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Erdogan conveys Turkey’s solidarity to Pakistan PM amid crisis with India

7 May 2025

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone on Wednesday with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to convey his solidarity after India hit Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir with missiles, the Turkish presidency said. Pakistan, which has strong ties with Turkey, said it had shot down five Indian aircraft and vowed to retaliate further, …

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Police in Azerbaijan detain another journalist as pressure on independent media increases

7 May 2025

(Reuters) – Police in Azerbaijan on Wednesday detained a journalist, Ulviyya Ali, local media reported, amid an ongoing criminal case against six of her colleagues at the independent Meydan TV outlet. Azerbaijani media said Ali had been placed in pre-trial detention for one month and 29 days on suspicion of smuggling. She was reported to …

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India dismisses report of Pakistan downing jets as “disinformation”

7 May 2025

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian Embassy in China on Wednesday dismissed as “disinformation” a social media post on X by China’s state-run Global Times, which said that Pakistan had shot down Indian fighter jets. The embassy’s statement followed the Global Times post, which said that the Pakistan Air Force had downed Indian fighter jets …

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Factbox-Putin and Xi to mark WW2 victory amid war in Ukraine

7 May 2025

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia marks on Friday the 80th anniversary of the Soviet and allied victory over Nazi Germany, though there are fears that Ukraine may seek to disrupt the most hallowed celebration in the Russian calendar. Here is some information on who is expected to attend the celebrations, …

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Trump, others react to Indian strikes in Pakistan after Kashmir attack

7 May 2025

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India said it attacked Pakistan early on Wednesday following a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir last month. Pakistan reported eight deaths and said it was responding to the Indian strikes. This is what global leaders have said about the latest hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours: U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP “It’s a …

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Vietnam Airlines says it has rerouted flights due to India-Pakistan tensions

7 May 2025

HANOI, (Reuters) – Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has rerouted around 10 flights between Vietnam and European countries including Germany, France and England to avoid Pakistani airspace, it said on Wednesday, after tensions flared between India and Pakistan. “Flights between Vietnam and Europe will likely continue to be rerouted over the next days, depending on the …

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South Korea’s Lee spared pre-election ruling, conservatives struggle to unite

7 May 2025

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s conservatives struggled on Wednesday to form a unity ticket to take on Democratic Party frontrunner Lee Jae-myung in a snap vote set for June 3, as courts spared him from facing sentencing in a criminal case before the vote. The conservative People Power Party selected former labour minister …

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Citing military threats, Taiwan’s Palace Museum says no China cooperation planned

7 May 2025

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, home to one of the world’s biggest collections of imperial Chinese treasures, does not plan any joint events with China for its 100th anniversary due to Beijing’s military threats, its director said on Wednesday. The museum was re-established in Taiwan in 1965 after the Republic of …

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US, China to hold ice-breaker trade talks in Geneva on Saturday

7 May 2025

By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder and Laurie Chen WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet China’s economic tsar He Lifeng in Switzerland this weekend for talks that could be the first step toward resolving a trade war disrupting the global economy. News of the planned Geneva meeting, …

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