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By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday that he discussed the possibility of North Korean nuclear or missile tests with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi during a call focused on regional security issues and nonproliferation. Sullivan told a White House briefing that U.S intelligence shows …

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By David Lawder BONN, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday confirmed she is advocating within the Biden administration for eliminating some tariffs on Chinese imports that “aren’t very strategic” but are hurting U.S. consumers and businesses. Yellen told a press conference ahead of a G7 finance ministers and central bank governors’ …

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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Saud Mehsud KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban in Afghanistan have mediated a temporary ceasefire between Pakistan and a local Pakistani Taliban militant group following talks between the two sides in Kabul, an official said on Wednesday. The Pakistani Taliban – known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – has carried out …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden’s trip to South Korea and Japan starting this week, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, said on Wednesday. “We are preparing for all contingencies, including the possibility that …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will not visit the Korean Demilitarized Zone when he visits Asia later this week, the White House said on Wednesday. Biden had been considering a trip as recently as last week during his May 20-24 visits to South Korea and Japan. Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said such a trip …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. citizen and four Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with spying on Chinese dissidents, human rights leaders and pro-democracy activists residing in the United States, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday. The indictment alleges Wang Shujun, of Queens, New York, used his status within Chinese diaspora and dissident communities to …

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MANILA (Reuters) – Incoming Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday said his country’s relations with China will be expanded and shift to a higher gear under his administration, and Beijing had given assurances it would support his independent foreign policy. Marcos in a statement said China President Xi Jinping had agreed to hold more …

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