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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘Indirect but active’ talks being held with Iran on U.S. detainees -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has been engaging in "indirect but active" discussions to secure the release of U.S....
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Biden’s Vietnam ambassador nominee vows to press Hanoi on rights, trade
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Vietnam vowed at...
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UNICEF chief to step down after nearly four years in job
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. children's agency, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, plans to step down...
Read moreFormer DEA informant arrested in Haiti assassination identified: sources
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. government sources on Tuesday identified the former Drug Enforcement Administration informant accused...
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In symbolic end to war, U.S. general departs Afghanistan
By Phil Stewart KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. general leading the war in Afghanistan, Austin Miller, relinquished command at a...
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China says it opposes U.S. interference in internal affairs related to Hong Kong
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it opposed the United States interfering in its internal affairs, in response to...
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Commerce Secretary Raimondo pushing to lift tough U.S. travel restrictions
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Monday she is pressing for the easing...
Read moreU.S. condemns retaliatory attacks against civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
By Daphne Psaledakis and Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) - The United States is gravely concerned about reports of hostilities in Ethiopia's...
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U.S. delegation to Haiti met all three claimants to power -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials sent to Haiti by President Joe Biden's administration in the wake of the assassination of...
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U.S. says only Tehran can determine next round of nuclear talks, will not impose deadline
(Reuters) - The United States will not impose a deadline on a seventh round of talks with Iran to revive...
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U.S. stands with Cuban people in call for freedom, Biden says
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Monday the United States supports the people...
Read moreChina says it ‘drove away’ U.S. warship on anniversary of tribunal ruling
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's military said it "drove away" a U.S. warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Paracel Islands...
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