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(Reuters) – Australia coach Tony Gustavsson will consult his medical staff before deciding to field Sam Kerr in Tuesday’s clash with England after the Chelsea forward missed Friday’s 1-0 loss against Scotland for the Women’s World Cup hosts. Gustavsson did not reveal the injury that kept the prolific striker out of the friendly clash in London, which was decided by Nicola Docherty’s goal in the opening minute of the second […]

By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has conducted another test of a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, its state media reported on Saturday, the latest demonstration of its military capabilities as it faces off against the United States and South Korea. North Korea tested a nuclear-capable unmanned underwater attack weapon called “Haeil-2” from April 4 to April 7, state media reported, more than a week after it […]

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ government on Friday extended until late May emergency powers that suspend some constitutional rights, part of an anti-gang push implemented by leftist President Xiomara Castro in the Central American country’s largest cities. Earlier this week, Castro’s government deployed soldiers across the nation to fight violent criminal groups. This is the third extension – this time by another 45 days – of the so-called state of exception […]

By Josh Arslan and Ben Blanchard FUZHOU, China/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China began three days of military exercises around Taiwan on Saturday to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the island’s defence ministry said it would respond calmly. The drills, announced the day after Tsai returned from the United States, had been widely expected after China condemned the meeting with […]

By Josh Arslan and Ben Blanchard FUZHOU, China/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China began three days of military exercises around Taiwan on Saturday to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the island’s defence ministry said it would respond calmly. The drills, announced the day after Tsai returned from the United States, had been widely expected after China condemned the meeting […]

(Reuters) – The University of Oklahoma said on Friday police were investigating a potential shooting on its Norman campus and that a shelter in place was activated. In a post on the university’s social media account, officials said an active shooter had been reported at the Van Fleet Oval, a street in the center of the campus. The school in a tweet urged people to “Avoid South Oval area. Shelter […]

By Josh Arslan and Ben Blanchard FUZHOU, China/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China began three days of military exercises around Taiwan on Saturday to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the island’s defence ministry said it would respond calmly. The drills, announced the day after Tsai returned from the United States, had been widely expected after China condemned the meeting with […]

(Reuters) – Burnley manager Vincent Kompany said he did not expect to lead the Lancashire club to promotion to the Premier League in his first season in charge, but having achieved that return to the top tier he said his side are now aiming for more. Burnley secured automatic promotion to the Premier League with seven games to spare after Friday’s 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough ensured Kompany’s side will finish […]

By Brendan Pierson and Tom Hals (Reuters) -A U.S. judge in Texas on Friday suspended the two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone while a legal challenge proceeds, dealing another setback to abortion rights in the United States. Adding to the volatile legal landscape around abortion, a federal judge in Washington state on Friday issued a seemingly conflicting injunction that prevented federal regulators from altering access to the same abortion […]