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By Ariba Shahid LAHORE (Reuters) -A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced eight senior members of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party to 10 years in prison late on Tuesday over riots that targeted military sites following Khan’s 2023 arrest, their lawyer said. Khan is on trial on similar charges, being tried separately. The government accuses him …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he may visit China soon for a landmark trip to address simmering trade and security tensions between the superpower rivals. “President Xi has invited me to China, and we’ll probably be doing that in the not-too-distant future,” Trump told …

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(Reuters) -A Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet on a routine training mission crashed into a college and school campus in the capital Dhaka on Monday after what the military said was a mechanical failure. At least 31 people were killed, most of them children. Here’s what we know about the F-7 BGI jet that went …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan and the European Union share the same values of freedom and democracy, but both also face similar threats from “external infiltration”, President Lai Ching-te told visiting European lawmakers on Tuesday. Taiwan views the EU as one of its most important like-minded democratic partners, despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, and the …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Around one-fifth of Taiwanese lawmakers, all from the main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), face a recall election on Saturday that could reshape the legislature and present an opportunity for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party to regain its majority. Here is what the recall vote – the largest ever in Taiwan – is …

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