By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of State Security said on Tuesday that it had retrieved spying devices both on the ocean surface and in the depths of the sea, including underwater “lighthouses” that could guide the transit of foreign submarines. The ministry said it had uncovered devices that had been hidden on …
By Phil Stewart and Andrew Gray WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The U.S. will not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of American weapons if North Korea joins Russia’s war, the Pentagon said on Monday, as NATO said North Korean military units had been deployed to the Kursk region in Russia. The North Korea deployment is fanning Western …
By John Geddie, Tim Kelly and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -The make-up of Japan’s future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s scandal-tainted coalition in a weekend snap election, leaving no party with a clear mandate to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy. The uncertainty sent the yen currency to …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed on Monday that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and that some units have been deployed to the Kursk region, calling the move a “significant escalation” in Pyongyang’s military aid to Russia. The United States, Ukraine and South Korea have accused …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday that the actual deployment of North Korean troops to the front lines of the war in Ukraine may come sooner than expected. Yoon’s remarks came in a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Yoon’s office said. Yoon shared information …
MANILA (Reuters) – Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed a “death squad” existed under his watch to control crime when he was Davao City mayor, but gave conflicting accounts of its makeup, first saying it was run by police officers, then by gangsters. When Duterte was president, two men including a former policeman had testified …
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By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – China outlined steps on Monday to improve family planning and parenting measures in an effort to boost the number of births, a statement from the state council, or cabinet, showed, after two consecutive years of a shrinking population. The birth rate hit a record low last year in China, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – A knife attack in China’s capital Beijing wounded five people including three minors on Monday, state television CCTV reported, citing local police. The rare stabbing in Beijing occurred at about 3:20 p.m. (0720 GMT) near the intersection of Wanquanzhuang Road and Wanliu Zhong Road in the Haidian district, the report said. The …
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By Karen Lema and David Lague MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines is confident in the continuity of U.S. policies in the Asia-Pacific region after the U.S. presidential election and the two countries’ ties will remain strong regardless of the outcome, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said. Their alliance was anchored in shared security goals and a commitment …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s defence ministry blamed South Korea’s military for sending drones into its territory for political purposes, calling it an infringement upon the country’s sovereignty, state media KCNA said on Monday. The ministry announced final results of its investigation after claiming that South Korean drones flew over Pyongyang at …
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