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UAE says two missiles detected earlier were launched from Iran

CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates’ defense ministry said on Tuesday that it had detected two ballistic missiles launched from I…

Trump says North Korea’s Kim has responded to his overtures

By Trevor Hunnicutt and David BrunnstromWASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A day after he ordered the United States to scale back military exercises…

Myanmar confirms nearly 309,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh, says security issues delaying repatriation

Aug 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar’s military government has verified that nearly 309,000 displaced people in camps in Bangladesh are former residents o…

Philippine president says joint oil and gas exploration with China a ‘distinct possibility’

By Karen Lema and Nestor CorralesMANILA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday that there was a “distinct p…

Kennedy Center board votes to inscribe Trump’s name on building

By Ryan Patrick Jones and Jasper WardAug 13 (Reuters) - The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted on Thursday to ins…

Brazil Congress approves spending curbs as debt concerns mount

By Marcela Ayres and Maria Carolina MarcelloBRASILIA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The Brazilian Congress approved on Wednesday spending-control mechanism…

Colombia president vows reconstruction fund as search for quake survivors enters critical period

By Julia Symmes Cobb, Santiago Limachi, Luis Jaime Acosta and Nelson BocanegraCALI/PEREIRA, Colombia, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Colombia’s President Ab…

Senators press Rubio, Bessent on lack of counter-evasion sanctions on Russia

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Two senior Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday pressed Trump administration officials on why they have paused i…

Indonesia says navy drill with China that angered Taiwan is routine

By Ananda Teresia, Ben Blanchard and Yimou LeeJAKARTA/TAIPEI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia’s navy said on Wednesday that planned joint navy exer…

Libya’s NOC says Zawiya oil fires brought under control

By Ayman al-Warfalli, Ahmed Elumami and Nayera AbdallahTRIPOLI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Libya’s National Oil Corporation said on Tuesday that emergen…

Indonesia races to contain fires as haze spreads across region

By Ananda TeresiaJAKARTA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Indonesia is stepping up efforts to contain forest and land fires across six priority provinces, de…

Russia says it captures two villages in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv reports frontline battles

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Russian forces have taken control of the two villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, state-run RIA news agency reported…

Taiwan’s 2027 defence spending to rise 16%, official media reports

TAIPEI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s cabinet will propose a 16% annual rise in defence spending for 2027 which will for the first time exceed T$1…

Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO’s Article 5, Turkish minister says

ANKARA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A defence pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically the same as NATO’s Article 5 mutual def…

Leaders of Serbia and Ukraine pledge closer economic ties

By Olena Harmash and Ivana SekularacBELGRADE/KYIV, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Belgrade will support Ukraine’s independence and aims to improve economic c…

Russian drones kill 3-year-old boy and grandparents near Kyiv, Zelenskiy says

KYIV, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Russian drones killed a three-year-old boy and his grandparents in a village in the Kyiv region, and another person was…

Taiwan scrambles French-made jets in rapid turnaround drills during annual war games

By Yi-Chin Lee and Ann WangHSINCHU, Taiwan Aug 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan scrambled its ageing French-made Mirage fighter jets on Friday during annual…

U.S. and ASEAN chair call for unconditional release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

MANILA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department and the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday reiterated their calls…