By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Relatives of passengers killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes pressed U.S. Justice Department lawyers on Friday to unwind a 2021 deal that allowed the U.S. planemaker to escape criminal prosecution. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas ruled last month that people killed in two Boeing 737 MAX …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will increase its military presence in the Indo-Pacific as part of a soon-to-be released sweeping strategy for the region, Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Friday. “Our strategy will position Canada as a leader in promoting peace and security in the region,” Anand said at the Halifax International Security Forum. “We …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China on Friday pushed back on claims it was operating ‘police stations’ on U.S. soil, calling the sites volunteer-run, after the FBI director said he was “very concerned” about unauthorized stations that have been linked to Beijing’s influence operations. Safeguard Defenders, a Europe-based human rights organization, published a report in September revealing …
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(Reuters) – U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres strongly condemns the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea and calls on Pyongyang to immediately desist from taking any further provocative actions, the U.N. chief’s spokesperson said in a statement on Friday. (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis and Costas Pitas; Editing by Chris Reese)
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing reported 232 COVID-19 infections as of 3 pm (0700 GMT) on Friday as “cases rise consistently” and the scale of the affected areas expand, a government spokesperson said. Beijing has seen a steady uptick in cases over the week, logging the highest daily number on Thursday. (Reporting by Beijing …
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s prime minister met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday in Bangkok, signing agreements to expand diplomatic relations restored this year more than three decades after Saudi Arabia downgraded ties over a jewellery theft. The two leaders presiding over the signing of five …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed bilateral relations and areas of co-operation with China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday, while also raising concerns about human rights and the Taiwan Strait, the New Zealand government said. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit …
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By Poppy McPherson and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called an emergency gathering of several allies on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific economic summit, emerging with leaders of five other nations to condemn North Korea after it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile. Harris met with leaders from Australia, Japan, South Korea, …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – A senior U.S. government official said on Friday that the United Nations security council should meet to discuss North Korea’s latest missile launches. United States Vice President Kamala Harris’ meeting on the sidelines of an APEC summit in Bangkok on Friday with leaders from South Korea, Japan, Canada, New Zealand and others …
(Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao discussed bilateral trade in a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Paciļ¬c Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, Tai’s office said in a statement on Friday. Tai and Wang emphasized the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between the United States …
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