LONDON (Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in London on Sunday condemned a meeting last week between Britain’s security minister, Tom Tugendhat, and Taiwan’s digital minister, saying it violated international relations.…
Xi Jinping Calls Bill Gates An ‘Old Friend’ At Beijing Meeting Jason Cohen on June 16, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to Microsoft founder Bill Gates as “an old…
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea convened a key party meeting to decide its diplomatic and defence strategy “to cope with the changed international situation”, with leader Kim Jong Un attending,…
By Panu Wongcha-um, Poppy McPherson and Ananda Teresia BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s caretaker government is proposing to “fully re-engage” Myanmar’s military rulers and has invited ASEAN foreign ministers to an informal…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States will hold a high-level meeting on cyber security in Washington on June 20, the presidential office in Seoul said on Friday.…
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said the central bank’s next rate-setting meeting in July would be a “live” meeting after officials chose to forego a rate…
(Reuters) – The following are comments from key European Central Bank policymakers in the run up to the June 15 policy meeting. The ECB has already said that “more ground”…
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Not much progress is expected on the reform of European Union debt rules at EU finance ministers’ talks on Friday, officials said, as Germany…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House meeting between Joe Biden and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that had been set to take place on Monday has been rescheduled to Tuesday, the…
(Reuters) – The United States has called for a U.N. Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss North Korea’s attempted satellite launch this week, the spokesperson for the U.S. mission…
‘You Coddle These Criminals’: Blue City Women Slam Soft-On-Crime Policies At Community Meeting Laurel Duggan on May 31, 2023 Female residents of Oakland, California, tore into city officials over local…
By Philip Blenkinsop LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union pledged on Wednesday to join forces to counter China’s non-market economic practices and disinformation, particularly over…
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil major Chevron Corp’s shareholders overwhelmingly voted against proposals on climate, including emissions. About 90.4% of preliminary votes cast were against a proposal to set a medium-term…
LONDON (Reuters) – Mixed signals by major OPEC producers and their main allies have sparked volatility in oil prices ahead of an OPEC+ oil policy meeting set to take place…
China Abruptly Shuts Down Pentagon Request For High-Level Defense Meeting Micaela Burrow on May 29, 2023 China on Monday officially shut down the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) request for…
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s ruling party will hold a key meeting in early June to review the country’s economic plans, state media KCNA reported on Monday. The meeting will…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke about the U.S. economy’s resilience in the face of global headwinds in a meeting Friday with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director…
(Reuters) – The following are comments from key European Central Bank policymakers in the run up to the June 15 policy meeting. The ECB has already said that “more ground”…
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. trade policy with China and other nations must strike a more equitable balance between needs of workers and corporate profits, leaders of two…
By Ksenia Orlova and Vladimir Soldatkin (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday he expected no new steps from the OPEC+ group of oil producers at…
BlackRock’s Board Fends Off Climate Proposals From Left-Wing Shareholders At Annual Meeting Jason Cohen on May 24, 2023 Investment firm BlackRock’s board of directors recommended voting to oppose two climate…
Oil Giant’s Shareholder Meeting Devolves Into Chaos As Climate Protesters Attempt To Storm Stage John Hugh DeMastri on May 23, 2023 Climate activists engaged in more than an hour of…
‘Get Away With Murder’: Protesters Derail Dem Mayor’s Public Meeting On Open-Air Drug Dealing Epidemic Erinn Broadus on May 23, 2023 Protesters derailed San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s question-and-answer session…
Trudeau Grills Italian PM On ‘Two-Spirit,’ Trans Rights At Bilateral Meeting Harold Hutchison on May 20, 2023 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau grilled Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over LGBTQ…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Rights groups and the top U.S. justice envoy on Saturday criticised a meeting between a leading United Nations official for children and Russia’s ombudsman for children’s rights,…