SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that despite the Ukraine conflict, Moscow had enough resources to mediate in a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan after a series of border skirmishes. The fighting ended in a ceasefire two days ago after more than 200 people were killed in fighting linked to …
By Olga Dzyubenko BISHKEK (Reuters) -Kyrgyzstan reported “intense battles” with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan on Friday and said 24 people had been killed in the latest outbreak of violence to hit the former Soviet Union. Both of the small impoverished landlocked nations have accused each other of restarting fighting in a disputed area, despite a …
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(Reuters) – The speaker of Armenia’s parliament on Friday said he was unhappy with the response of a Russian-led military alliance to Yerevan’s request for help in a conflict with Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency reported. The speaker, Alen Simonyan, also told national television that Armenia expected more tangible steps from Russia, not just statements, Interfax …
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By Syed Raza Hassan and Asif Shahzad KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Children and women are becoming more vulnerable as tens of thousands of people suffer from infectious and water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan and the death toll from the inundation surpassed 1,500, according to government data and UNICEF on Friday. As flood waters begin to …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the shadow of the United Nations’ towering headquarters in New York City, law student Solomon Yeo from an island nation in the South Pacific is taking in what he describes as a “surreal moment.” Less than three years ago, he was chatting with fellow law students at the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will impose sanctions on the chief executives of Boeing Defense and Raytheon over their involvement in Washington’s latest arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. The sanctions on Boeing Defense, Space, and Security CEO Ted Colbert and Raytheon Technologies Corp boss Gregory Hayes are in response to …
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(Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan’s border service reported “intense battles” with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan on Friday and said it had seen additional Tajik forces and equipment being moved to the border. In a statement, the border service said its forces were continuing to repel Tajik attacks. Both countries have accused each other of restarting fighting in …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is eyeing an earlier end to its mandatory quarantine for all arrivals and has been making relevant preparations, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday, as the government continues to ease controls put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19. Taiwan has kept its entry and quarantine rules in place as …
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(Adds dropped word to headline) BEIJING (Reuters) -Mainland China’s southwestern municipality of Chongqing reported one case of the monkeypox virus infection on Friday in one individual who arrived in the country from abroad, marking the country’s first known monkeypox infection. The transmission risk of the case is low as the individual was put in quarantine …
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By Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that now was not the time for war, directly assailing the Kremlin chief in public over the nearly seven-month-long conflict in Ukraine. Locked in a confrontation with the West over the war, Putin has repeatedly said …
