China says resignation of top Taiwan official won’t affect ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government said on Wednesday that the resignation of the head of Taiwan’s China policy-making body, the Mainland Affairs Council, would not affect the normalization of ties which has gathered momentum since 2008.
China’s President Xi to visit U.S. in September: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the United States in September, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of agricultural land
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia tightened rules on Wednesday over foreign ownership of its agricultural land amid concerns that it is losing control of its own food security, slashing the amount beyond which land purchases would require regulatory approva…
Foreign fighters still flowing to Syria, U.S. intelligence says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of foreign fighters traveling to join the Islamic State or rival militant groups in Syria is continuing to grow, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official will tell a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
American hostage Mueller’s family, U.S. government say she is dead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller, held hostage by Islamic State militants for 18 months, is dead, her family said on Tuesday, but the circumstances were unclear and President Barack Obama vowed to hunt down the culprits.
Obama to bring back most U.S. troops fighting Ebola in Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to announce on Wednesday that he will bring back nearly all of the 1,300 U.S. troops deployed in West Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic by April 30, the White House said late on Tuesday.
United States closes its embassy in conflict-hit Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen, the Arabian peninsula state that is a front line in Washington’s war against al Qaeda, embassy employees and U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
New violence in Ukraine diminishes hopes before four-way summit
VUHLEHIRSK/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Rockets killed more than 10 civilians and soldiers deep in Ukrainian government-held territory on Tuesday and rebels pushed on with an assault on an army-held rail junction, setbacks that showed Kiev’s positio…
Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms
ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras comfortably won a confidence vote on his plan to cancel a deeply unpopular bailout program and challenge European leaders as both sides prepare for a showdown at meetings in Brussels this …
Greek PM comfortably wins confidence vote in parliament
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras easily won a parliamentary confidence vote in the early hours of Wednesday after pledging never to allow Greece to return to the era of austerity and bailout programs.
