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Britain's Starmer heads to China as Western alliances face strain
By Andrew MacAskill EN ROUTE TO BEIJING, Jan 28 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a visit aimed at strengthening political and business ti...
Jan 28, 2026
Taiwan shows off F-16 jets rapid response amid tensions with China
By Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang CHIAYI, Taiwan, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force showcased its ability to rapidly replenish and get back in the air its most advanced F-16 fighter jets in a readiness ...
Jan 28, 2026
Britain's Starmer spoke to Ukraine's Zelenskiy Tuesday afternoon
Jan 28 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Tuesday afternoon, a Downing Street spokesperson said in a statement. Starmer and Zelenskiy disc...
Jan 28, 2026
Australia, Timor urge progress on Greater Sunrise gas field
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his East Timor counterpart, Xanana Gusmao, on Wednesday said the Greater Sunrise gas project should be devel...
Jan 28, 2026
Rwanda seeks arbitration in Britain's cancelled asylum deal
KIGALI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against Britain over a cancelled asylum deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped in 2024, the government of the East African natio...
Jan 28, 2026
Philippines maritime council calls for restraint amid heated exchanges between Manila and China diplomats
MANILA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The Philippines' maritime council called for "restraint" on Wednesday amid heated public exchanges between its officials and the Chinese embassy in Manila, adding it "does n...
Jan 27, 2026
Thai parties tap nationalist mood as Cambodia clashes roil rural voters
KANTHARALAK, Thailand, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Thai lawmaker Phumin Leethiraprasert has switched party allegiances in his re-election campaign for a February 8 poll, aiming to show voters he can make tough...
Jan 27, 2026
Deputy chief minister of India's Maharashtra state among five dead in air charter crash
By Sakshi Dayal DELHI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The deputy chief minister of India's wealthiest state of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, died on Wednesday, along with four other people on board, when his charter a...
Jan 27, 2026
Japan-born pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrive in China as bilateral ties freeze
By Colleen Howe BEIJING, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrived in Sichuan province on Wednesday, China's panda research base said in a social media post, leaving Japan without ...
Jan 27, 2026
Ecuador says ICE agent tried to enter consulate in Minneapolis
By Brad Brooks and Alexandra Valencia MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to get into Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday but was prevented...
Jan 27, 2026
