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By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s intelligence service chiefs warned on Monday that China could use stakes in critical infrastructure as leverage to pursue political aims amid a debate in Berlin over whether to let Chinese shipping company Cosco invest in Hamburg port. Germany’s Greens-run economy ministry wants to veto Cosco’s bid to buy …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s spokesperson said on Monday an apparent assault of a protester inside the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester was concerning after video emerged of him being beaten by several men. In video footage posted by the BBC, a man in a black cap and ponytail was …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy has stabilised and continues an upward trend currently, and the country will strengthen the implementation of economic support policies, state media quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying on Monday. China will also keep economic operations within a reasonable range, state media said. Li made the comments during a meeting with …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra said on Monday that the EU is leaving behind naivety when it comes to its relations with China. “There is increasing realism in the dialogue with China. We are leaving naivety behind”, Hoekstra told reporters on arriving to a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on …

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By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation on Monday into the Unification Church after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe in July revealed close ties between it and ruling party lawmakers. Support for Kishida’s government has tumbled to its lowest since he took office a year ago …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) – The trial of a former Indonesian police general accused of orchestrating the murder of his bodyguard started at a Jakarta court on Monday, in a case that has put a spotlight on alleged impunity and corruption in the country’s police force. The case against Ferdy Sambo, an ex-inspector general and head of …

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By Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree on a mission to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops from next month and an extra 500 million euros worth of funding for arms deliveries to Kyiv when they meet in Luxembourg on Monday. The ministers are also likely to slap additional sanctions …

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