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North Korea ruling party meeting to address ‘urgent’ agricultural needs

6 Feb 2023 6 Feb 2023

SEOUL (Reuters) – Leading members of North Korea’s ruling party will meet this month to discuss the “urgent” task of improving the country’s agricultural sector, as international experts say food insecurity has worsened amid sanctions and COVID-19 lockdowns. State news agency KCNA reported that the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) politburo decided on Sunday that …

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U.S. fighter jet shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon with missile

6 Feb 2023 6 Feb 2023

By Randall Hill, Phil Stewart and Jeff Mason SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (Reuters) -A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, a week after it first entered U.S. airspace and triggered a dramatic — and public — spying saga that worsened Sino-U.S. relations. President …

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Australia trade minister to travel to Beijing to meet counterpart

6 Feb 2023 6 Feb 2023

By Lewis Jackson and Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia trade minister Don Farrell said on Monday he had agreed to an in-person meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao in Beijing in the near future, in the latest sign that relations between the two countries are thawing. “Our meeting represents another important step in the stabilisation …

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Landmark Hong Kong national security trial opens two years after arrests

6 Feb 2023 6 Feb 2023

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -The trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists charged under a national security law imposed by Beijing began on Monday with security tight for a case that some observers say will be a test of the city’s judicial independence. The defendants are those who pleaded not guilty out of …

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U.S. military says it is searching for remnants of Chinese spy balloon

6 Feb 2023 6 Feb 2023

By David Lawder and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Sunday it is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down the previous day, in a dramatic spy saga that has further strained American-Chinese relations. The U.S. Navy is working to recover the balloon and its payload …

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Pope Francis says he wants to go to Mongolia in September

5 Feb 2023 5 Feb 2023

By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that he expected to continue travelling despite his knee ailment, joking that “weeds never die” and adding that he hoped to go to Mongolia in September. The trip would be the first ever by a pope to the Asian country. During …

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Pakistan’s former President Musharraf, key U.S. ally against al Qaeda, is dead

5 Feb 2023 5 Feb 2023

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Ghaida Ghantous ISLAMABAD/DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the militant group’s Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, died in Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79. Musharraf, a former four-star general who seized power after a …

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Factbox-Facts about Pakistan’s late former President Pervez Musharraf

5 Feb 2023 5 Feb 2023

(Reuters) – Here are some facts about the life and career of Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf, who died on Sunday: *Born in Delhi, India, on August 11, 1943, in his family’s ancestral home, Nehar Wali Haveli. His family migrated to Pakistan when it separated from India in 1947 and settled in Karachi. *Musharraf joined …

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Analysis-China has reasons to keep cool after U.S. downs suspected spy balloon

5 Feb 2023 5 Feb 2023

By Ryan Woo and Greg Torode BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China may respond to the U.S. shooting down its suspected spy balloon after warning of “serious repercussions”, but analysts say any move will likely be finely calibrated to keep from worsening ties that both sides have been seeking to repair. Regional analysts and diplomats are …

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Qatar sends envoy to Afghan capital to meet with Taliban

5 Feb 2023 5 Feb 2023

KABUL (Reuters) – An envoy for Qatar’s foreign affairs minister visited the Afghan capital on Sunday and met with the Taliban administration’s acting foreign minister, according to an Afghan foreign ministry statement. The visit comes after the Taliban administration placed restrictions on women’s education and NGO work, which Qatar labelled “deeply concerning” amid widespread international …

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