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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills by the nation’s air force and underscored the need for a step-up in war preparation, state media said on Saturday.  Kim, who inspected anti-aircraft combat and air strike drills by North Korea’s 1st Air Division on Thursday, called for “all units in the entire military” …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Saturday that he is leaving the conservative People Power Party (PPP), according to his Facebook post. The announcement comes as PPP’s presidential candidate is badly trailing liberal Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung in the polls before the June 3 snap election. According to …

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By Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Leo XIV is expected to live in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, unlike the late Pope Francis who shunned the palace in favour of a Vatican hotel, according to several Vatican officials. The papal apartments occupy the top floor of the palace, a 16th century …

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By Jonathan Landay and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -An American scholar remains in Thailand after prosecutors dropped charges against him of insulting the monarchy, his family said, as his legal jeopardy continues in a case that has raised concern in the U.S. government. Paul Chambers, a lecturer on political science, was arrested last month in …

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By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Krishna N. Das, Aftab Ahmed, Charlotte Greenfield, Ariba Shahid NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -India is considering plans to dramatically increase the water it draws from a major river that feeds Pakistani farms downstream, as part of retaliatory action for a deadly April attack on tourists that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, according …

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