Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Solomon Islands looks to bring traditional partners U.S., Australia in from the cold
By Lucy Craymer SUVA, Fiji, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Solomon Islands is repairing ties with traditional partners including the U.S. and Australia while maintaining its "friends to all and enemy to none" ...
Aug 06, 2026
Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights
TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan were ordered to evacuate and more than 500 flights cancelled on Friday as slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin approached the regi...
Aug 06, 2026
Exclusive-Alibaba plans to charge big users of its next open-source AI model, sources say
By Stephen Nellis and Eduardo Baptista Aug 7 (Reuters) - Chinese technology giant Alibaba plans to ask major users of the next version of its Qwen open-source AI model for a share of revenue they make...
Aug 06, 2026
New Zealand's ruling coalition holds razor-thin majority in poll, new centrist party gains ground
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - New Zealand's ruling centre-right coalition may retain a razor-thin parliamentary majority if an election were held now, a poll showed on Friday, but a surge fo...
Aug 06, 2026
Taiwan troops rehearse sealing off key bridge at strategic chokepoint during war games
By Yimou Lee and Fabian Hamacher NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan Aug 7 (Reuters) - Taiwanese troops on Thursday practiced defending a bridge at a critical chokepoint that could give Chinese forces a shortcut to ta...
Aug 06, 2026
Oil rises on concerns over Strait of Hormuz reopening plans
By Mohi Narayan and Helen Clark NEW DELHI, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Oil extended gains on Friday amid further concerns around the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran, working with Oman, suggested bannin...
Aug 06, 2026
Japan's April yen intervention set daily record as pressure persists
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Japanese authorities conducted a record single-day yen-buying intervention in foreign exchange markets in April, selling $40 billion of the country's curren...
Aug 06, 2026
Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund
By Andrew Hay, Dietrich Knauth and Diana Novak Jones Aug 6 (Reuters) - A New Mexico state court ordered Meta on Thursday to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms...
Aug 06, 2026
Japan June household spending falls on weather, Iran conflict clouds outlook
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Japanese household spending fell unexpectedly in June, government data showed on Friday, as weather-related factors weighed on outlays, while analysts expe...
Aug 06, 2026
Former Mexican governor arrested for allegedly destroying evidence tied to 43 missing students
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The former governor of Mexico's southern Guerrero state has been arrested for allegedly ordering the destruction of evidence that could have helped shed ...
Aug 06, 2026
