LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would end the country’s “failed experiment in open borders” with a sweeping set of reforms to significantly drive down net migration. Below is a summary of the main changes: NET MIGRATION NUMBERS Starmer said he would not set a target for the reduction …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan held talks by phone on Monday evening, broadcaster CNN-News18 said, two days after the nuclear-armed neighbours reached a ceasefire agreement following intense fighting last week. Dozens of people died as the arch rivals sent drones and other munitions into each other’s airspace over …
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By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thirteen people died in a blast during a disposal of expired military ammunition in Indonesia’s West Java on Monday, army officials told local media, the second incident involving expired ammunition in the country in little over a year. Nine of the victims were civilians while four were military personnel, …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – Contenders for South Korea’s presidency kicked off their campaigns on Monday, vowing to unify a deeply polarised society and spur economic growth while navigating trade negotiations with the United States. Asia’s fourth-largest economy will hold a snap presidential election on June 3 to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor after …
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(Reuters) – Myanmar’s shadow government said an airstrike by the ruling junta had killed at least 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in an opposition-controlled area on Monday, despite a ceasefire being in place after a devastating earthquake. The school, which is operated by the shadow National Unity Government, is in the …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in separate calls late on Sunday and reaffirmed the U.S stance on the war in Ukraine. UK’s Lammy and Rubio also discussed the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, and called for both countries to …
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HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam and Russia have agreed to quickly negotiate and sign agreements on building nuclear power plants in Vietnam, the two countries said in a joint statement. “The development of the plants with advanced technology will strictly be compliant with nuclear and radiation safety regulations and for the benefit of socio-economic development,” they said …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday, the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said. The quake hit the city of Shigatse at 5:11 a.m. (2111 GMT), at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Authorities have dispatched emergency response services and no casualties have been reported so far, CEA said. In …
(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck China’s Xizang on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake’s epicentre was 10 km (6.21 miles) below the Earth’s surface. (Reporting by Yazhini MV in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)
By Shivam Patel, Aftab Ahmed and Tariq Maqbool NEW DELHI/ MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -The Indian military sent a “hotline message” to Pakistan on Sunday about violations of a ceasefire agreed this week and informed it of New Delhi’s intent to respond if it was repeated, a top Indian army officer said, while the Pakistan military’s …
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