By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Jibran Ahmad BARA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Atop a police outpost in northwest Pakistan, Faizanullah Khan stands behind a stack of sandbags and peers through the sight of an anti-aircraft gun, scanning the terrain along the unofficial boundary with the country’s restive former tribal areas. On this cold and rainy February morning, …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean lawmakers on Monday narrowly voted down a motion to lift the parliamentary immunity of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung over corruption charges, fuelling criticism that his party abused its majority power to evade criminal investigations. Lee, chair of the main opposition Democratic Party who lost to President Yoon …
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(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km, EMSC said. (Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Gareth Jones)
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China accused the United States of “endangering” peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance military plane flew through the sensitive waterway on Monday. Beijing has been incensed by U.S. military missions through the narrow strait, most frequently of warships but occasionally of aircraft, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has always maintained communication with all sides in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, including Kyiv, a foreign ministry spokesperson told a regular news briefing on Monday. Mao Ning was answering a question on Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying he would welcome talks with China. In another question on Zelenskiy saying that he planned to …
By Kantaro Komiya and Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will from Wednesday ease its COVID restrictions on travellers from China, dropping a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival, its top government spokesperson said. Instead of blanket testing of travellers from mainland China, Japan will only test selected samples, although …
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By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Incoming Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday he had ideas on how the central bank could exit its massive stimulus, but a shift to tighter policy would only come when the country’s trend inflation heightens significantly. The central bank will reduce its bond …
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SUBANG JAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) – Malaysian reptile enthusiast Yap Ming Yang hopes visitors to his pet-friendly cafe will learn to appreciate snakes and lizards as much as they do furrier creatures such as dogs and cats. Bearded dragons, leopard geckos, and corn snakes are among the species resting in glass tanks stacked around Yap’s cafe …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Four people charged in connection with the killing of 28-year-old model Abby Choi appeared in court on Monday morning, after police found parts of her body in a village house on the outskirts of the financial city. Hong Kong police said on Sunday they had charged three men, aged 28-65, with murder, …
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By Gianni, Daniele and Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – At least 59 people died, including 12 children, when a wooden sailing boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed against rocks near the southern Italian coast early on Sunday, authorities said. The vessel, which sailed from Turkey and was carrying people from Afghanistan, Iran and several other …
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