BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping told Henry Kissinger that “old friends” like him will never be forgotten, striking an easy tone in their meeting in China’s capital on Thursday, amid efforts by Beijing and Washington to mend frayed ties. “Once again, China and the U.S. are at a crossroads of where to go from …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States agreed to maintain close communications after climate envoys from both countries met in Beijing, China’s environment ministry said on Thursday. China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and his U.S. counterpart John Kerry discussed policy measures and progress on actions both countries have taken to address climate change, the …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday imposed a seventh round of sanctions on Myanmar in response to what it said was the escalation of violence and human rights violations since the 2021 military coup that overthrew elected leader Aung Suu Kyi. The new sanctions target six persons and one entity, including the ministers …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with the leaders of Japan and South Korea in August in the United States, South Korea’s presidential office said on Thursday. Biden had invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a meeting in Washington when they met on the …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Thursday that the deployment of U.S. weapons like aircraft carriers, bombers, or missile submarines in South Korea could meet the conditions for its use of nuclear weapons, state media KCNA reported, citing a statement by the country’s defense minister Kang Sun Nam. The comments raise the …
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By Valerie Volcovici and David Stanway BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said more work was needed this year to reach agreements with China on major climate issues, after three days of talks in Beijing to rebuild trust between the world’s two biggest carbon polluters. The two sides agreed climate change was urgent …
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By Valerie Volcovici and David Stanway BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Climate talks this week between China and the United States were buoyed by goodwill, but the world’s two biggest carbon polluters achieved more on righting their diplomatic relationship than battling climate change. Despite a strong rapport between the countries’ veteran envoys, expectations for a breakthrough were …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – It is China’s “priority” to stop Taiwan’s vice president and presidential frontrunner William Lai from visiting the United States next month, the country’s ambassador in Washington said on Wednesday, as Beijing steps up its warnings against the trip. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up military and political …
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By Amy Tennery, Irene Wang, Nathan Frandino and Praveen Menon AUCKLAND (Reuters) -At least two people and an armed attacker were killed and five others wounded in a shooting in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Thursday, hours ahead of the opening match of the Women’s soccer World Cup in the city. Prime Minister …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court sentenced a man to three months imprisonment on Thursday for allegedly insulting China’s national anthem by splicing a protest song onto a video clip of a Hong Kong athlete being presented a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Magistrate Minnie Wat said a deterrent sentence was needed …
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