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LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer will pledge to bring Britain closer to the European Union as he tries to fight off demands to step down after devastating local election results for his Labour Party. Starmer plans to use a speech on Monday to argue that he will “face up to the big challenges” and restore “hope” to the country. That includes “putting Britain at the heart of Europe,” […]

May 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military and regional officials on Monday reported Russian drone strikes and battlefield clashes over the past 24 hours, despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 as part of a U.S.-led push for peace under President Donald Trump to end more than four years of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. The ceasefire, […]

BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) – China voiced strong opposition on Monday to U.S. sanctions for three China-based companies that Washington claimed enabled Iran’s military operations, calling the curbs illegal and unilateral. “We have always required Chinese enterprises to conduct business in accordance with laws and regulations, and will firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises,” spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press briefing. “The pressing priority is […]

By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, May 11 (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential Blue House on Monday condemned in the strongest terms an attack against a cargo ship operated by a Korean shipper this month in the Strait of Hormuz and said it plans to respond once the source of the attack is identified. Experts conducted an initial forensic analysis of the damage to the port stern, a Blue House official said. […]

BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) – Chinese and U.S. authorities arrested five suspects and seized a batch of drugs in a joint investigation of a drug smuggling and trafficking case, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.  The authorities carried out operations in both countries and the suspects include two Chinese nationals and three U.S. nationals, according to Xinhua. (Reporting by Yukun Zhang and Liz Lee; Editing by Toby Chopra) Brought to […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Asia’s first defenses against energy shocks from the Iran war are running short and a more consequential second wave of impacts is beginning to hit. When the war started, governments scrambled to adapt to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for energy flowing to Asia. They made difficult trade-offs: saving power at the risk of slowing businesses, prioritizing gas for households at the […]

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Monday after Wall Street set more records, and oil surged more than 4% following U.S. President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s response to the latest U.S. proposal on ending the war in Iran. U.S. futures edged lower. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.4% to 62,486.84 after briefing reaching another record high in intraday trading at above 63,300. Technology-focused investment holding company SoftBank Group, […]

Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of Victor Wembanyama’s ejection to post a 114-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night in Minneapolis, tying the Western Conference second-round series at two games apiece. Naz Reid contributed 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Minnesota. He also took an elbow from Wembanyama into his chin […]

PARIS, May 11 (Reuters) – A French passenger who was on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus and her condition is deteriorating, French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Monday. The passenger was among five French people who were on the ship. The four other passengers tested negative but will be re-tested, she told France Inter radio, adding that so far French […]