2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (396+ words) May 12 (Reuters) " Russia launched more than 200 drones at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, hours after a U. S. -mediated ceasefire expired, dimming hopes it would be extended. Ukraine and Russia had agreed to "a May 9"11 ceasefire linked to the anniversary…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (114+ words) MOSCOW, May 10 (Reuters) " Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday "that Ukraine had "violated a ceasefire by launching drones and artillery strikes against Russian "troops, "Interfax news "agency reported. Over the "past 24 hours, Russia has shot down 57 Ukrainian drones, "the ministry…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (316+ words) WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) " U. S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced on social media that there would be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and "Ukraine from May 9 until May 11 to "mark the end of World War Two for the…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (473+ words) BEIJING (Reuters) -Japan is trying to revive its wartime militarism and repeat the mistakes of history with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan, China's top newspaper, People's Daily, said on Friday. Takaichi sparked a diplomatic row with Beijing with…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (352+ words) (Reuters) -China said on Wednesday it would hold a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the "retrocession" of Taiwan to Chinese rule at the end of World War Two. Here is a timeline about Taiwan, China, the war and its…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (504+ words) BEIJING (Reuters) -China will hold a celebration of the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's "retrocession" to Chinese rule, the government said on Wednesday, while sources told Reuters it was scheduled for this weekend in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Both China…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (127+ words) BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese state-controlled organisations held an event on Tuesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's "retrocession" to Chinese rule, China's state news agency Xinhua reported. October 25 marks the anniversary of Japan, whi. .. BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese state-controlled organisations held an…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (370+ words) TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwanese officials have been banned from attending events held by China next week to mark the 80th anniversary of the island's "retrocession" to Chinese rule because Beijing is trying to distort history for its own aims, the government said…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (571+ words) TOKYO (Reuters) -Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who died Friday aged 101, was best known for his landmark apology for Japan's World War Two aggression 50 years after its surrender, an expression of contrition that became the standard for subsequent leaders. As…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1222+ words) MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) -Dutch systems specialist Paul Post had glimpsed the notebooks that contained his father's Nazi-era'diaries before, but when he rediscovered them in an attic 15 years ago, the recent retiree finally had time to closely examine them....