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North Korea slams Japan’s military buildup, U.S. flies stealth jets

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions, while also warning of another imminent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Japan last week announced its biggest military build-up since World War Two as tension …

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U.S. State Dept says toll of COVID in China a concern for the world

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hopes that China can address the current COVID-19 outbreak as the toll of the virus is a global concern due to the size of the Chinese economy, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday. “The toll of the virus is of concern to the rest …

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China reports first COVID deaths in weeks as official count questioned

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

By Martin Quin Pollard and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -China reported its first COVID-related deaths in weeks on Monday amid rising doubts over whether the official count was capturing the full toll of a disease that is ripping through cities after the government relaxed strict anti-virus controls. Monday’s two deaths were the first to be …

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Hostage talks start after Pakistani Taliban militants seize interrogators

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

By Jibran Ahmad and Saud Mehsud PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistani authorities on Monday opened talks to try to resolve a stand-off with Islamist militants who were holding several security personnel hostage after seizing control of a counter-terrorism facility in the country’s northwest a day earlier. Security forces have surrounded the highly-fortified military cantonment that houses …

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Thai navy hunts for 33 missing marines after warship sinks

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military deployed warships and helicopters on Monday to try to locate 33 marines missing after a corvette sank overnight in choppy waters in the Gulf of Thailand, the navy said. Three navy vessels and two helicopters were sent to find the missing off Prachuap Khiri Khan province, south of Bangkok, after …

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Quiet before Christmas in Seoul night-life district of deadly crowd crush

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

By Hyun Young Yi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Usually glitzy and buzzing in the holiday season, South Korea’s popular Itaewon night-life district looks like a ghost town this year, as people still mourning 158 killed in a Halloween crowd crush go elsewhere for festivities. Many Itaewon restaurants and stores have put up Christmas …

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Death toll from Afghanistan tunnel fire rises to 31

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

KABUL (Reuters) – The death toll from a fire in Afghanistan’s landmark alpine Salang tunnel rose to 31, a health ministry spokesman said on Monday. Thirty-seven people were also injured in the accident in Salang Tunnel, located about 90 km (56 miles) north of Kabul, according to Sharafat Zaman, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public …

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Italy stops joint police patrols with China – interior minister

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

ROME (Reuters) – Italy will stop letting Chinese police take part in joint patrols with its officers in its territory, the interior minister said in an interview published on Monday, after reports that Beijing ran police-like operations abroad. Safeguard Defenders, a rights group based in Spain, has said it has evidence of 102 Chinese “service …

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Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar wins motion of confidence in parliament

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

By Mei Mei Chu and Angie Teo KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s motion of confidence was passed in parliament on Monday, winning vital backing for his premiership after an election last month returned an unprecedented hung parliament. Anwar had convened parliament to prove his majority, after rival and former premier Muhyiddin Yassin …

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Sri Lankan navy rescues over 100 Rohingya refugees adrift in rough seas

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s navy has rescued 104 Rohingya adrift off the Indian Ocean island’s northern coast, an official said on Monday, as members of the Muslim minority continue to escape violence in Myanmar and hardship in Bangladesh refugee camps. Many Rohingya risk their lives every year by attempting to reach Southeast …

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