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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to discuss the crisis-stricken nation’s debt with Paris Club members on the sidelines of a trip to France next week, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Since defaulting last May on its foreign debt for the first time in …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit France and Vietnam next week and meet with leaders from both countries, Yoon’s office said on Tuesday. Yoon will hold a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron during his trip to Paris between June 20 and 21, Yoon’s deputy national security adviser, Kim Tae-hyo, …

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(Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered an election law be amended to penalise anyone who boycotts next month’s poll, which critics have said will be a sham because of the premier’s moves to stamp out all opposition. The revision is likely to be approved in the coming days by the rubber-stamp parliament …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s military released an updated civil defence handbook on Tuesday that for the first time includes a section on how to tell the difference between Chinese and Taiwanese soldiers based on their uniforms, camouflage and insignia. Taiwan unveiled the handbook last year amid a rise in tensions with Beijing and after Russia’s …

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By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese hackers are all but certain to disrupt American critical infrastructure, such as pipelines and railways, in the event of a conflict with the United States, a senior U.S. cybersecurity official said Monday. In comments made during an appearance at the Aspen Institute in Washington, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has made its concerns known to the Cuban government about Cuba hosting Chinese spy operations on its territory, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday. Kirby said the bilateral relationship with China was tense at the moment, but President Joe Biden was committed to keeping …

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By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has taken diplomatic steps that have slowed down a Chinese effort to project military power around the world, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday ahead of a visit to Beijing later this week. Washington’s top diplomat was asked at a press …

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