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MOSCOW, May 30 (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations in protest at its rapprochement with the European Union as a June 7 election nears.  Formally allied to Russia, the Caucasus nation of around 3 million people has been deepening ties with the West in recent years despite its economic dependence on Moscow.  “The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic […]

By Gregor Stuart Hunter, Rae Wee and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies on Saturday to ramp up military spending to counter China’s growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, warning of “rightful alarm” over its rapid military buildup. Hegseth, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s premier forum for defence leaders, militaries and diplomats, said a […]

SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and Australia are working together to develop unmanned undersea vehicles as part of their trilateral AUKUS defence pact, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters on Saturday. The programme comes under AUKUS’s so-called “Pillar Two” to develop advanced defence technology including quantum computing, undersea, hypersonic, artificial intelligence and cyber technology. “The signature project will deliver a suite of highly adaptable […]

Bryan Reynolds’ two-run walk-off home run lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. The shot with one out in the ninth inning off Taylor Rogers (1-2) was Reynolds’ second career walk-off blast. Oneil Cruz also went deep for Pittsburgh, and Gregory Soto (4-0) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth. Pirates starter Jared Jones returned after missing 20 months due to […]

BANGKOK, May 30 (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled four people from a flooded cave in Laos on Saturday, Thai volunteer rescuers said, hours after another man was brought out late on Friday. The five are among seven Lao nationals who had entered the cave in Xaisomboun province to prospect for gold, but were trapped for more than a week when rising water blocked their exit. Two others remain missing. Kengkard Bongkawong, […]

By Greg Torode SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) – Strong relations between Vietnam and its giant neighbour and territorial rival China would benefit regional peace and security, although ties with the U.S. were also important, Vietnam’s top leader has said. “We do not pick sides,” Communist Party General Secretary and President To Lam told Reuters late on Friday in his first interview with an international media outlet in his current role. […]

BERLIN, May 30 (Reuters) – Flights were halted for about an hour at Munich Airport in southern Germany on Saturday morning after two pilots reported seeing a drone, airport authorities and police said, confirming initial reports by German media. During the shutdown more than 20 flights that had been due to land at Munich were diverted to other airports, an airport spokesperson said. At around 9 a.m. (0700 GMT), two […]

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Before North America, World Cup magic made a stopover in Greece. Players battled and bonded not at the mega-stadiums of Mexico, Canada and the United States, but on practice fields squeezed into urban neighborhoods of Athens. There were no luxury suites or grand arenas — just a local soccer competition where migrants and Greek players kicked the ball on city fields before crowds pressed to chain‑link […]

MOSCOW, May 30 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck a tanker at Russia’s port of Taganrog overnight and hit an oil depot in the city of Armavir, authorities in the southern regions of Rostov and Krasnodar said on Saturday. Rostov region Governor Yury Slyusar said on Telegram that fires on the tanker and in the port of Taganrog – a city of about 240,000 – had been extinguished, with no oil […]