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By Panu Wongcha-um and Chantha Lach BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Cambodia said on Sunday it had asked the International Court of Justice to resolve its border disputes with Thailand, after a flare-up in their long-running row led the Southeast Asian neighbours to mobilise troops on both sides of the border. A Cambodian soldier was killed in …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -The annual Seoul Queer Culture Festival was held in the South Korean capital on Saturday after the country ushered in a new liberal president, though it faced concurrent protests against the LGBT community’s pride celebrations. While the community has made some advances towards broader acceptance in Korean society, conservative religious groups still mount …

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By Panu Wongcha-um and Chantha Lach BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Thai and Cambodian officials met on Saturday to try to ease tensions amid fears of military clashes after a long-running territorial dispute reignited, leading both countries to mobilise troops on the border. The two neighbours share an 820-km (510-mile) land border, parts of which are undemarcated …

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BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China condemns Israel’s violations of Iran’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity and urges Israel to immediately stop all risky military actions, China’s U.N. Ambassador Fu Cong said, state media Xinhua News Agency reported. “China opposes the intensification of contradictions and the expansion of conflicts, and is deeply concerned about the consequences that …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call on Friday in which they discussed tariffs and Israel’s attacks against Iran, the Japanese foreign ministry said. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Trump has sought to leverage his tariff threats to strike bilateral trade deals with many countries, …

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(Refiles story to clarify Ramesh as surname of the survivor, and Viswashkumar as his given name, and not the other way around, based on interviews with his family) By Joe Brock and Lisa Barrington LONDON (Reuters) -The survival of a passenger who escaped through an exit door seconds after his Air India flight crashed killing …

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By Daewoung Kim and Jisoo Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -Thousands of international fans of K-pop megastars BTS gathered on Friday in the suburbs of Seoul amid mounting excitement over an expected reunion of the group after all its members complete mandatory service in the South Korean military. This year’s BTS FESTA marks the 12th anniversary of …

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