ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police have arrested a Vietnamese woman wanted for smuggling nearly 300 kg (660 pounds) of gold bars by hiding them under vehicles used to shuttle ice across the Vietnam-Cambodia border, police officials said on Wednesday. An Interpol Red Notice was issued on behalf of Vietnam last year for the 64-year-old woman, …
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(Reuters) -China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko discussed the Ukraine crisis in talks on Wednesday and Wang reaffirmed Beijing’s strong ties with Moscow, the Chinese foreign ministry said. Both exchanged views on the crisis but the ministry statement did not disclose details of the discussion. Wang reiterated China and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has moved into place a launcher ready for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), and may decide to set it off around the time of the U.S. presidential election, South Korean lawmakers said, citing military intelligence. The North may seek to highlight its strategic weapons development by attempting to launch a long-range …
By Hyunsu Yim and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea is considering sending a team of military monitors to Ukraine to observe and analyse the expected deployment of North Korean troops by Russia on the frontlines of the conflict there, a presidential official said on Wednesday. At least 11,000 North Korean troops have been sent …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s election panel has rejected a complaint by Congress, the largest opposition party, regarding vote counting in recent state elections that dashed its expectations, warning that the “frivolous” doubts expressed could provoke turbulence. The Election Commission dismissed the party’s concerns about the functioning of electronic voting machines as completely unfounded and criticised …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday in the country’s 14th crewed mission to space, where dozens of scientific experiments will be conducted. Of the 14 crewed missions, eight were visits to China’s independently built space station Tiangong, or “Celestial Palace” in Chinese. The latest Shenzhou-19 mission will be …
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By Florence Lo and Eduardo Baptista JIUQUAN, China (Reuters) – China sent three astronauts on Wednesday to its permanently inhabited space station, where they will conduct dozens of scientific experiments, some related to the construction of human habitats. The spacecraft Shenzhou-19 and its three crew lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said it was boosting its missile defence capability amid “significant concerns” about China’s test of an ICBM in the South Pacific, and will bolster weapons stockpiles and exports to security partners as the region enters a new “missile age”. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said in a speech …
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KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s top aide discussed support for Ukraine and the reported North Korean involvement in the Russian war against Kyiv with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday. “We discussed Ukraine’s Victory Plan, the implementation of the Peace Formula, the frontlines, weapons, and …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China confirmed on Tuesday the detention of a South Korean citizen suspected of espionage, saying it had advised embassy officials, but without identifying the individual or detailing the charges. It is the first time a South Korean national is being held under an expanded counter-espionage law that took effect in July last …
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