BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday implied energy assistance for the Philippines could be tied to Manila holding military drills with the U.S. and other allies, as its top newspaper showed Beijing’s readiness to leverage its reserves in diplomatic disputes. In an editorial headlined “The Philippines should create conditions for deepening cooperation,” the ruling…
LUXEMBOURG, April 21 (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she expected “positive decisions” on the 90 billion euro ($105.94 billion) loan for Ukraine to be made on Wednesday. This month’s electoral defeat of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Ukraine’s harshest EU foe, could pave the way for the loan that…
TOKYO, April 21 (Reuters) – Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defence export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons. The move aimed at strengthening Japan’s defence industrial base marks another step away from pacifist restraints that have shaped…
BUDAPEST, April 18 (Reuters) – Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar’s Tisza party has increased its parliamentary supermajority to 141 seats out of 199 after the processing of postal, foreign mission, and transferred votes, the election office said on Saturday. Centre-right Tisza (Respect and Freedom) won a landslide victory in Sunday’s election, ending the 16-year rule…
BARCELONA, April 18 (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders. The meeting, reported by Spanish state news agency EFE, took place during Sheinbaum’s visit to Barcelona to attend a gathering of the global left, organized by the Spanish government. Sheinbaum’s visit…
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. is urging G20 members and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take coordinated action to ensure fertilizer access amid disruptions in food trade supply chains caused by the war in the Middle East, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott…
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko left the United States on Thursday buoyed by what she called positive talks with top U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, saying she found him to be supportive of her war-torn country. Svyrydenko told Reuters that she used the meeting with Bessent to hammer…
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BANGKOK (AP) — Have you “become Chinese”? In recent months, 20-somethings around the world have taken over social media with posts enthusing about how they’re embracing Chinese ways of life. Videos proclaiming users are “Chinamaxxing,” or “in a very Chinese time of their lives” — namely by drinking hot water with boiled goji berries, eating…
By Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such purchases as Washington enforces a maritime blockade on Iran. “We have told countries that if you are buying Iranian oil, that if Iranian money…