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(Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta has extended a temporary ceasefire to May 31 to support reconstruction efforts following a massive earthquake in late March that killed at least 3,700 people and devastated parts of the country, state media reported on Wednesday. The junta initially announced a ceasefire in early April, days after the March 28 earthquake, …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping congratulated Friedrich Merz on Tuesday after he was elected chancellor by the German parliament, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday. Xi said that as the world’s second- and third-largest economies and major countries with global influence, China and Germany should deepen their cooperation and jointly promote economic globalisation, …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India launched attacks on suspected militant camps in Pakistan on Wednesday in response to the killing of 26 people, mostly tourists in Indian Kashmir last month. Pakistan said its response to India’s missile strike was underway. Here is a look at the tit-for-tat measures the two countries have announced in the …

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ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said it attacked nine sites in Pakistan including in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday in response to the killing of 26 people, mostly tourists, on its part of Kashmir last month that it blamed on Pakistan. Pakistan said its response to the Indian missile strikes was underway. India’s …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – One of Germany’s most senior clerics, part of the conclave gathering to elect a new pope, must pay 26,000 euros ($29,500) to a charity to settle an allegation of perjury linked to a historic case of sexual abuse, prosecutors said on Tuesday. They added they would end their investigation into the cardinal …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Henan province, a key wheat-producing region known as China’s granary, has issued a risk warning as dry, hot winds threaten the development of its wheat crop. From May 11 to 13, temperatures are expected to exceed 35 degrees Celsius (95°F), posing a threat to the wheat grain-filling stage, particularly in areas like …

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