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Trump administration pressures Palestinian UN envoy to drop General Assembly vice presidency bid
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration threatened to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations if the Palestinian ambassador...
May 20, 2026
Rebels in Indonesia's Papua region kill 8, military says
JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia's military said on Thursday that armed separatists in the country's easternmost province of Highland Papua killed eight civilians in the region of Yahukimo. Detai...
May 20, 2026
Taiwan says President Lai would be happy to talk to Trump
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI, May 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Thursday President Lai Ching-te would be happy to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump, in what would be an unprecedented con...
May 20, 2026
China's Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap reports
SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week and will try to act as a mediator between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald T...
May 20, 2026
Pentagon official's Beijing visit in doubt over $14 billion US arms package for Taiwan, FT reports
May 21 (Reuters) - Beijing is holding up a proposed visit by the Pentagon's under-secretary of defence for policy, Elbridge Colby, as China pressures U.S. President Donald Trump over a $14 billion wea...
May 20, 2026
UN backs world court climate opinion; U.S. among few to oppose
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted 141-8 to adopt a resolution backing a world court opinion that countries have a legal obligat...
May 20, 2026
How Trump's revenge tour against Republicans could cost the party in November
By Nathan Layne, Bo Erickson and Joseph Ax May 20 (Reuters) - Sixteen months into his second presidency, Donald Trump may be as unpopular as he's ever been among the American electorate - but his grip...
May 20, 2026
'I'm not greedy': January 6 rioters and Trump allies eye $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Since President Donald Trump's administration announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund for Americans deemed to be victims of political "wea...
May 20, 2026
Analysis-Trump's $1.776 billion 'weaponization' fund sparks outrage, but court challenges will be tough
By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel May 20 (Reuters) - Opponents of President Donald Trump's sweeping legal settlement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service will face high hurdles in challenging its $1....
May 20, 2026
US removes UN expert Francesca Albanese from sanctions list
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States has removed Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, from its list of sanctioned individuals, according to the U.S. Treasury D...
May 20, 2026
