WARSAW (Reuters) – A deal allowing South Korean K2 tanks to be produced in Poland could be signed in coming weeks, Polish president Andrzej Duda said on Friday, a potential boost for Warsaw’s plans to build up its defences. Poland has been ramping up military spending in response to Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, and …
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By Ashley Tang and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s proposal to introduce laws allowing house arrest for some offences seeks to reduce recidivism rates and prison overcrowding, and is not aimed at getting former premier Najib Razak out of jail, a minister said on Friday. Communications Minister and government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil was …
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By Brandon Matsumoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Fans of Major League Baseball slugger Shohei Ohtani queued up at a pop-up store in Tokyo on Friday to get their hands on merchandise featuring their national hero ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series clash with the New York Yankees. The store at Tokyo station is selling …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The death toll in the Philippines from Tropical Storm Trami rose to 46 on Friday with another 20 people missing as officials warned the weather pattern could loop back and lash the country with heavy rain and winds again next week. Nearly 240,000 people were sheltering in evacuation centres, with 7,510 passengers …
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By Walid Berrazeg KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan cherishes its freedom and democracy and no “external force” can change its future, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, visiting sensitive frontline islands next to China for the 75th anniversary of a key victory over communist forces. Taiwan has controlled Kinmen, and the Matsu islands to …
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(Reuters) – North Korea’s military has come under the spotlight after the United States joined South Korea and Ukraine this week to accuse Pyongyang of dispatching thousands of troops to Russia, potentially to ready them for combat in the Ukraine war. Here are some facts and estimates on what is known about the Korean People’s …
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By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is ready to work with BRICS, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said as he attended the group’s summit for the first time this week and held meetings with Chinese and Russian leaders. Chinh fell short of stating Vietnam’s explicit interest in joining the club, a …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has expressed its desire to join the BRICS group of major emerging economies, which accounts for 35% of global economic output, as a means to strengthen emerging countries, its foreign ministry said in a statement. As BRICS world leaders convened in Kazan for a summit this week, Indonesia’s foreign ministry said …
(Reuters) -Ukraine’s military intelligence service said on Thursday that the first North Korean units trained in Russia had been deployed in the Kursk region, a Russian border area where Ukrainian forces staged a major incursion in August. The Kremlin has previously dismissed reports about the North’s troop deployment as “fake news”. But Russian president Vladimir …
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By Vladimir Soldatkin KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin did not deny U.S. claims that North Korea had sent troops to Russia but said on Thursday it is up to Moscow how to run its mutual defence clause with Pyongyang and accused the West of escalating the Ukraine war. The United States said on Wednesday …
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