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Kazakhstan says employee of military attache arrested in Poland

13 Aug 2025

(Reuters) -Kazakhstan’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that an employee of a Kazakh defence attache had been arrested by Polish authorities, after Warsaw said it had arrested a national of an unnamed country for espionage. Kazakhstan, which has close economic and political links to Russia but which maintains good relations with Western countries too, said: …

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Indonesia boosts role of military in food security initiative

13 Aug 2025

By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia has set up 100 army battalions to help with agriculture projects under President Prabowo Subianto’s food security initiative, an official said on Wednesday, underscoring the growing role of the military in civilian life. Since being inaugurated as president last year, Prabowo, a former special forces commander, has expanded the …

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Typhoon Podul blows through southern Taiwan leaving one person missing

13 Aug 2025

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Typhoon Podul blew through southern Taiwan on Wednesday packing winds of up to 191 kph (118 mph) and leaving one person missing, as a large swathe of the island shut down and hundreds of flights were cancelled. Taiwan is regularly hit by typhoons, generally along its mountainous east coast facing the Pacific. Podul …

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Chinese fighter ‘intercepts’ Philippine plane over disputed shoal, Manila says

13 Aug 2025

By Adrian Portugal OVER THE SCARBOROUGH SHOAL, South China Sea -A Chinese jet fighter “intercepted” a Philippine aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol flight over the Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, the Manila government said, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission. A Reuters journalist …

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Solitary cell with mattress on the floor for South Korea’s once powerful ex-first lady

13 Aug 2025

By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee will spend her first day in jail on Wednesday in a cell much like the one her husband and ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol occupies as prosecutors pursue the once high-flying couple in a widening criminal probe.  Kim was formally …

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Malaysia’s top court allows jailed ex-PM Najib to pursue legal bid for house arrest

13 Aug 2025

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak won a major court battle on Wednesday that took him a step closer to being able to serve out a years-long jail term over the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal at home. Najib, imprisoned since August 2022 in one of several cases …

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US Treasury’s Bessent says India has been ‘recalcitrant’ in trade talks

13 Aug 2025

(Corrects to say South Asian country, not Southeast Asian, in first paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said several large trade agreements were still waiting to be completed, including with Switzerland and India, but the South Asian country had been “a bit recalcitrant” in talks with the United States. Bessent …

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Putin holds call with North Korea’s Kim, discusses US-Russia talks, Kremlin says

13 Aug 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and updated him on planned talks the Russian leader will hold with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska this week, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. North Korea’s state news agency KCNA later reported the two leaders’ call without …

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Pakistan says court ruling on water treaty with India backs its position

12 Aug 2025

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -An international court ruling that said India must adhere to the Indus Waters Treaty in the design of new hydro-electric power stations on rivers that flow west to Pakistan endorses Islamabad’s position, a senior Pakistani official said on Tuesday. There was no immediate comment from India’s foreign ministry. Under the …

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US, Pakistan hold counterterrorism talks in Islamabad

12 Aug 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Pakistan on Tuesday held the latest round of counterterrorism talks in Islamabad, the U.S. State Department said in a statement. Both countries discussed the “critical importance” of developing effective strategies to terrorist threats, including those from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the department said. …

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