By Tim Kelly and Megha Rajagopalan TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. naval vessels sailing through international waters in the South China Sea, including areas claimed by China, cannot be considered provocative, the U.S. Navy’s most senior uniformed officer said on Thursday, while a Chinese newspaper called for a firm response to any “unscrupulous” U.S. behavior. China […]
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Business executives from global clothing giants H&M Inditex and Gap have canceled trips to Dhaka this month after the killings of two foreigners, industry sources said, causing anxiety for Bangladesh’s $25 billion garment export sector. Bangladeshi suppliers to the world’s top brands said they didn’t expect the disruptions to […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Thursday that Islamic State fighters were behind an attempted attack on a mosque in a Siberian town in 2014. It said it had completed the investigation and submitted the case to a court. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Alexander Winning)
By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will charge two men on Thursday over a “terrorism shooting” in Sydney, one with supplying the firearm to a teenager who was shot dead by police after killing a police accountant and another with “terrorism-related” offences. Speaking at a counter-terrorism summit on Thursday, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull warned […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China slapped a one-year ban on African ivory hunting trophy imports, the state forestry authority said on Thursday ahead of a trip by President Xi Jinping to Britain, where members of the royal family have urged China to crack down on the ivory trade. Conservationists say China’s growing appetite for contraband ivory […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants to deepen military ties with Iran, a senior Chinese admiral was quoted as saying on Thursday after a meeting with Iran’s defense minister in Tehran. Admiral Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army, told Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan that China paid great attention to developing […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan restarted a second reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant on the southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday, as the government pushes ahead with an unpopular return to atomic energy in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Anxious to cut fuel bills, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants atomic power to account […]
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. and Russian militaries are finalizing a memorandum of understanding that sets out basic air safety procedures in the skies above Syria, a U.S. official said after the latest round of talks between the former Cold War foes on Wednesday. Russia’s entry into Syria’s civil war has stoked […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States have moved closer to agreement on a document setting rules for how to keep U.S. and Russian aircraft from clashing over Syria, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. Military experts from Russia and the United States, which back opposing sides in Syria’s […]
