By Steve Holland, Hyunjoo Jin, David Brunnstrom and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and was open to further trade talks with South Korea even as he lobbed new criticisms at the visiting Asian ally. “I’d like to …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has proposed a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year if Trump comes to South Korea for a regional forum meeting, Lee’s office said. Lee and Trump had a “pleasant” meeting where the two leaders exchanged praises …
(Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that he and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed modernizing the two countries’ alliance during their summit talks. Lee also said South Korea would expand its defense budget to transform the country’s military into a smart military that will prevail in future warfare. His comments at …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was seeking information from South Korea about investigations in that country that he said targeted churches and a military base. “Police probably shouldn’t have done that, but I heard bad things. I don’t know if it’s true or not,” Trump told reporters just before he …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Police fired tear gas and used a water cannon to push back hundreds of demonstrators trying to break into Indonesia’s parliament building on Monday to protest against what they called excessive pay and perks for legislators, witnesses said. Some protesters, clad in dark clothing, threw rocks and set off fireworks at riot police …
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By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An adviser to the Biden administration on the AUKUS project to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines warned on Monday against its cancellation amid a Pentagon review, but highlighted a wide range of problems that need to be resolved for it to succeed. In a joint paper authored with a former …
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By Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) -Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials. The Caspian, the world’s largest salt lake, holds significant offshore oil reserves and is bordered by five countries that are …
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By Khanh Vu and Minh Nguyen CUA LO (Reuters) -Typhoon Kajiki brought torrential rains to Vietnam’s north central coast on Monday, felling trees and flooding homes, despite wind speeds tapering off from earlier in the day. As of 0900 GMT, Kajiki was on the coast of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, with wind speed …
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NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -India has shared a warning on possible cross-border flooding with neighbour Pakistan, Pakistani officials and a source in New Delhi said on Monday, as the arch enemies grapple with deadly floods and relentless monsoon rains. The information-sharing has come as a surprise because New Delhi put a decades-old treaty with Islamabad on …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden said on Monday it has signed a deal to sell four Gripen fighter jets produced by Saab to Thailand. The deal “strengthens the long-term development opportunities for Swedish warplanes,” Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) Director-General Mikael Granholm said in a statement. Saab said in a separate statement that the value of the order, …
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