|  | | | | | | | | | Myanmar | | | | | | “In a world where media freedom is under attack, this is a rare glimmer of hope,” said British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt after the release of two Reuters journalists from Myanmar prison. “We are enormously pleased that Myanmar has released our courageous reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Since their arrests 511 days ago, they have become symbols of the importance of press freedom around the world. We welcome their return.” added Reuters Editor-in-Chief Steve Alder, as reactions and comments flooded in after news of their release began to spread. | | | | | Top news | | | | | | Exclusive: Construction of China’s first full-sized aircraft carrier is well under way, according to satellite images obtained and analyzed by a U.S. think tank. The images from April, provided to Reuters by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, reveal considerable recent activity during the last six months on a large vessel at the Jiangnan shipyard outside Shanghai. The effort to build a large, locally designed carrier is seen as a core part of China's extensive military modernization drive. Here are series of recent Reuters Special Reports showing how that effort is challenging decades of U.S. strategic superiority in East Asia. | | | | | | | | A day after the birth of their baby boy to a global fanfare, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were considering names for the newest member of the British royal family and when to show him off to the world. Meghan gave birth in the early hours of Monday morning to the boy, the seventh-in-line to the British throne, leaving his father, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson, and royal fans across the world thrilled and enthralled. | | | | More than 34,000 people across Europe caught measles in the first two months of 2019, with the vast majority of cases in Ukraine, the World Health Organization said as it urged authorities to ensure vulnerable people get vaccinated. The death toll among 34,300 cases reported across 42 countries in the WHO’s European region reached 13, with the virus killing people in Ukraine - which is suffering a measles epidemic - as well as in Romania and Albania. | | | | | | EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to offer 'carrots' to Venezuela military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, warnings to judges https://reut.rs/2H2NxY1 via @robertarampton 12:13 AM - May 7, 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Politics | | U.S. congressional Democrats edged closer to fighting two legal battles - one over the Mueller report and one over President Donald Trump’s tax returns - after administration officials stonewalled lawmakers’ requests for those documents. 4 min read | | | | Attorney General William Barr faces the prospect on Wednesday of a vote by a U.S. House committee to hold him in “contempt of Congress.” What does that mean? Congress has significant, if time-consuming, powers to demand witnesses and documents. One of these is the contempt citation. 4 Min Read | | | | Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer, took a parting shot at his former boss - denouncing “xenophobia, injustice and lies” - before reporting to a U.S. federal prison on Monday to begin a three-year sentence. 5 min read | | | | | | | | | | | Top Stories on Reuters TV | | | | | | | |
