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By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s special prosecutor asked a court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, an investigator said, marking an intensifying investigation of the ousted leader over his botched bid to impose martial law. Yoon, who is already facing a criminal trial on insurrection charges …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s cabinet reshuffle has been settled and the government coalition remains strong, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday. “It is settled and I’ve spoken with all party leaders and now the names are being vetted,” she told reporters.  Her remarks came after the second-largest partner in the coalition withdrew its support last week.  …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan plans to hold an upper house election on July 20, government spokesperson, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Tuesday. The election follows Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision not to extend the last parliamentary session, which ended on June 22. (Reporting by Mariko Katsumura; Editing by Tom Hogue)

BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Monday accused Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te of “heresy”, hostility and provocation, after a speech in which he said the island is “of course” a country and there is historical evidence and legal proof to back this up. Beijing says democratically governed Taiwan is “sacred” Chinese territory that has belonged to China …

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By Yoshifumi Takemoto and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japan said on Monday its Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has cancelled plans to attend this week’s NATO summit, joining other Indo-Pacific countries in saying that their leaders will not attend and raising questions about future regional cooperation. Japan’s foreign ministry announced the scrapping of Ishiba’s June 24-26 …

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