(Clarifies in this July 8 story’s fourth paragraph that the U.S. Justice Department says a university in Texas was targeted and removes reference to the University of Texas) MILAN (Reuters) -A Chinese man arrested in Italy on a U.S. warrant over alleged industrial espionage has opposed extradition, claiming he is a victim of mistaken identity, …
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(Reuters) -A South Korean court has issued a warrant for the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Urvi DugarEditing by Gareth Jones)
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Torrential rains swept across swathes of China on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Danas drenched coastal tech hubs while monsoonal rains further inland unleashed deadly landslides and flash floods over a 1,400-km (870-mile) arc. Compounding the challenge for authorities, a subtropical high-pressure system has been baking the $19 trillion economy’s more …
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By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Alphabet-owned YouTube has told more than two dozen critics of the Pakistani government that it is considering blocking their channels after a local court sought to ban them for being “anti-state.” The channels that could be blocked in Pakistan include that of the main opposition party, of …
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By John O’Donnell and Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to make his first visit to China towards the end of this year with a delegation of top business executives, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The visit from the head of Europe’s biggest economy and one of …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has summoned the Chinese ambassador following an incident in which China’s military allegedly targeted a German aircraft with a laser during an EU security mission in the Red Sea. China has denied the accusation. According to Germany, a Chinese warship used a laser to target a German patrol aircraft taking …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s Attorney-General’s Chambers on Wednesday confirmed for the first time the existence of a royal order that jailed ex-premier Najib Razak says would allow him to serve his prison sentence for corruption at home, local media reported. Najib, who was prime minister between 2009 and 2018, was found guilty in 2020 of …
(Reuters) -Ten people have died after the collapse of a bridge in India’s western state of Gujarat, broadcaster NDTV reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador to the foreign ministry on Tuesday after saying China’s military had laser-targeted a German aircraft taking part in an EU operation in the Red Sea, an account Beijing denied. The flare-up in tensions comes as concerns mount in the EU about Chinese influence on critical technologies and security …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea between July 11 to 13, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by Ed Davies)
