Category: World News

By Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG (Reuters) – For Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam the World Economic Forum in Davos is a chance to convince global business and political leaders … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had a “great discussion” with U.S. President Donald Trump over a digital tax planned by Paris and said the … Read More

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – A senior Thai official met an envoy of the main insurgent group fighting in the country’s largely Muslim south in what both sides described … Read More

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swiss officials foiled an apparent spying operation by Russians posing as plumbers in Davos, site of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, a newspaper reported on … Read More

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan nudged up its economic growth forecasts on Tuesday and was cautiously optimistic about the global outlook, though … Read More

ANKARA (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar must abide by calls for a political solution to the conflict in Libya and take steps to secure “calm on the … Read More

By Angie Teo and Joyce Zhou BUNDANOON, Australia (Reuters) – Buddhist monk Phra Mana helped build his bush monastery with his bare hands three decades ago, but when Australia’s worst … Read More

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would be protected from threats if it had nuclear weapons, Iranian lawmaker told parliament on Tuesday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency, adding that Iran … Read More

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Eight Indian tourists including four children died of suspected suffocation in a hotel in Nepal on Tuesday, police said, after trying to keep warm … Read More

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis to complain about Chinese pressure on the island Beijing claims as its own, saying China seeks to threaten … Read More