By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a “hypersonic missile” this week that successfully hit a target, state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday, its second such test as the country pursues new military capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks. The launch on Wednesday was the first by North Korea since October and was …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Middle East carriers flydubai and Air Arabia cancelled services to Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty on Thursday as the country faces its worst unrest in over a decade. A flydubai spokesperson said the airline had cancelled its two return Dubai-Almaty services scheduled for Thursday due to the “situation on the ground” there. A …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate ignited a debate this week after he proposed allowing public healthcare insurance to cover hair loss treatment, fanning both cheers from some voters and criticism over his populist agenda. Lee Jae-myung, the flag bearer of the Democratic Party, made that pledge, saying almost …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that it hoped all parties could act prudently, after North Korea this week fired what its state news agency KCNA said was a “hypersonic missile”. China hopes all parties could work together to advance a political settlement on the peninsula issue, Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson …
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By Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang CHIAYI, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan air force jets screamed into the sky on Wednesday in a drill simulating a war scenario, showing its combat readiness amid heightened military tensions with China, which claims the island as its own. Before takeoff, flight crews at a base in the southern city …
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Japan and Australia signed an agreement on Thursday to cooperate closely on defence in the latest step to bolster security ties against the backdrop of China’s rising military and economic might. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison held a virtual summit to seal a pact that has …
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia and Japan are set to sign a treaty to beef up defence and security cooperation at a virtual summit on Thursday, in the latest move to strengthen ties amid China’s rising military power and economic clout in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the two leaders will sign …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Several armoured personnel carriers and dozens of troops moving on foot entered the main square of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, on Thursday morning where hundreds of people were protesting against the government for the third day, Reuters correspondents reported from the scene. Gunshots were heard as troops approached the crowd, according to …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Thursday raised its COVID-19 alert level following rising infections driven by the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a senior health official said. The change, from level three to four, sets a pretext for possible measures that could follow, such as closing high-risk areas and placing restrictions on …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Forces in Japan (USFJ) on Thursday said they have introduced stricter measures to tackle an increase in COVID-19 cases that have raised concerns that cases may spread to communities around military facilities in the country. The USFJ is “establishing more stringent mitigation measures in a further effort to prevent virus transmission,” …
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