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By Gustavo Palencia and Ben Blanchard TEGUCIGALPA/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Honduras said on Saturday it was ending its decades-long diplomatic relations with Taiwan, bringing it closer to China as it expands its footprint in Central America. “The government of Honduras recognises the existence of just one China,” the Honduran foreign ministry said in a post on Twitter. “The government of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China… Taiwan […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian Labor Party in New South Wales state claimed power in an election on Saturday night, with voters backing the centre-left party’s pledges on anti-privatisation and cost of living relief. The election in Australia’s most populous state had been touted as a tight race between the incumbent Liberal-National coalition and Labor, but the vote count on Sunday showed Labor on track to take the 47 seats needed […]

WACO, Texas (AP) — Facing a potential indictment, Donald Trump took a defiant stance at a rally Saturday in Waco, disparaging the prosecutors investigating him and predicting his vindication as he rallied supporters in a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement. With a hand over his heart, Trump stood at attention when his rally opened with a song called “Justice for All” performed by a choir of […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is withdrawing his nomination after Republican criticism that he was not qualified to serve as the top aviation regulator, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. Last year, Biden nominated Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to serve as FAA administrator. The agency has faced questions in recent months after a […]

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Honduras said on Saturday it was ending its decades-long diplomatic relations with Taiwan, bringing it closer to China as it expands its footprint in Central America. “The government of Honduras recognises the existence of just one China,” the Honduran foreign ministry said in a post on Twitter. “The government of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China.” The ministry said Honduras had notified Taiwan […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is withdrawing his nomination after Republican criticism that he was not qualified to serve as the top aviation regulator, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. Last year, Biden nominated Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to serve as FAA administrator. The agency has faced questions in recent months after […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is withdrawing his nomination after Republican criticism that he was not qualified to serve as the top aviation regulator, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. Last year, Biden nominated Denver International Airport Chief Executive Officer Phil Washington to serve as FAA administrator. The agency has faced questions in recent months after a […]

By Fernando Kallas TANGIER, Morocco (Reuters) -Sofiane Boufal and Abdelhamid Sabiri scored to give Morocco a 2-1 victory in a friendly match against Brazil in Tangier on Saturday, earning their first victory ever against the five-time world champions. World Cup semi-finalists Morocco did not hold back and delivered a statement win against soccer powerhouse Brazil in their first home game after an outstanding Qatar 2022 campaign. Cheered on by 65,000 […]

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk has offered the social-media company’s employees stock grants at a valuation of nearly $20 billion, the Information reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with an email Musk sent to Twitter staff. The reported valuation is less than half of the $44 billion that Musk paid to acquire the social media platform, pointing to a drop in Twitter’s value. Twitter did not immediately […]