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By Kevin Yao and Yew Lun Tian BOAO, China (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday proposed a “global security initiative” that upholds the principle of “indivisible security”, a concept also endorsed by Russia, although he gave no details of how it would be implemented. During a video speech to the annual Boao Asia …

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By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s ousted prime minister, Imran Khan, on Thursday demanded fresh elections amid political turmoil after a new government took over and warned it faces an enormous challenge to revive a battered economy. Khan along with his over 100 lawmakers in the lower house of the parliament resigned after …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that China continues to “parrot” some of Russia’s security ideas amid the war in Ukraine, including the Kremlin’s concept of “indivisible security.” State Department spokesman Ned Price made the comment at a regular briefing when asked about a speech by Chinese leader Xi Jinping in …

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KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion claimed by the Islamic State at a Shi’ite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday killed at least 11 people, a health official said, one of a series of blasts around the country. A separate blast caused at least 11 more casualties in Kunduz, another northern Afghan …

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LONDON (Reuters) – G20 countries have provisionally agreed to set up a global fund for pandemic preparedness, likely to be housed at the World Bank. The U.S. and Indonesia have been pushing for the establishment of such a fund to help the world be better prepared to tackle future pandemics, but others have been concerned …

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By Abu Arqam Naqash and Krishna N. Das MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Congresswoman Ilhan Omar made a rare visit by a U.S. lawmaker to Pakistan’s part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Thursday and said the issue should get more attention from the United States, prompting an angry response from India. The Muslim-majority …

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By Brenda Goh and Ella Cao SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai authorities said on Thursday tough restrictions would remain in place for now even in districts which managed to cut COVID-19 transmission to zero, prolonging the agony for many residents who have been stuck at home for most of this month. That sober assessment, prompted by an …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s government has approved a second COVID-19 booster vaccine dose for those 65 and older, and third boosters for the immunocompromised, as it looks to step up its fight against a spike in domestic infections that has yet to peak. While Taiwan is dealing with a rise in local cases, the numbers overall …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -China’s security agreement with the Solomon Islands may affect security for the region and is a probable topic for discussions between the leaders of Japan and New Zealand on Thursday, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary said. The security pact is a major inroad for China in the resource-rich Pacific, which Australia and New Zealand …

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