Paul Eckert

Uighur leader questions China’s account of Tiananmen attack

August 24, 2021 at 9:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The exiled leader of China's Uighur ethnic minority community called on Wednesday for an international investigation into an incident in which a car ploughed into pedestrians in...

U.S. scolds North Korea on Yongbyon nuclear reactor

August 24, 2021 at 8:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States scolded North Korea on Thursday over reports indicating the reclusive nation has restarted a plutonium-producing nuclear reactor, emphasizing that such a move would violate...

U.S. tightens embassy security in Lebanon and Turkey, warns Americans

May 23, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States tightened security at diplomatic missions in Lebanon and Turkey on Friday because of potential threats, ordering some personnel out of Lebanon and offering to...

U.S. tightens embassy security in Lebanon and Turkey, warns Americans

August 24, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.

U.S. rejects link between North Korea nuclear diplomacy, jailed American

August 24, 2021 at 7:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The case of a U.S. citizen jailed in North Korea is a human rights issue that has no connection to long-stalled talks over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons, the...

U.S., China to expand military exchanges amid rows over cyber security, territory

August 24, 2021 at 7:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China agreed on Monday to expand military exchanges and exercises as part of efforts to build more stable ties, despite tensions over cyber...

U.S., Russia agree to prepare for Syria peace talks

August 24, 2021 at 7:04 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Russian officials agreed on Friday on the need to convene a long-delayed Syrian peace conference in Geneva as soon as possible, but they offered no...

‘Desperate’ Cuba voyage is latest scrape for North Korean fleet

August 24, 2021 at 6:28 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even by the standards of North Korea's dilapidated shipping fleet, which often carries contraband and sails vessels until they sink, the recent failed attempt to transport Cuban...

U.S. says ‘strongly supports’ Panama inspection of North Korea ship

August 24, 2021 at 6:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday commended Panama's search and seizure of a North Korean-flagged ship traveling from Cuba to the Panama Canal and offered Washington's help if...

Chinese economic reforms front-and-center in talks with U.S.

August 24, 2021 at 6:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States won China's acknowledgement of U.S. concerns about cyber theft of intellectual property and commitments to limit subsidies to Chinese state-owned firms during high-level talks...

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