SEOUL (Reuters) – Fans of K-Pop supergroup BTS gathered in the heart of the South Korean capital Seoul on Monday to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the boy band’s debut. Although the group is on hiatus with two of the members currently doing mandatory military service, many of their loyal global fanbase called “ARMY” still …
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PRAGUE (Reuters) – Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu met the head of the upper house of the Czech parliament on Tuesday as part of a European trip that has angered China. Wu, on a second trip to the central European NATO and European Union member country after a 2021 visit, met Milos Vystrcil, who has …
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By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China attaches great importance to the Palestinian issue and will continue to support peace talks, Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his visiting Palestinian counterpart in Beijing on Tuesday, offering to contribute “Chinese wisdom.” China has always firmly supported the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate rights, …
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(Reuters) – Hong Kong-based Frontier Services Group Ltd on Tuesday denied allegations it provided training to Chinese military pilots using Western and NATO personnel, adding it was unaware of any reason for its inclusion in an export control list. The security and aviation company, previously run by Blackwater founder Erik Prince, was added to an …
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By Sumit Khanna and Rajendra Jadhav AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI (Reuters) -Four boys drowned in rough seas off the western Indian financial hub of Mumbai on Tuesday as India and Pakistan began evacuating people from coastal areas, two days before a cyclone is expected to make landfall. Classified as a very severe cyclonic storm, Biparjoy is expected to …
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By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled on Tuesday a package of wide-ranging measures to reverse a dwindling birthrate, saying the problem needed to be tackled as an ageing population threatens the world’s third-largest economy. Kishida’s flagship policy comes amid speculation that he will dissolve parliament’s lower house …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s president stepped up criticism of China’s ambassador on Tuesday, saying the envoy had been disrespectful in suggesting South Korea had made the wrong choice by siding with the United States against China. The ambassador, Xing Haiming, sparked controversy last Thursday when, in comments to an opposition politician, he …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – NATO will set up a liaison office in Tokyo in 2024 and use it as a hub for cooperation with South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday. The Japanese ambassador to the United States said in May that the U.S.-led military alliance was planning a Tokyo office, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -A Chinese state-affiliated social media commentator accused the United States on Tuesday of playing tricks and creating an “illusion” that it is eager to engage, days before an expected visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The lead up to the high-stakes visit has been marred by new U.S. accusations of Chinese …
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(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck the eastern Kashmir region in India on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 60 km (37.28 miles) and the epicentre of the quake was at a distance of 99 km north of Pathankot in northern India, the EMSC …
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