By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard WUSHI, Taiwan (Reuters) -Just off the small Taiwan fishing port of Wushi on its Pacific coast, a Taiwanese company is testing what could eventually be a powerful but unglamorous new weapon in the island’s military arsenal – sea drones. Used to great effect by Ukraine in the Black Sea …
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DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh’s interim leader signalled on Friday the possibility of holding a national election in February next year, two months earlier than previously announced. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace laureate who has led an interim government since August, was responding to a suggestion from Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, who …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s government on Friday said Taiwan was deliberately politicising the damage of undersea communication cables as part of a smear campaign, expressing anger after the island jailed a Chinese ship captain for an incident earlier this year. A Taiwanese court on Thursday sentenced the captain of the Togo-flagged ship to three years in …
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By Sudipto Ganguly and Abhijith Ganapavaram AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -Lunch break at a doctors’ hostel in India’s Ahmedabad turned fatal for many in the dining area when parts of an Air India aircraft crashed through its roof as the plane hurtled to the ground moments after takeoff, killing more than 240 people. Only one passenger …
BANGKOK (Reuters) – An Air India flight from Phuket bound for New Delhi received an onboard bomb threat on Friday and made an emergency landing back on the Thai island, airport authorities said. All 156 passengers on flight AI 379 were escorted safely from the plane. No suspicious devices were found and there was no …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, home to one of the world’s biggest collections of imperial Chinese treasures, must expand its horizons internationally to let the “world see Taiwan”, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday as it marked its centenary. The museum was re-established in Taiwan in 1965 after the Republic of …
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MANILA (Reuters) -Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has petitioned the International Criminal Court to allow his interim release to another country, his lawyer said in a filing, citing his advanced age and a vow not to flee or commit any crimes. Duterte was arrested and taken to The Hague in March on murder charges linked …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China was deeply concerned about the Israeli attacks on Iran and urged de-escalation for regional peace and stability, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. “China opposes any infringement upon Iran’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and opposes any escalation of tensions and expansion of conflicts. A sudden rise in regional tensions …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China warned the Group of Seven advanced economies on Friday against “manipulating” issues related to the world’s second-largest economy for their own agenda, after they accused Beijing of unfair business practices a year earlier. Beijing’s criticism of the G7 and what it represents comes amid a surge in global trade tension between the …
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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s Supreme Court will hold hearings in July over the legitimacy of the prolonged hospital stay of influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in lieu of prison, and it could potentially send him back to jail. Friday’s hearing came a day after Thailand’s medical council upheld its …
