By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russia will further cut gas supplies to Europe in a blow to countries that have supported Kyiv just as there was hope on Monday that Ukraine’s blocked grain exports would resume this week. Despite a weekend air strike, the first ships from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports may …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights expert on Monday called on countries to take steps against Myanmar’s junta through economic sanctions and an arms embargo following the execution of four democracy activists. Myanmar’s ruling military announced on Monday it had executed four democracy activists accused of aiding “terror acts”, sparking widespread condemnation of …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan has detected its first case of the monkeypox virus in Tokyo, the capital’s governor said on Monday. The infected person is a man in his 30s who returned from Europe and is currently in a hospital, Yuriko Koike told reporters. “He has a rash, fever, headache and fatigue. But at the moment, …
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12 months because of a severe shortage of foreign exchange, its energy minister said on Monday, as the island nation’s new government seeks to find a way out of a crippling economic crisis. The country of 22 million has been …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France condemned on Monday the execution of four demoncracy activists in Myanmar by Myanmar’s ruling military. The French foreign ministry said it was renewing calls for talks between the Myanmar junta and other political parties in the country, and for an end to violence there. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Hugh …
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(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the state funeral of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Kremlin said on Monday. “No, Putin has no plans to visit Japan and attend the funeral,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that Russia was yet to decide the country’s presence at the funeral. …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China confirmed that it had delivered sterner warnings to U.S. officials about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s possible visit to Taiwan, as first reported by the Financial Times, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. “The Chinese side has made it clear to the U.S. on many occasions that it is firmly opposed to …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Roads emptied and people were ordered to stay indoors in parts of Taiwan, including its capital Taipei, on Monday for an air-raid exercise as the island steps up preparations in the event of a Chinese attack. Sirens sounded at 1:30 p.m. (0530 GMT) for the mandatory street evacuation drills, which effectively shut towns …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that all parties in Myanmar should work to properly resolve conflicts within its constitutional framework, after its military junta executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out “terror acts”. China always upholds the principle of non-interference, said Zhao Lijian, spokesman at the Chinese foreign ministry, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Former finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday China represented the largest threat to Britain and world security this century, setting out his plans to deal with Beijing in the latest front in the battle to become prime minister. Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss are fighting in an increasingly divisive Conservative …
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