KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan has approved a proposal of bridge financing worth $390 million to lay railway tracks that would be used to transport large volumes of export material from mines in Balochistan, a government statement said on Thursday. (Reporting by Ariba Shahid, writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by Aidan Lewis)
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Journalists in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of the Maldives will appeal to the country’s Supreme Court to repeal a new law that they say seeks to stifle the media and impose steep fines on violators, a journalists’ association said on Thursday. The legislation, called the Maldives Media and Broadcasting …
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By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defence minister trumpeted Beijing’s efforts to reshape global governance, warning on Thursday against an increasingly divided world “defined by the rule of the jungle”, while saying his country’s strong military would be a force for peace. The remarks come amid simmering tension between China and the United States …
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By Maha El Dahan and Saeed Shah DUBAI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a mutual defence pact late on Wednesday, significantly strengthening a decades-old security partnership a week after Israel’s strikes on Qatar upended the diplomatic calculus in the region. The enhanced defence ties come as Gulf Arab states grow increasingly wary …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during his two-day visit to the city of Busan from September 30, Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi reported on Thursday, citing a Korean government official. It would mark Ishiba’s first – and last – trip to South Korea, after the embattled …
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By Mariko Katsumura and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s veteran lawmaker and fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday she would run in the ruling party’s leadership ballot on October 4 to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Takaichi, who hopes to become Japan’s first female prime minister, is seen as one of the …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Cambodian civilians in a disputed border area on Wednesday, authorities in both countries said, the most significant escalation since they declared a ceasefire to end a deadly five-day conflict in July. At least 23 Cambodians were injured in the incident, according to Cambodian …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will consider whether to allow North Korean athletes to participate in next year’s Asian Games in Nagoya after the North expressed its intention to take part, the Japanese government said on Thursday. The neighbouring countries have no diplomatic ties, and North Korea was a no-show when Japan last hosted the Games in …
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KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban administration on Wednesday announced an internet ban across a swathe of northern Afghanistan, “to prevent immoral activities”, provincial government statements said. The hardline Islamist movement has previously voiced concern over pornography and flirtation between men and women online. It is first such internet ban since the Taliban took over Afghanistan …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan delayed their match against United Arab Emirates by an hour on Wednesday after considering a withdrawal from the Asia Cup in protest at a match referee whom they say condoned unsportsmanlike behaviour by India at the weekend. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Andy Pycroft, from Zimbabwe, supported the stance of …
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