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TAIPEI, May 20 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s future cannot be decided by “external forces”, only by its own people, and the democratically governed island will not give up its freedom, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday as he marked two years in office. Lai faces not only pressure from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and calls him a “separatist”, but also from the U.S., traditionally its most important supporter. […]

TAIPEI, May 20 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s future cannot be decided by “external forces”, only by its own people, and the democratically governed island will not give up its freedom, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday as he marked two years in office. Lai faces not only pressure from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and calls him a “separatist”, but also from the U.S., traditionally its most important supporter. […]

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government plans to release from custody this week 300 people, some of whom have been detained for years for political reasons. National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez announced the planned releases Tuesday during a session at the legislative palace in the capital, Caracas. He did not explicitly say that those set for release are political prisoners, but human rights defenders have classified the detentions of some […]

By Andrew Goudsward and Jana Winter WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. is pursuing a second criminal investigation into ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, raising the possibility that he could face additional charges, according to a Justice Department official and another source familiar with the matter. The second investigation, run out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami, has been ongoing for months, according to the two sources, who spoke […]

By Andrew Goudsward and Jana Winter WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. is pursuing a second criminal investigation into ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, raising the possibility that he could face additional charges, according to a Justice Department official and another source familiar with the matter. The second investigation, run out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami, has been ongoing for months, according to the two sources, who spoke […]

May 19 (Reuters) – Democratic Party voters in Pennsylvania picked their candidates to challenge incumbent Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday ahead of November elections that will determine which party controls Congress.  Here are the candidates who won Tuesday’s primaries in the most closely watched races for seats that Democrats want to flip, according to calls by local news outlets based on preliminary vote counts: • […]

May 19 (Reuters) – Democratic Party voters in Pennsylvania picked their candidates to challenge incumbent Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday ahead of November elections that will determine which party controls Congress.  Here are the candidates who won Tuesday’s primaries in the most closely watched races for seats that Democrats want to flip, according to calls by local news outlets based on preliminary vote counts: • […]

The status of Cale Makar for Game 1 of the Western Conference finals is up in the air after the Colorado Avalanche’s star defenseman missed practice Tuesday for the third time since the end of the previous round. The Avalanche haven’t disclosed a particular injury for Makar, who has not missed a game yet this postseason. However, Colorado coach Jared Bednar was less than definitive when asked if Makar missing […]

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was steady near a six-week high on Wednesday as investors come to terms with the possible need for higher interest rates to tackle inflation due to the Iran war, pushing the Japanese yen back into the intervention zone. The uncertainty over when the Middle East war may end has weighed on sentiment, fanned inflation fears and triggered a global […]