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ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan is struggling to accommodate tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their homeland since Moscow announced a military mobilisation last week, officials say, but the Almaty government has no plans to close its border. Russian men, some with families, started crossing the world’s second-longest land border en masse after Russian …

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By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Trevor Hunnicutt TOKYO (Reuters) – With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honoured slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former premier in 55 years – a ceremony that has become as controversial as he was in life. The ceremony started at …

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By David Dolan and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Two months after he was assassinated, Shinzo Abe is still stirring controversy, evidence of how the polarising former premier’s legacy is shaping Japanese politics on everything from defence to monetary policy. Japan’s longest-serving prime minister was a divisive figure who was dogged by scandals. The latest, …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the Koreas on Thursday in a bid to show Washington’s commitment to the South’s security, according to U.S. and South Korean officials. The visit, announced on Tuesday, comes days after North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the …

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By Michael Kohn ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – Thousands of Russians have fled into Mongolia across its northern frontier in a bid to evade conscription to Ukraine, putting further pressure on the government in Ulaanbaatar and its efforts to distance itself from the conflict. Russians were forced to queue for hours at the border crossing at Kyakhta …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said late on Monday he had discussed with his Pakistani counterpart what he called managing a responsible relationship with neighbouring India. Blinken’s comments came after India’s defence and foreign ministers opposed a U.S. decision to provide a support package of about $450 million for Pakistan’s …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Soo-hyang Choi and Joyce Lee TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told South Korea’s prime minister on Tuesday that Washington will work to address Seoul’s concerns over recently enacted electric vehicle (EV) subsidies that could disadvantage Asian automakers. The $430 billion “Inflation Reduction Act” bill enacted in August includes a host …

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will step up efforts to revive a stalled free trade pact with Singapore, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the city state’s premier on Tuesday, his office said in a statement. The leader of the crisis-hit Indian Ocean nation met Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Japan on the sidelines of …

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