By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will push to include in upcoming defense policy legislation a bipartisan amendment to sanction China over its alleged role in producing the synthetic opioid fentanyl, he said on Sunday. Schumer blamed China for much of the fentanyl that U.S. authorities say is responsible for …
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By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – U.S. soccer veteran Megan Rapinoe raised the ire of retired tennis great Martina Navratilova when she said this week she would “absolutely” support a trans woman playing on the American squad. The inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s events is one of the most contentious and divisive issues …
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GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) – China has not given an encouraging response so far on reaching a common understanding with the G20 bloc on the issue of restructuring the debt of vulnerable countries, a source aware of the matter said on Sunday. G20 nations are also not keen on a one-size-fits-all rule to restructure such countries’ …
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By Daewoung Kim and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL/CHEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -The bodies of eight people trapped in a tunnel flooded by heavy rain in central South Korea were retrieved on Sunday, authorities said, with the death toll from days of torrential downpours that have pounded the country rising to 37. Seo Jeong-il, head of the …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will provide more demining equipment to Ukraine, a South Korean official said on Sunday, following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to Kyiv on the weekend where he pledged more military and humanitarian aid in the fight against Russia. “We are thinking to expand support on mine detectors and demining equipment …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday the Biden administration remains concerned that North Korea will move forward with another intercontinental ballistic missile test. “I have been concerned for some time that North Korea would conduct what would be its seventh nuclear test,” Sullivan said during an interview with …
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By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese military-run hospital ship has arrived in Kiribati for the first time, as China vies with the United States for influence in the Pacific region. The arrival of the 14,300 metric ton “Peace Ark” – the first time a Chinese navy vessel has visited Kiribati – marks …
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By Philip Pullella and Francesco Guarascio VATICAN CITY/HANOI (Reuters) – The Vatican and Vietnam are due to take a major step towards improving their long strained relations by finalising a deal in which Hanoi will allow the Holy See to have a resident representative in the communist-run country, sources say. The deal will likely be …
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By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese naval flotilla set off on Sunday to join Russian naval and air forces in the Sea of Japan in an exercise aimed at “safeguarding the security of strategic waterways”, according to China’s defence ministry. Codenamed “Northern/Interaction-2023”, the drill marks enhanced military cooperation between China and Russia …
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By Joyce Lee and Olena Harmash SEOUL/KYIV (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Saturday his country will provide a bigger batch of military supplies and humanitarian aid to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv for a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The surprise trip came after Yoon attended a NATO alliance summit …
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