By Trevor Hunnicutt and Ryan Woo KENTFIELD, California/BEIJING (Reuters) -China hit back on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”, saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, an unexpected flare-up following attempts by both sides to reduce friction. Biden made his comments just a day after U.S. …
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BANGKOK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s defense ministry and two banks used by the ruling military junta to buy arms and other goods from foreign sources. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement the military has relied on foreign sources, including Russian entities under sanctions, to purchase and import …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday levelled sanctions against Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense and two banks used by the Southeast Asian country’s military to purchase arms and other goods in foreign currencies, according to the Treasury Department’s website. The sanctions hit the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB) and Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan plans to push for women’s participation in society, especially in politics, top government spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday, after an annual report showed the country was struggling to narrow the gender gap. The World Economic Forum report measuring gender parity ranked Japan 125th out of 146 countries this year, down from …
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ASTANA (Reuters) – Kazakhstan, the longtime host of Syria peace talks between Russia, Turkey and Iran, surprising proposed ending the process on Wednesday, though Russia said the meetings could continue in another location. Diplomats from the three countries met in the Kazakh capital Astana for the 20th time this week to discuss the situation on …
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By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Southeast Asian neighbours of conflict-riven Myanmar must consider imposing measures to hold its military rulers accountable, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday, adding the bloc is “deadlocked” over how to resolve the ongoing crisis. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Thomas Andrews, said the …
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By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KHUIRATTA, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (Reuters) -Muhammad Yasin borrowed almost $8,000 to reach Europe by boat to try to build a better life for his young children. Now they are being DNA tested by Pakistan to see if their father is among the scores who died when their boat sank off Greece last …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -A Chinese aircraft carrier group led by the vessel Shandong sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, amid heightened military tension over the island Beijing claims as its own territory. The ministry said the Shandong, commissioned in 2019, had sailed in a southerly direction through the western part …
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By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government says China will try to interfere in key elections in January by illicitly funding Beijing-friendly candidates using communications apps or group tours, according to three internal security reports reviewed by Reuters. President Tsai Ing-wen’s government has repeatedly warned of China’s attempts to influence public opinion on the …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former New York City police sergeant was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of acting as an illegal Chinese agent by intimidating a U.S.-based fugitive to try to get him to return to his homeland to face charges. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said Michael McMahon was hired to …
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