern England on Friday, fighting off...
Australia to halve arrivals from overseas, offers COVID-19 exit roadmap
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will halve the number of arrivals from overseas as its coronavirus hotel quarantine system...
S.Korea’s Moon and North’s Kim exchanged letters ahead of Biden summit -newspaper
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged letters exploring prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim...
Jubilant Chileans return to ski slopes as second COVID wave subsides
By Reuters TV SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans have returned to the slopes of the Andes mountains for the start of...
El Salvador’s Bukele seeks 20% minimum wage hike, orders food handouts
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Thursday requested a minimum wage hike of 20% from August, citing...
Ethiopia urges Tigray rebels to join ceasefire, hostilities persist
By Dawit Endeshaw and Maggie Fick ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's government urged Tigrayan rebels to join a unilateral ceasefire...
Canada Day muted as country reckons with treatment of indigenous, other minorities
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Multiple cities scrapped Canada Day celebrations on Thursday after the discovery of hundreds of...
Central American officials blacklisted by U.S. as part of corruption crackdown
By Nelson Renteria, Sofia Menchu and Ted Hesson SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -Central American presidential aides, top judges and former presidents...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he won’t hand over presidency if there is vote fraud
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he would hand over power to whoever wins...
Brazil lower house leader torpedoes impeachment threat to Bolsonaro
By Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - There is currently no political path for launching impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President...