DAKAR, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A rape accusation against a popular pastor in Nigeria has prompted a new #MeToo movement on social media with women sharing stories of sexual assault and calling for justice.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong protesters stormed the legislature on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule today in a direct challenge to Beijing, amid widespread anger over laws that would allow extraditions to China.
(Reuters) – Ten people were killed yesterday when their private turboprop airplane crashed into a hangar during takeoff and burst into flames at the municipal airport in Addison, Texas, outside Dallas, an airport official said.
DAKAR, (Reuters) – Senegal has seized 798 kg of cocaine hidden inside new cars on a ship travelling from Brazil, the customs authority said yesterday, the latest in a series of large seizures off the West African coast this year.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Millions lined the streets of New York yesterday to wave rainbow flags, celebrate the movement toward LGBTQ equality and renew calls for action in what organizers billed as the largest gay pride celebration in history.
ANKARA, (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said “some people” were paying “serious money” to bury the issue of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, broadcaster NTV reported yesterday.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – One of the central mysteries of Venezuela’s slow-motion collapse: Why does the military continue to support Nicolas Maduro, the president who has led the once-prosperous South American country into poverty and chaos?
OSAKA (Reuters) – The United States and China agreed yesterday to restart trade talks after President Donald Trump offered concessions including no new tariffs and an easing of restrictions on tech company Huawei in order to reduce tensions with Beijing.
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday a draft trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur group of South American countries was “good” and had met key French demands.
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is set to visit the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea today, hoping for a third encounter with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to revive stalled nuclear talks.
OSAKA, (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies warned today of growing risks to the global economy but stopped short of denouncing protectionism, calling instead for a free, fair trade environment after talks some members described as difficult.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations must drop its bureaucratic timidity and stand up to its member states if it is to tackle global problems, a top U.N.
(Reuters) – The Trump administration turned up the pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday by targeting his son Nicolas “Nicolasito” Maduro with sanctions, the U.S.
OSAKA, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set for a high-stakes meeting in Japan today that could salvage trade talks or plunge the world’s two largest economies into a deeper trade war.
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday announced a new subsea cable dubbed “Equiano” that will connect Africa with Europe, as it boosts its cloud computing infrastructure.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Some 5,000 Venezuelans leave their country each day, the Organization of American States (OAS) said in a report on Friday, and the number of migrants from the oil-producing country could double to 8 million by the end of 2020.