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By Asif Shahzad LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan said on Tuesday its Punjab region, including the second largest city of Lahore, faced a “very high to exceptionally high” danger of flooding due to a combination of heavy rains and India’s decision to release waters from two dams. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have been ravaged by intense …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean state media KCNA criticised on Wednesday South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for his remarks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during his visit to the U.S. this week. “The South Korea-U.S. alliance will be upgraded to a global level beyond the Korean Peninsula when there is a path for denuclearization, …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -All 250 passengers aboard an Air China flight from London to Beijing resumed their journey after an unscheduled landing in Siberia, Russia’s state aviation watchdog said on Tuesday. Earlier, Russia’s civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, reported that the crew of an Air China Boeing 777-300 opted to land at an alternate airfield in the …

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By David Lawder and Joe Cash WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -Senior Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang is expected to travel to Washington this week to meet U.S. officials, a United States government spokesperson said, with the two superpowers looking to chart a path beyond their current tariff truce. Li, China’s international trade representative who has participated in …

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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The leaders of India and Japan want to further their cooperation on issues such as critical minerals under the framework of the Quad group, New Delhi said on Tuesday before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan. Ahead of the August 29-30 trip, Vikram Misri, India’s foreign secretary, …

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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -A Sri Lankan court granted bail on Tuesday to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe who was arrested last week over allegations that he misused state funds while in office. Wickremesinghe, 76, joined the court hearing via Zoom from a state-run hospital. His United National Party (UNP) said he was admitted over …

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HANOI (Reuters) -Typhoon Kajiki killed at least three people and injured 10 others in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday as they warned that heavy rains could cause flooding and landslides. The storm damaged nearly 7,000 homes, inundated 28,800 hectares of rice plantings and felled 18,000 trees, the government said in a statement. It also brought down …

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