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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia would continue to cooperate with Solomons Islands on matters of security even if the Pacific island nation signs a proposed security agreement with China that Australia opposes, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Sunday. Canberra is concerned the security deal, details of which have not been publicised, could foreshadow a …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Washington on May 12 and May 13, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement on Saturday. (Reporting by Jan Wolfe in Washington)

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal is asking citizens living abroad to deposit funds in domestic banks as part of efforts to ensure the financial system has enough liquidity and to preserve foreign exchange reserves, finance finister Janardan Sharma said on Saturday. Speaking to Reuters, he denied Nepal was facing an economic crisis despite …

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By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s new ruling alliance took control of the lower house of parliament on Saturday with the election of a new speaker, cementing control of the assembly after former premier Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote. The previous speaker and his deputy, both Khan allies, had …

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(Corrects headline to remove garble) SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Japan’s top representative in Shanghai urged China’s most populous city to address concerns of Japanese businesses over losses and other disruptions caused by lockdowns aimed at containing a COVID-19 surge. Consul General Shuichi Akamatsu’s letter, posted on the consulate’s website on Saturday, comes as most of Shanghai’s …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s military threats against Taiwan will only increase support for the island from the United States and other democracies, the foreign ministry said after China conducted drills nearby as U.S. lawmakers visited Taipei. Beijing blamed the lawmakers, who included chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez, for raising tensions with …

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