U.S. envoy says no hostile intent towards North Korea; meets Asian allies
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -The United States has no hostile intent towards North Korea and hopes it responds positively ...
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Norway’s left-wing opposition wins in a landslide, coalition talks next
By Nora Buli and Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's centre-left opposition parties are on course to win a majority in ...
Winner of Norway’s election is wealthy champion of ‘common people’
By Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's presumptive next prime minister is a man born into wealth ...
COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads
BEIJING (Reuters) - New local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China's southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities said on ...
Biden to host leaders of Australia, India, Japan at White House next week
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will host a first in-person summit of leaders of the ...
Sydney COVID-19 infections ease, but unclear if they have peaked
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Sydney's COVID-19 cases rose at the slowest pace in nearly two weeks on Tuesday, but officials said they ...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi returns to court but still ‘somewhat dizzy’
(Reuters) -Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi returned to court on Tuesday, a day after she did not appear because she ...
China’s People’s Daily slams medical beauty ads, urges regulation
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's People's Daily newspaper said it was "imperative and urgent" to regulate advertisements bombarding people with recommendations for ...
Grateful for vaccines, Taiwan minister to lead Europe investment delegation
(Corrects typo in 6th paragraph to 'as' not 'has') TAIPEI (Reuters) -Grateful for COVID-19 vaccine gifts and other support, Taiwan ...
Self-belief and strategy: Japan’s Taro Kono upends race for next premier
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - When Taro Kono, Japan's leading contender to be prime minister, was a senior in ...
‘S.Korea’s Bernie Sanders’ tops presidential polls with talk of universal basic income
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean politician who once said he aspired to be a "successful Bernie ...
Lebanon’s Mikati faces tricky path to safe economic ground
By Maha El Dahan BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's new government has vowed to tackle one of the worst economic meltdowns in ...
Blinken defends Afghan withdrawal at testy U.S. congressional hearing
By Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Secretary of State Antony Blinken beat back criticism of the withdrawal of ...
Charlotte Johnson Wahl, mother of UK PM Johnson, dies at 79 -The Telegraph
(Reuters) - Charlotte Johnson Wahl, a professional painter and the mother of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has died at ...
England to offer COVID vaccine to all 12- to 15-year-olds
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -All 12- to 15-year-olds in England will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine after top medical ...
Donors pledge $1.1 billion for ‘collapsing’ Afghanistan
By Emma Farge and Michelle Nichols GENEVA/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where ...
Putin oversees vast war games ahead of parliamentary election
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw vast joint military exercises with Belarus on Monday ahead of his country's ...
Families of protesters killed in Colombia face long wait for justice
(This Sept. 10 story corrects location of morgue in lede) By Oliver Griffin SOACHA, Colombia (Reuters) - It has been ...
Prince Andrew rejects sexual abuse accuser’s ‘potentially unlawful’ lawsuit -lawyer
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S.-based lawyer for Britain's Prince Andrew on Monday forcefully rejected claims in ...
Family of U.S. hostage held by Taliban calls for envoy’s firing
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The family of Mark Frerichs on Monday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to fire his ...