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US-backed Gaza group suspends aid for a day over threats, Hamas vows to protect UN aid

8 Jun 2025

By Maayan Lubell, Jaidaa Taha and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -A controversial humanitarian organization backed by the United States and Israel did not distribute any food aid on Saturday, accusing Hamas of making threats that “made it impossible” to operate in the enclave, which the Palestinian militants denied. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which uses private …

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UK and India discuss ‘counter-terrorism’ cooperation after Pakistan ceasefire

7 Jun 2025

By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Britain and India on Saturday discussed expanding their “counter-terrorism” collaboration following recent fighting between India and Pakistan, Britain’s foreign minister told Reuters after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. British foreign minister David Lammy is the highest-profile Western official to have visited both New Delhi and Islamabad since …

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China to send vice premier He Lifeng to Britain for US trade talks

7 Jun 2025

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that Chinese vice premier He Lifeng will visit the United Kingdom between June 8 and June 13. The first meeting of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism will be held with the United States during this visit, the ministry said. He led the Chinese side in …

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Philippines offers Indian nationals visa-free travel to boost tourism

7 Jun 2025

MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines said on Saturday that Indian nationals will be allowed to enter the country without a visa for tourism purposes beginning June 8. The visa-free arrangement is aimed at boosting tourism arrivals from India, which rose 12% in 2024 to nearly 80,000, according to data from the Department of Tourism. Despite the …

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North Korea hit by major internet outage, likely due to internal cause

7 Jun 2025

By Josh Smith and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s internet was hit by a major outage that lasted several hours on Saturday, knocking off connection to government web sites and official news services online and severing the reclusive country from cyberspace. It was not clear what caused the outage but it may have been …

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South Korea’s Lee, Trump agree to work towards swift tariff deal, Lee’s office says

6 Jun 2025

By Joyce Lee, Hyunjoo Jin and Trevor Hunnicutt SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korea’s new president Lee Jae-myung agreed to work toward a swift tariff deal in their first phone call since Lee was elected this week, Lee’s office said on Friday. Trump has imposed tariffs on South Korea, a long time …

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Canada’s Carney invites India’s Modi to June G7 summit in Canada

6 Jun 2025

By Ryan Patrick Jones, Sakshi Dayal and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI/TORONTO (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to the upcoming Group of Seven summit in a phone call on Friday, as the two sides look to mend ties after relations soured in the past two years. The leaders agreed …

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Experts doubt FBI’s claim that crop fungus smuggled by Chinese students is a threat

6 Jun 2025

By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO (Reuters) -A biological sample that a Chinese researcher was accused of smuggling into the United States and that prosecutors cast as a “dangerous biological pathogen” is a common type of fungus already widespread in U.S. crop fields that likely poses little risk to food safety, experts said.  On Tuesday, U.S. federal …

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Bangladesh to hold election in first half of April 2026, interim PM says

6 Jun 2025

DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh will hold a national election in the first half of April 2026, its de facto premier said on Friday, after a period of interim unelected government since student-led unrest in 2024 toppled then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The administration led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been running the South …

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