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BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, its military said, after both countries accused each other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. Tensions have simmered since Thailand last month suspended de-escalation measures after a Thai soldier was maimed in the latest in …

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TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – A Chinese carrier strike group launched intense air operations near Japan over the weekend as the East Asian neighbours traded diplomatic barbs in an escalating dispute, further straining ties. The encounters in waters close to Japan’s southwest island chain come after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned last month that Tokyo …

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By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. At least one Thai soldier has been killed and four wounded in the …

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By Ajeng Ulfiana and Yudhistira ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Hit by deadly floods, Indonesians in the region around Aceh Tamiang are grappling with worsening diseases and a lack of medical care as workers struggled to help dozens of residents at the lone hospital in the area. Cyclone-induced floods and landslides last week …

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By Tim Kelly, Kiyoshi Takenaka and David Kirton TOKYO, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two “dangerous” incidents near Japan’s Okinawa islands, an account Beijing disputed. “These radar illuminations are a dangerous act that went beyond what is necessary for …

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By Ajeng Ulfiana and Yudhistira ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Residents in the Indonesian region of Aceh Tamiang climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour on Saturday to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sumatra island this month reached more than 900.  The number known …

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