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US announces $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever

18 Dec 2025

By Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina TAIPEI/WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The Trump administration announced on Wednesday $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the largest ever U.S. weapons package for the island which is under increasing military pressure from China.   The Taiwan arms sale announcement is the second under U.S. President Donald Trump’s current …

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Badminton-An dominates, Yamaguchi battles through at World Tour Finals

18 Dec 2025

Dec 18 (Reuters) – South Korea’s An Se-young dominated Tomoka Miyazaki 21-9 21-6 at badminton’s World Tour Finals in Hangzhou on Thursday to continue her chase for a second title at the season finale. Paris Olympics gold medallist An was too experienced for her 19-year-old opponent and used an array of strokes to seal the …

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China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict

18 Dec 2025

BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) – China said on Thursday its arms trade with Thailand and Cambodia is unrelated to the current conflict between the Southeast Asian neighbours, with which Beijing has close ties. “We hope relevant parties will refrain from making subjective speculation and malicious hype,” the Chinese Defence Ministry said in response to reports …

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Azerbaijan seeks life sentence for billionaire former Karabakh official Vardanyan

18 Dec 2025

BAKU/TBILISI, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Azerbaijani prosecutors on Thursday asked a Baku court for a life sentence for Ruben Vardanyan, a billionaire banker who served as a senior official in the breakaway Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh before its collapse in 2023, state news agency Azertac reported. Armenian-born Vardanyan, who previously held Russian citizenship and made …

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Taiwan rattled by 5.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage

18 Dec 2025

TAIPEI, Dec 18 (Reuters) – A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 18 km (11 miles) off eastern Taiwan’s Hualien city on Thursday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake briefly shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 31.6 km (19.6 miles), the weather administration said. …

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China voices support for Venezuela amid US blockade, but makes no aid pledges

18 Dec 2025

By Ryan Woo BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) – China opposed what it said was “unilateral bullying” after Washington ordered a blockade of sanctioned tankers entering and leaving oil-rich Venezuela, but did not say exactly how it would come to the South American country’s aid or offer any refuge for its embattled leader.  Earlier this week, …

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No evidence alleged Bondi gunmen received military training in the Philippines, says security adviser

18 Dec 2025

MANILA, Dec 17 (Reuters) – There is no evidence indicating that the two suspects involved in the Bondi Beach attack received any form of military training while in the Philippines, the Philippines’ National Security Adviser said on Wednesday.    In a statement, Eduardo Año said that a mere visit to the country does not substantiate allegations …

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Soccer-FIFA overturns three Malaysia matches amid player eligibility scandal

17 Dec 2025

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (Reuters) – FIFA overturned the results of three Malaysia matches after finding they had fielded ineligible players, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said on Wednesday, in the latest setback for the team amid a widening document forgery scandal. FIFA had suspended seven naturalised players for 12 months …

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G7 condemns prosecution of Jimmy Lai, calls for his release

17 Dec 2025

Dec 17 (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven on Wednesday condemned the prosecution of Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, who was found guilty of collusion with foreign forces this week. “We continue to express our concerns about deteriorating rights, freedoms and autonomy in Hong Kong … we call on the Hong …

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China says Philippines distorted facts about incident near disputed atoll

17 Dec 2025

BEIJING, Dec 17 (Reuters) – China’s defence ministry accused the Philippines on Wednesday of distorting the facts about an incident involving the Chinese coastguard and Filipino fishermen near a South China Sea shoal, a charge Manila strongly rejected. The Philippine coastguard said over the weekend that three Filipino fishermen were injured and two fishing vessels …

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