By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s legislature passed a legal amendment on Wednesday to prevent foreign lawyers working on national security cases, a restriction critics say will undermine fair trials and the right of defendants to choose their lawyers. The amendment enshrines in law a ruling from China’s top lawmaking body last …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Leaders of seven of the world’s richest nations meet next week at the G7 summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima to discuss geopolitical, economic and climate issues as the war in Ukraine drags on and tensions rise between China and the United States. WHAT IS THE G7 SUMMIT? The G7 is …
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By Kate Lamb LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders meeting in Indonesia called on Wednesday for an immediate end to violence in military-ruled Myanmar, in an effort to create a window for dialogue and the delivery of humanitarian aid as fighting intensifies. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit was expected to …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military said on Wednesday the aircraft carrier Shandong had returned to its home port in Hainan “in recent days”, after a month-long voyage that included transits around Taiwan for drills and a flex of muscles as far out as the Western Pacific. This year, the Shandong has been spotted in the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is encouraging the World Health Organization to invite Taiwan as an observer at its annual meeting in Geneva from May 21 to 30, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, in remarks that provoked criticism from China. China, which considers Taiwan to be one of its provinces, began blocking …
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(Reuters) – Myanmar’s shadow government welcomes efforts by ASEAN chair Indonesia to kickstart peace talks in the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation but is deeply distrustful of the junta that took power in a 2021 coup, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) holding a summit in Indonesia have …
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COLOMBO (Reuters) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will arrive in Sri Lanka on Thursday, a statement from the global lender said as the crisis-hit country prepares for the first review of a loan programme in September. The delegation will visit Sri Lanka during May 11-23 as part of regular consultations ahead of …
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By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada will not be intimidated by China following tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions by Ottawa and Beijing. Ottawa expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei on Monday over allegations related to foreign interference, and hours later, China asked a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai to …
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By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency arrested former prime minister Imran Khan at Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, threatening fresh turmoil in the nuclear-armed country as clashes erupted between Khan supporters and police, killing at least one protester. Khan’s arrest comes a day after the powerful military rebuked him …
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The world’ largest economies grouped in the G20 will hold their annual heads of state or government summit next year in Rio de Janeiro, state Governor Claudio Castro said. Brazil will take over the rotating presidency of the G20 from India on Dec. 1. “It’s official,” Castro announced in a …
