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TOKYO (Reuters) – The Group of Seven (G7) and other like-minded organisations renewed their pledge to support Ukraine’s energy sector, Japan’s foreign ministry said after the group convened for a meeting on Friday. Japan’s foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan intends to provide about 10 autotransformers and 140 units of power-related equipment to Ukraine, according …

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(Reuters) – Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to re-establish relations after a seven-year diplomatic rupture, according to a statement issued by Iran, Saudi Arabia and China. Here are key dates in Saudi-Iranian relations since the suspension of ties in 2016: Jan. 2, 2016: Saudi Arabia executes nearly 50 people including prominent Shi’ite cleric …

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By Eloisa Lopez ABOARD PHILIPPINES COAST GUARD PLANE, South China Sea (Reuters) – As a Philippine coast guard aircraft flew over the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, a message came in over the radio telling it to immediately leave “Chinese territory”. Such warnings, from a Chinese coast guard ship, have …

Over the South China Sea, dispute simmers via radios and rhetoric Read More »

By Elaine Lies SHINCHIMACHI, Japan (Reuters) – A chilly dawn paints the sky magenta and purple as Japanese fisherman Haruo Ono unloads his catch of flounder, crab and sea bass from his boat at the small port of Shinchimachi. A third-generation fisherman, Ono, 71, has been putting to sea for half a century from Shinchimachi, …

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TASHKENT (Reuters) – Uzbekistan’s parliament passed a law on Friday calling a constitutional referendum on April 30 that, if passed, would allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to run again when his second term ends in 2026. Both the current and the proposed new versions of the constitution limit successive presidential terms to two, but officials have …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s election commission on Friday launched an appeal against a controversial court ruling that ordered it to delay the 2024 presidential and general polls, officials said. The commission will argue against a court decision that has reignited debate over extending President Joko Widodo’s time in office, which is limited to two five-year …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday vowed to strengthen deterrence against North Korea’s threats by establishing a nuclear planning and implementation system with the United States. Speaking at a commissioning ceremony for Naval academy graduates, the president also said South Korea will step up joint military drills with the United …

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By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian government wants state energy company Pertamina to move its Plumpang fuel terminal, one of the country’s oldest and largest, after a fire broke out at the facility in Jakarta, killing 16 residents nearby. However costs and politics could get in the way of relocating the terminal, which …

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By Timothy Gardner and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 39 entities, including many based in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, that Washington said facilitate Iran’s access to the global financial system, describing them as a “shadow banking” network that moves billions of dollars. The U.S. Treasury …

U.S. targets ‘shadow banking’ network helping Iran evade sanctions Read More »