By Yimou Lee and David Brunnstrom TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high seas “cat and mouse” on Sunday ahead of the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises launched in reaction to a visit to Taiwan …
White House says it is working to push assault weapons ban in Senate
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The White House said on Saturday it is having conversations about what it can do to advance a bill banning the assault-style rifles that have been used in mass shootings. White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said the admini…
Musk challenges Twitter CEO to public debate on bots
(Reuters) – Elon Musk on Saturday challenged Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the percentage of bots on the social media platform. “Let him prove to the public that Twitter has
Biden tests negative for COVID, White House physician says
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive with a breakthrough case for days, the White House physician said on Saturday. The Democratic president, “in an abundance of caution,” will…
FT says Western governments are alarmed over Turkey’s deepening ties with Russia
(Reuters) – Western governments are increasingly alarmed about deepening economic ties between Turkey and Russia, warning of the mounting risk that Turkey could be hit by punitive retaliation if it helps Russia avoid sanctions, the Financial Times repo…
Bus crash in Croatia leaves 12 Polish pilgrims dead, 32 injured
VARAZDIN, Croatia (Reuters) -Twelve people were killed in Croatia on Saturday when a Polish bus filled with religious pilgrims slipped off a road and crashed near Varazdin, authorities said. Thirty-two people were injured in the crash which happened at…
Gazans said they got 15 minute warning before Israeli strikes destroyed homes
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – As Israel’s campaign against the militant Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza moved into its second day on Saturday, residents of houses targeted for destruction said they were given 15 minutes warning to evacuate. “…
‘Time against us’ in bid to rescue 10 Mexican miners after 3 days underground
By Luis Cortes and Daina Beth Solomon SABINAS, Mexico (Reuters) -Large pumps sucked water from a flooded coal mine in Mexico on Saturday as authorities weighed whether to send divers to try to save 10 miners who have been trapped underground for more t…
Bomb blast in Kabul kills eight, injures more than 20
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) -A bomb blast in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least eight people and injured 22, hospital officials and witnesses said. The bomb exploded in a western district of th…
Republican Newhouse advances in Washington primary over Trump-backed challenger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse of Washington, one of 10 House Republicans who bucked the party and voted to impeach former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, defeated a Trump-backed challenger an…