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‘No surrender’ – Thailand’s Pita vows to fight on after blow to PM bid

13 Jul 2023

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat vowed on Thursday not to quit in his quest to become prime minister, after suffering defeat in a parliamentary vote fraught by abstentions and no-shows as conservative forces closed ranks to keep him at bay. The leader of the progressive Move Forward Party, …

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China calls on Germany to see its development ‘rationally’

13 Jul 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes Germany can see its development “rationally, comprehensively and objectively”, its embassy in Berlin said on Thursday, after Germany released its long-awaited China strategy paper. The 64-page document comes as the West is seeking to reduce dependencies on China – which policymakers have labelled “de-risking”. “Forcibly ‘de-risking’ based on ideological prejudice …

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South Korea’s Yoon says additional arms deal agreed with Poland

13 Jul 2023

By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Ju-min Park (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he and his Polish counterpart had agreed at a summit in Warsaw on Thursday on a plan for Poland to buy additional South Korean weapons. The two countries last year reached a $13.7 billion arms deal, Seoul’s biggest ever, which …

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India gives initial nod to buy French Rafale jets, submarines

13 Jul 2023

By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s defence ministry has given initial approval to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets for its navy and three Scorpene class submarines, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in France, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said. Modi began a two-day visit to Paris on Thursday to deepen ties with New …

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US Navy plane flies through Taiwan Strait after Chinese drills

13 Jul 2023

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese fighter jets monitored a U.S. Navy patrol plane that flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, following two days of Chinese military exercises to the south of the island Beijing views as China’s sovereign territory. China has been incensed by U.S. military missions through the narrow strait, most frequently of …

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China’s Pacific Islands envoy to visit Cook Islands amid police plan concern

13 Jul 2023

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – China’s special envoy to the Pacific Islands will visit Cook Islands, the current chair of the Pacific Island Forum regional bloc, on Thursday for meetings with officials, the Cook Islands government said. The three-day visit by China’s special envoy Qian Bo comes as two of the forum’s members, Australia …

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G20 to discuss international debt architecture, more loans to developing nations

13 Jul 2023

By Shivangi Acharya and Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Global finance chiefs will meet in India next week to discuss increasing loans to developing nations from multilateral institutions, reforming the international debt architecture and regulations on cryptocurrency, Indian officials said. The finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 (G20) …

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Chinese hackers breached State, Commerce Depts, Microsoft and US say

13 Jul 2023

By James Pearson and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Chinese state-linked hackers since May have secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including at least two U.S. government agencies, Microsoft and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The United States detected a breach of federal government accounts “fairly rapidly” and managed to prevent further breaches, …

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China’s US envoy makes rare Pentagon visit for security-related talks

13 Jul 2023

By Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China’s ambassador to the United States held a rare meeting at the Pentagon on Wednesday with the top U.S. defense official for Asia, the Pentagon said, in talks that followed U.S. criticism of Chinese reluctance to engage in military communications. A brief Pentagon statement said Chinese Ambassador …

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Pakistan army says it lost 12 soldiers in militant attacks

12 Jul 2023

By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan’s army said on Wednesday it lost 12 soldiers in suspected militant attacks, including an assault on one of its bases. Nine soldiers were killed at the base which the Islamist militants stormed into armed with guns, hand grenades and rockets, the army and security officials said. In a …

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