By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s army chief General Asim Munir will be promoted to the rank of field marshal, the prime minister’s office said in a statement on Tuesday, the first time in almost 60 years that a general has been elevated to the role. His promotion, which was approved by the cabinet chaired …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to sack farm minister Taku Eto following remarks the minister made about rice, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday, citing multiple sources. Eto apologised on Monday after saying he had “never had to buy rice” thanks to gifts from supporters, angering consumers grappling with sky-high prices for Japan’s …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China welcomes and supports efforts by Pakistan and India to handle their differences through dialogue and to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang made the comments during a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a …
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan wants peace and dialogue with China but the government must continue to strengthen the island’s defences, President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday as he completed one year in office. China calls Lai a “separatist” and has rebuffed his multiple offers for talks. Lai rejects China’s sovereignty …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping urged relevant departments to work closely together to strengthen water allocation to ensure water supply for urban and rural residents and agricultural irrigation needs, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. Xi made the remarks during an inspection tour in central China’s Henan province. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing …
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By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) scorched parts of northern and central China on Tuesday with authorities issuing heat warnings and offering aid to farmers to protect food production. Temperatures in China’s northern Hebei province, Henan province, a key wheat-producing region known as China’s granary, and the …
By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s government sees economic growth reaching at least 5.2% next year as it continues to focus on improving food production, energy security and people’s wellbeing, its finance minister told parliament on Tuesday. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said economic growth in 2026 would be between 5.2% and 5.8% next year …
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By Kirsty Needham and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of over 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and after a resounding loss at a national election this month. “Its time to have a break,” Nationals leader David Littleproud told reporters on …
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators from both major parties introduced a bill on Monday aimed at offsetting China and Russia’s growing influence on international nuclear energy development. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The United States has more nuclear power capacity than any other country, but China is quickly developing domestic reactors and Russia is working …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Heavy weekend rains in China’s southern Guangdong and Guangxi provinces killed at least six people and disrupted trains and power supply, state media said, with alerts issued for severe flooding and geological disasters in parts of the country. China’s National Meteorological Centre issued multiple heavy rain warnings in the Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, …
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