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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean presidential hopefuls Kim Moon-soo and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo clashed on Thursday during a meeting to discuss merging their campaigns in order to field a single conservative candidate to contest the upcoming election. Unifying conservatives behind a single candidate is seen as crucial if the right-wing People …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Consulate General in Lahore, Pakistan, has directed its staff to shelter in place amid reports of drone explosions, downed drones and possible airspace incursions, the country’s State Department said on Thursday. The consulate said it has also received initial reports that authorities may be evacuating some areas adjacent to Lahore’s main airport, …

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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan and Europe face the same threat from authoritarianism, President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, marking 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe and warning that indulging aggressors only whets their appetite for expansion. Taiwan has faced increased military pressure from China, including war games, …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Washington’s partner India and U.S. ally Pakistan have “gone tit-for-tat,” and that he hoped the two nuclear-armed Asian neighbors could stop further escalations. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio separately discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan with his Saudi Arabian …

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By Crispian Balmer, Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to guide the Roman Catholic Church. Thousands of faithful gathered …

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By Michael Martina, Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested China initiated upcoming senior-level trade talks between the two countries and said he was not willing to cut U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods to get Beijing to the negotiating table.  The U.S. announced on Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and …

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By Andrew Osborn and Laurie Chen (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Moscow on Wednesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin and a pomp-filled visit that Kyiv has made clear it opposes after Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow shortly before he touched down. Xi, whose country buys more Russian oil and gas than any other, …

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