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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -United States President Joe Biden will make clear in his bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Indonesia that his country seeks no conflict, a White House official said on Sunday. The two leaders are set to meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali this week …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed at a meeting on Sunday to strengthen their countries’ alliance amid shared concerns over a rise in geopolitical tensions. The two met on the sidelines of a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and discussed the conflict in …

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The United States, Japan and South Korea will have a coordinated response if North Korea carries out a seventh nuclear test, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday as President Joe Biden traveled to the G20 summit in Indonesia. Sullivan, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force …

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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and discussed their security pact and issues surrounding the Taiwan Strait, the White House said. The AUKUS security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia is seen as an effort by the Western allies to …

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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Ben Stokes held his nerve with an unbeaten half-century as England claimed their second Twenty20 World Cup title with a five-wicket win over Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Thirty years after losing the 50-over World Cup final to Pakistan at the MCG, England turned the tables on …

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By Ju-min Park, Soo-hyang Choi and Sakura Murakami SEOUL (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday said that he and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol have reaffirmed that their countries will work towards a swift resolution of the wartime labour issue. At stake is an unresolved dispute over compensation for the Korean wartime labourers …

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By William James, Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – One week into this year’s U.N. climate summit in Egypt, frustrations were starting to flare as negotiators worried about resolving myriad details in time for a deal by the summit’s scheduled close on Friday. With a long list of demands for COP27, …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed on Sunday to continue discussions for a prompt resolution of pending issues, Yoon’s office said, as they seek to improve relations dogged by historical disputes. Yoon and Kishida met in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on the sidelines of …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – China is continuously, and increasingly, taking actions that infringe on Japan’s sovereignty, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said, Jiji Press reported on Sunday. Kishida’s remarks came during a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, the news agency added. (Reporting by Ju-min Parkand …

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