(Reuters) – At least eight children were killed in floods that swept away houses in central and eastern Afghanistan this week, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Tuesday, adding that more children were missing. The United Nations is deploying response teams in eastern Afghanistan to provide aid to thousands of people who lost homes, …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited Qatar to invest in Pakistan’s energy and aviation sectors during a meeting with the Qatar Investment Authority in Doha on Tuesday, according to a statement from Sharif’s office. Sharif travelled to Qatar earlier on Tuesday in hopes of attracting trade and investment for his …
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(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck off the coast at southern Sumatra in Indonesia late on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), GFZ added. (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex Richardson)
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Having played golf with U.S. presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak will now count convicted murderers and drug traffickers as neighbours. The Federal Court ordered Najib to begin a 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday after upholding a conviction on …
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By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Supreme Court will hold a hearing on a petition challenging the release last week of 11 Hindu men convicted of the gang rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 in the western state of Gujarat. Dozens of women in Mumbai protested on Tuesday against …
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By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was summoned on Tuesday to appear in court next week as prosecutors consider charging him with contempt following a weekend speech in which he threatened police officers and a magistrate, officials said. The possible contempt charge comes on top of charges under …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – A heavy price would be paid for invading or trying to invade Taiwan and it would be condemned by the international community, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday. “What we have to do is to let the enemy understand that Taiwan has the determination and preparation to defend the country, as well …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said two Russian strategic bombers patrolled neutral waters over the Sea of Japan, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. The flight lasted around seven hours and the Russian planes were accompanied by South Korean F-16s at some stages of the route, the defence ministry said. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Federal Court on Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak’s guilty conviction and a 12-year jail sentence on corruption charges. The top court also denied Najib’s request for a stay of sentence. This was Najib’s final appeal. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff, editing by Ed Osmond)
By Ben Blanchard and Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan saw off China’s military six decades ago when its forces bombarded offshore Taiwanese islands and that resolve to defend the homeland continues to this day, President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiting group of former U.S. officials on Tuesday. Tensions between Taiwan and China have spiked over …
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