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Indonesia to investigate military officers for alleged murders in Papua

29 Aug 2022

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Authorities in Indonesia’s Papua region have detained six army officers and launched an investigation into their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of four civilians last week, military officials said on Monday. Teguh Muji Angkasa, a senior military officer in Papua, told a televised news briefing the military and police would conduct …

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Sept. 11 victims not entitled to seize Afghan central bank assets -U.S. judge

29 Aug 2022

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday recommended that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank to satisfy court judgments they obtained against the Taliban. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan said Da Afghanistan Bank …

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Pakistan foreign minister says help needed after ‘overwhelming’ floods

29 Aug 2022

By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan needs financial help to deal with “overwhelming” floods, its foreign minister said on Sunday, adding that he hoped financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund would take the economic fallout into account. Unusually heavy monsoon rains have caused devastating floods in both the north and south of …

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6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island

29 Aug 2022

JAKARTA (Reuters) – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, the third tremor to rattle the area since early Monday, according to the country’s geophysics agency. Indonesia’s meteorology and geophysics agency (BMKG) recorded the shallow quake off the Mentawai islands, off Sumatra’s west coast just before 10.30 a.m. and said it …

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China’s August factory activity likely shrank amid COVID flare-ups, property crisis – Reuters poll

29 Aug 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity likely contracted again in August, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, as COVID flare-ups and a distressed property sector pummelled demand while a power crunch in southwestern China hit production. The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) is expected to have risen to 49.2 in August from 49.0 in …

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Ahead of parole, Indonesian militant regrets role in 2002 Bali bombing – media

29 Aug 2022

JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian militant has expressed regret for his role in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings, media reported on Monday, as news of his impending release sparks outrage in Australia. Umar Patek was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2012 for his involvement in bombings that ripped through two Bali nightclubs, killing …

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Taliban accuses Pakistan of allowing U.S. drones to use its airspace

28 Aug 2022

KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban’s acting defence minister said on Sunday that Pakistan had allowed U.S. drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan, which Pakistan’s foreign minister denied. Pakistani authorities have previously denied involvement in or advanced knowledge of a drone strike the United States said it carried out in Kabul in July that killed …

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U.S. warships transit Taiwan Strait, first since Pelosi visit

28 Aug 2022

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two U.S. Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the first such operation since a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi enraged China which regards the island as its territory. The U.S. Navy, confirming a Reuters report, said cruisers Chancellorsville and Antietam …

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