China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate
HONG KONG, Jan 2 (Reuters) – China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from…
Military-backed party in Myanmar takes lead in first phase of polls
Item 1 of 2 A polling official assists Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing during voting at Zayarthiri…
China’s Xi to host South Korea’s Lee from Sunday amid Japan tensions
Xi’s invitation aims to deepen ties before Lee’s Japan visitSouth Korea seeks balance amid US alliance and North…
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills two, injures 25, Moscow denies attack took place
Item 1 of 7 A resident stands at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian…
Trump tells WSJ he is taking more aspirin than doctors recommend
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un attends New Year celebrations with daughter
Item 1 of 4 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae attend an…
Russia and Ukraine trade allegations of civilian attacks on New Year’s day
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of targeting civiliansRussia says 24 killed in hotel in Russian-occupied territoryUkraine says…
Russia’s top general tells troops to keep carving out ‘buffer zones’ in Ukraine
Item 1 of 2 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed…
UK calls for restraint over China’s military drills around Taiwan
LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday that China’s military exercises around Taiwan increased the risk…
One dead, two missing in southern Spain as torrential rains cause flash floods
Item 1 of 5 A man looks for metals on La Barceloneta Beach as big waves from a…
Putin amends law to let Russia ignore foreign criminal courts
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law changes that give Russia the…
Aid workers find little life in Sudan’s al-Fashir after paramilitary takeover
RSF attack led to mass exodus from Darfur cityUN visit took weeks to negotiateConcern over people who may…