Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China seeks dialogue over confrontation, defence minister tells security meet
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu said on Saturday that a Cold War mentality was resurgent in the Asia-Pacific region although his country seeks dialogue over confrontation. Sp...
Jun 03, 2023
Guinea-Bissau holds legislative elections amid political deadlock
By Alberto Dabo BISSAU (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau goes to the polls on Sunday in local elections as voters seek stability more than a year after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved parliament over...
Jun 03, 2023
Timeline: China’s Tiananmen Square demonstrations and crackdown
(Reuters) - Sunday is the 34th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own pe...
Jun 03, 2023
Air defence systems engaged in repelling air attacks in Kyiv – Ukrainian officials
KYIV (Reuters) - Air defence systems were engaged in the early hours of Sunday in repelling air attacks near Kyiv, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on the Telegram messaging c...
Jun 03, 2023
Soccer-NWSL’s new Bay FC hope to ride World Cup wave of excitement
By Nathan Frandino SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The founders behind the new National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team in California's San Francisco Bay Area believe this year's Women's World C...
Jun 03, 2023
Tennis-On court of pain, Zverev rediscovers his joie de vivre in Paris
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - A year to the day after suffering a freak injury at Roland Garros, Alexander Zverev fought his way into the fourth round of the French Open, having rediscovered his ...
Jun 03, 2023
North Korea slams UN meeting on satellite launch, ‘robbery’ US demand
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea denounced the U.N. Security Council for holding a meeting on its recent satellite launch upon "robbery demands" from the U.S., vowing to continue rejectin...
Jun 03, 2023
Tennis-Haddad Maia becomes first Brazilian woman to reach French Open last 16 in 44 years
(Reuters) - Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman in 44 years to reach the last 16 of the French Open with a 5-7 6-4 7-5 victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova at Roland Garros on Saturday....
Jun 03, 2023
Tennis-Cerundolo downs Fritz to reach second week of slam for first time
(Reuters) - Francisco Cerundolo reached the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time on Saturday with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 win over American ninth seed Taylor Fritz in the third round of the French...
Jun 03, 2023
UK’s Sunak says he wants to build on Biden ties in Washington trip
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Saturday he wanted to foster a "close and candid relationship" with U.S. President Joe Biden during a visit to Washington next week that c...
Jun 03, 2023
