VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday condemned upcoming joint military exercises between Japan, Australia and the United States and said it had formally complained to Tokyo about the deployment of U.S. Typhon missile launchers for the drills, something it said posed a threat to
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan aviation workers on Tuesday called off a strike that paralyzed air traffic for two days at the main international airport in the capital Nairobi. Moss Ndiema, head of the Kenya Aviation Workers Union, said the strike that started Sunday had been called off immediately. T
DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Iran will immediately reciprocate if the United States returns to its commitments under an interim deal signed in June, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday. He made his comments at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek after the first exchange of d
By Juarawee Kittisilpa BANG KRUAI, Thailand, Sept 1 (Reuters) – A school in Thailand where a student went on a deadly shooting rampage three weeks ago reopened on Tuesday amid heightened security, with police deployed and checks performed on bags. The 14-year-old student killed seven people includin
DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Iran has sufficient foreign currency reserves despite U.S. sanctions, Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Tuesday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tehran was lashing out because it was losing the economic war. The central bank was ready to inje
By Liz Lee and Ethan Wang BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Chinese rescue teams worked through the night and relentless rain to restore the last remaining kilometre of the sole road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal, torn apart by a catastrophic mudslide last week. Reopening access to the
MADRID (AP) — In crowded subway cars and sun-drenched plazas, an old-fashioned accessory in Spain has been everywhere thanks to the blistering summer heat. Small enough to fit into a purse, the traditional Spanish folding hand fan, or abanico, snaps open into a semicircle. With little more than a fl
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s Liberals swept three special elections Monday in a result that showed voters backing Prime Minister Mark Carney for standing up against U.S. President Donald Trump. The Canadian Press, Canada’s national news agency, projected Liberal victories in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec
By George Obulutsa and Vincent Mumo Nzilani NAIROBI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Kenya’s aviation workers have called off a strike that disrupted flights at its main international and other airports, Transport Minister Davis Chirchir and aviation workers union head, Moss Ndiema, said on Tuesday. The strike,
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday it was not involved in Malaysia’s planned repatriation of Myanmar refugees, and warned that it remains unsafe for them to return to the war-torn country. Malaysia’s Home Ministry said last week it had finalised the fi
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — In the days since Tsering Gelbu Lama’s wife was swept away by devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, he still hasn’t told his 4-year-old daughter that her mother is dead. Lama wiped away tears as he sat on the floor of a Buddhist monastery turned makeshift shelter f
By Karol Badohal, Maria Rugamer and Michael Kahn WARSAW/GDANSK/PRAGUE, Sept 1 (Reuters) – As Poland builds Europe’s biggest army, it is pivoting toward domestic and other central European defence companies to reduce reliance on far-flung suppliers unable to quickly ramp up deliveries, government off
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Nepali rescuers built temporary bridges to reach remote areas and dug through the ruins of hydropower projects in the Himalayas to rescue close to 300 trapped workers, nearly a week after devastating floods left a trail of destruction across the country’
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY, Aug 31 – A recent spate of bomb attacks has swept across Mexico, from car bombs to drones rigged with explosives, exposing an escalation in cartel violence that local authorities say has intensified over the past three years. The latest incident occurred on Sunday, when
WELLINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – New Zealand and the U.S. will jointly fund a major upgrade of a World War Two port on a Cook Islands’ atoll, the three governments said on Tuesday, in a fresh sign of Western efforts to reinforce ties in a Pacific region that is increasingly being influenced by China.
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China said it had serious concerns about Taiwan’s presence at the annual Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, warning of “consequences” after the democratically ruled island attended the group’s opening ceremony on Monday. China views Taiwan as its own territory,
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Franklin Ochoa says that since losing his eyesight 16 years ago, he has started to take on new adventures that he hadn’t thought of when he could see, and it’s all thanks to a bicycle club. Every Sunday, a group known as the Ciegocleta meets in Ecuador’s capital city of Quito t
By Idrees Ali and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The top U.S. general said the military has no plans to send federal military personnel or National Guard troops to polling places during this year’s midterm elections. In a letter to U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, C
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Multiple lawmakers and rights advocates condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s ally Laura Loomer on Monday over her racist comments attacking Democratic socialist Florida State Representative Angie Nixon, as well as other prominent Black U.S. politic
(Changes writing and editing credits at end of article) By Florence Loeve Aug 31 (Reuters) – After losing the 1995 presidential election against his ally-turned-rival Jacques Chirac, former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur wrote: “Moved? No.” He added: “I would not have been any more so had I
(Adds missing words to headline) By Steve Holland and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was reviewing the United States’ position on the Falkland Islands, the remote British-ruled archipelago in the South Atlantic. “I always review every position. That’s
PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Edouard Balladur, who was France’s prime minister from 1993 to 1995, has died at 97, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on X on Monday. A leading figure of France’s centre-right, Balladur was the architect of a sweeping privatisation drive that saw the sale of some of Fr
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police searched the home of a footballer of top-flight club Vasco da Gama in connection with a drugs and arms trafficking investigation, officials said Monday. A second division player is also under investigation. The 30-year-old David Corrêa, one of the team’s key players
By Isabel Teles SAO PAULO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Augusto Cury, a psychiatrist and best-selling author with no previous elected office experience, has emerged as a surprise contender in Brazil’s presidential race, unsettling a contest dominated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio B
By Julia Harte Aug 31 (Reuters) – One body has been recovered following flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend and recovery operations were underway for a second body on Monday, the National Park Service told Reuters. Heavy rainfall brought surging waters through the canyon on
VALLETTA, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The jury trial of a Maltese businessman accused of masterminding the car bomb murder of prominent anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia entered its final phase on Monday, as the presiding judge started her summing up. Yorgen Fenech, 44, is accused of complici
Aug 31 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he held a “detailed and constructive” call with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and that the sides were working to finalize dates for their visit to Ukraine aimed at advancing peace effort
MOSCOW, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that the war in Ukraine needed to end for humanity’s sake and that New Delhi would support every peace effort to stop the fighting. Modi, who made his comments at the start of talks with Pu
Aug 31 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to establish a secretariat in Saudi Arabia under their Mecca joint defence agreement, which will initially be headed by a Pakistani secretary-general for three years, the three countries said in a joint statement on Monday. • The three coun
Aug 31 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump was sending a message to Iran with his social media post about Iran’s energy hub of Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, Vice President JD Vance said on Monday. “The president likes to switch it up on social media a little bit. He would be the first
