HONG KONG (Reuters) – Support for Hong Kong’s year-long pro-democracy protests has waned, now backed by a slim majority, as the city prepares for the imposition of national security legislation drafted by Beijing, a poll conducted for Reuters showed. FILE PHOTO: A pro-democracy protester holds a flag supporting Hong Kong’s …
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NEW YORK / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue on the “path of dystopia” blocking a United States attempt to extend a weapons ban to Iran, the Iranian envoy from the United States said. Brian Hook to Reuters. his formal …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has determined that major Chinese companies, including telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision (002415.SZ), are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, laying the groundwork for new US financial sanctions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. FILE …
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FILE PHOTO: USS Nitze, a Guided Missile Destroyer is pictured in New York Harbor, May 24, 2006. REUTERS / Peter Foley / File Photo / File Photo CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino on Wednesday called an incident this week in which a United States Navy ship sailed …
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BEIRUT / AMMAN (Reuters) – Last year, President Bashar al-Assad appeared to be on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his diplomatic isolation and recovering more from Syria without firing a bullet. FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a poster representing Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria, …
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