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Suspected militants heading for Pakistani govt target blow themselves up

23 Dec 2022 23 Dec 2022

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistani militants thought to have been on the verge of carrying out a suicide bombing in Islamabad’s government district blew themselves up on Friday as police pursued their car, killing one officer, authorities said. The interior ministry said the vehicle had been heading for a high-value target in the capital, …

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Pakistan court reinstates ex-PM Khan’s ally sacked to halt snap polls plan

23 Dec 2022 23 Dec 2022

By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -A Pakistani high court on Friday reinstated a key ally of former Prime Minister Imran Khan hours after he was removed as chief minister of the country’s largest province to halt Khan’s plans to force snap polls in the South Asian nation. Punjab province Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi was …

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In Thailand, Santa delivers presents on elephants

23 Dec 2022 23 Dec 2022

AYUTTHAYA PROVINCE, Thailand (Reuters) – A trunk, rather than a red nose, is what Rudolph would need to join a herd of elephants helping Santa Claus deliver presents in Thailand. Mahouts dressed as Santa led the gentle giants to a school in central Thailand to hand out Christmas presents to about 2,000 students this week, …

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Canada condemns N.Korean arms sale to Russia’s Wagner Group -statement

23 Dec 2022 23 Dec 2022

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Friday condemned what it said were North Korean arms deliveries to Russia, saying Pyongyang’s transaction with the private military company the Wagner Group “clearly violates international law and United Nations Security Council resolutions.” “We will continue to work with international partners to address these developments and respond to further arms deliveries should they take …

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Japan to hike annual defence budget by a quarter to buy Tomahawks and other weapons

23 Dec 2022 23 Dec 2022

By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Friday said it will hike defence spending by more than a quarter next year including $1.6 billion to buy U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles that will be part of its biggest military build-up since World War Two. The 26.3% increase to a record 6.82 trillion yen ($51.7 billion) …

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North Korea denies media report it supplied munitions to Russia

23 Dec 2022 23 Dec 2022

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s foreign ministry denied a media report it supplied munitions to Russia, calling it “groundless”, and denounced the United States for providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported on Friday. Japan’s Tokyo Shimbun reported earlier that North Korea had shipped munitions, including artillery shells, …

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Head of Russia’s Wagner group dismisses talk of N. Korean weapons as gossip

22 Dec 2022 22 Dec 2022

(Reuters) – The head of private Russian military company the Wagner Group on Thursday dismissed as “gossip and speculation” a U.S. assertion that it had taken delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea. “Everyone knows that North Korea has not been supplying any weapons to Russia for a long time. And no such efforts …

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Blinken cites need for all countries including China to share COVID information

22 Dec 2022 22 Dec 2022

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday emphasized the need for all countries, including China, to share information on their experiences with COVID-19, at a time when some experts have started raising questions about Beijing’s official hospitalization and casualty figures. Speaking at a news conference at the State Department, …

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Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows

22 Dec 2022 22 Dec 2022

KABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration said on Thursday it had closed universities to women partly due to female students not adhering to its interpretation of the Islamic dress code, in a decision that was condemned globally. Female university students were turned away from campuses on Wednesday and the higher education ministry said their access would …

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Blinken calls on Afghan Taliban to reverse ban on women at universities

22 Dec 2022 22 Dec 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that the Taliban are trying to sentence Afghanistan’s women “to a dark future without opportunity” by banning them from attending universities. Speaking in an end of the year news conference, Blinken said the Taliban-run administration will fail in its efforts to improve relations …

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