China Eastern, Xiamen Airlines cancel Taiwan flights amid routes row
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines said on Tuesday they had canceled 176 round-trip flights to Taiwan that had been added to their schedules to meet demand over the Lunar New Year, amid a row between Beijing and Taiwan over…
UK’s May promises frank discussions with China amid dash for trade
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May promised to hold “frank discussions” with China during a crucial trade visit later this week, with several awkward diplomatic issues like North Korea and Brexit expected to be discussed.
South Korea says still pushing forward on other projects with North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will go ahead with other Winter Olympics projects with North Korea despite Pyongyang calling off a joint cultural performance that was less than a week away, a South Korean government official said on Tuesday.
China Eastern says cancels flights amid routes row with Taiwan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China Eastern Airlines said on Tuesday it has been forced to cancel 106 round-trip flights to Taiwan around the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday amid a row between Beijing and Taiwan over flight routes.
U.S. and Australia join search for survivors from missing Kiribati ferry
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – United States and Australian aircraft joined the search for passengers of a missing ferry off Kiribati on Tuesday, as rescuers scoured the central Pacific Ocean for a liferaft believed to be carrying survivors.
Russia says Su-27 fighter jet intercepted U.S. spy plane; U.S. protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea on Monday, prompting the U.S. State Department to protest the maneuver as “an unsafe interaction.”
Trump administration declines to apply new Russia sanctions, for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Monday it would not immediately impose additional sanctions on Russia under a new law designed to punish Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, insisting the measure was already hitt…
U.S. says Russian military jet engaged in ‘unsafe interaction’ with U.S. Navy aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian military jet engaged in an “unsafe interaction” with a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the Black Sea on Monday, coming within 5 feet (1.5 meters) and crossing directly in front of the American plane, the U.S. State De…
Exclusive: U.S., Mexico explore placing armed U.S. air marshals on flights
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico and the United States are looking into whether armed U.S. federal air marshals could be deployed on commercial cross-border flights, according to a document seen by Reuters and a Mexican official, as Mexico deepens securi…
U.S. says sanctions law deters billions in Russian defense sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Monday a 2017 U.S. law was deterring billions of dollars in Russian defense sales, but it did not announce any sanctions under the measure designed to punish Russia for allegedly seeking to influ…
