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(Reuters) -The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation security forum now bears “greater responsibility” for safeguarding regional peace and stability, as well as promoting the development and prosperity of its member states, Chinese President Xi Jinping told about 20 world leaders he hosted on Sunday evening. The ongoing SCO Summit shoulders the important mission of building consensus among …

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(Reuters) -China and Armenia established a strategic partnership as their leaders met in northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Sunday，state media CCTV reported. China and Armenia should firmly support each other and deepen cooperation in all fields, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, CCTV said. Pashinyan is in Tianjin for …

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By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s political rivals jockeyed for power on Saturday after a court sacked the prime minister, with two camps declaring they were ready to form the next government but with no indication when that might happen. The Constitutional Court’s dismissal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Friday for an ethics violation triggered a …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Two dead storks at Delhi Zoo have tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus, prompting authorities to shut the facility from Saturday, the Times of India reported. A sample from another dead captive bird is being tested as authorities implement bio-security measures and intensive surveillance to prevent the spread …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -A Trump administration request that Japan buy more U.S. rice caused this week’s snag in bilateral trade talks as Tokyo “strongly objected” to the condition, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday. Japan’s top tariff negotiator abruptly cancelled a U.S. trip on Thursday over unspecified “points that need to be discussed at the administrative …

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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee and a strong advocate for Taiwan, said on Saturday he thought there would be future joint U.S.-Taiwanese weapons production, something Taipei has pushed for. The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and weapons supplier despite the …

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BURTON UPON TRENT, England (Reuters) -Elaha Safdari was 17 and had just earned her maiden call-up as a goalkeeper for Afghanistan’s women’s football team when she was forced to flee Kabul during the Taliban takeover in 2021. Safdari was given chilling instructions to burn her kit and trophies, and erase her social media profile — …

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