Chinese defence chief Dong Jun's speech comes a day after U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told delegates the Indo-Pacific region remains a key focus for the United States.
Singapore, June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su - World
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy met heads of state and legislators in Singapore late on Saturday and early on Sunday, seeking security assistance and support for a peace summit after arriving for a surprise visit to the Shangri-La Dialogue.
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The prospect of peaceful "reunification" with Taiwan is being increasingly "eroded" by Taiwanese separatists and external forces, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Sunday, promising to ensure independence never happens.
The landing elevates China's space-power status in a global rush to the moon, where countries are hoping to exploit lunar minerals to sustain long-term astronaut missions and moon bases.
Hainan province, China April 27, 2024. cnsphoto via REUTERS - Technology
Boeing, whose commercial plane operations are in disarray, badly needs a win in space for its Starliner venture, a program several years behind schedule with more than $1.5 billion in cost overruns.
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The statute of limitations has likely passed, Justice Department officials told victims' families.
Israel has said there will be no formal end to the war as long as Hamas retains power, raising questions of timing and interpretation over the truce offer, which the Palestinian faction has welcomed.
Tel Aviv, June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Marko Djurica - World
Talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar and others to arrange a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly stalled, with each side blaming the other for the lack of progress.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out a three-phase ceasefire proposal from Israel to Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to end the war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands and caused a humanitarian crisis.
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A dramatically weakened mandate for the legacy party of Nelson Mandela, down from the 57.5% it got in the 2019 parliamentary election, means the African National Congress must share power with a rival to keep it, an unprecedented prospect.
ANC booth, June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius - Explainer
Some say the result could lead to Cyril Ramaphosa's ouster.
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The prospect of South Africa's first coalition government of the post-apartheid era is likely to keep markets jittery for months, but the weakened ANC party could soothe some nerves by seeking a deal with the pro-business Democratic Alliance, investors say.
Most exit polls projected the ruling National Democratic Alliance could win a two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament, which would allow the government to usher in far-reaching amendments in the constitution.
Firozpur district, Punjab. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - World
The coalition could win 55 to 64 seats in five southern states, nearly double what it won in 2019.
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Vishal Aheer and his team trudged up treacherous Himalayan mountain paths and across rickety bridges for seven hours to make sure that just 185 Indian villagers could vote in what has been a mammoth election.
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The festival in the English countryside celebrates its 90th anniversary this year and has a global reputation among opera lovers.
