SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Friday any move to send its troops to assist Russia in its war in Ukraine would be in line with international law, although it stopped short of confirming that such a deployment had taken place. Ukraine, the United States and other Western allies say they have evidence that Pyongyang …
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By Krishn Kaushik and Mei Mei Chu NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) -India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said on Friday, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between their armies four years ago. Troops who were eyeball-to-eyeball …
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By Mike Stone and Gerry Doyle WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Fearing China will deploy hypersonic weapons to sink ships in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy is moving forward with a plan to arm some of its vessels with Patriot interceptor missiles, two senior defense officials said. One industry official said putting the highly agile Patriot Advanced …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A new assistant Catholic bishop for Beijing was ordained on Friday, three days after the Vatican and Chinese officials extended an accord on appointments in China, the Vatican said. Bishop Matthew Zhen Xuebin, 54, was named to the role by Pope Francis, who approved his nomination within the …
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 10 Pakistani frontier police were killed in a militant attack on an outpost near the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, the interior ministry said in a statement. Thursday’s attack, claimed by Islamist militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, comes as Pakistan battles a resurgence of militant attacks in …
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By Shoon Naing, Wa Lone, Devjyot Ghoshal, Poppy McPherson, Antoni Slodkowski BANGKOK/BEIJING -When an alliance led by three rebel armies seized swathes of territory near Myanmar’s border with China from the military junta last October, Beijing looked the other way. A year on, rebel forces have ground down the junta, pushing the military out of …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Troops from India and China have begun stepping back from two final stand-off positions along their disputed Himalayan frontier, paving the way to end a four-year military face-off. Here is how the latest conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours began and how it hurt their ties. THE BORDER India and China share …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s constitutional court ruled on Friday that key parts of contested parliament reforms pushed through by opposition parties are unconstitutional, dealing a blow to the opposition which had said it was trying to bring greater accountability. Taiwan’s cabinet in May asked the court to review legislation on the reforms that led to …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has been accused this week of sending thousands of troops to Russia, potentially to take part in the war in Ukraine, in a step that could bring the isolated country’s first large-scale military deployment overseas since the Vietnam War. Here is what we know about Pyongyang’s past …
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THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Dutch intelligence has confirmed that Russia has deployed at least 1,500 troops from North Korea to fight in the Ukraine war, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said Friday. Moscow has not denied previous U.S. claims that North Korea had sent troops to Russia, a move that the West is casting as …
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