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South Korea officials heading to Washington for talks over US tariffs

30 Apr 2025

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean Industry Ministry officials will travel to Washington on Wednesday for “technical discussions” with U.S. Trade Representative counterparts hoping to make progress on a potential deal over U.S. tariffs, Seoul’s ministry said. The team will seek to minimise the impact of the tariffs announced by the administration of U.S. …

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Philippines condemns killing of veteran journalist

30 Apr 2025

MANILA (Reuters) – The killing of a veteran Filipino journalist in his home was a “heinous act” that was being investigated by police, the Philippines’ Presidential Task Force on Media Security said on Wednesday.Juan “Johnny” Dayang, 89, who served as president emeritus of the Publishers Association of the Philippines Inc, was shot by an unidentified …

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Chinese navy patrols South China Sea, says Philippines creating ‘disturbances’

30 Apr 2025

BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) -China’s navy conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Tuesday, saying that the Philippines has been creating “disturbances”, as the Filipino and U.S. air forces conducted their own joint mission above the disputed waterway. China, which claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, has been involved an increasingly tense …

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South Korean prosecutors raid ex-President Yoon’s private residence, Yonhap reports

30 Apr 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors are conducting a search operation at ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol’s private residence, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday. Yoon was ousted on April 4 over his attempt to declare martial law late last year. Prosecutors investigating an influence-peddling case involving religious figures were looking for documents and material …

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US urges India and Pakistan not to escalate tensions, Rubio plans calls

29 Apr 2025

By Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will speak soon with his counterparts in India and Pakistan and urge them not to escalate tensions over a deadly Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir, the State Department said on Tuesday. Washington said on Sunday it was in touch with …

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Guatemala ministry says US embassy’s Chinese hack report a years-old case

29 Apr 2025

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The U.S. embassy in Guatemala said on Tuesday it found that China-based espionage groups had hacked the Central American nation’s foreign ministry’s computer system, but the ministry said this was an old case. The embassy said in a post on X that the hacking was discovered during a safety revision conducted by …

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US Senate backs former Republican lawmaker Perdue as ambassador to China

29 Apr 2025

By Michael Martina, Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed one-time U.S. Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China, a position the former business executive assumes amid a deep strategic rivalry and blistering trade war between the two countries.  The vote was 67 to 29 in favor of …

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UN chief speaks with Pakistan, India amid tensions

29 Apr 2025

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke separately on Tuesday with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shebaz Sharif and India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, a U.N. spokesperson said. “The Secretary-General also expressed his deep concern at rising tensions between India and Pakistan and underscored the need to avoid a confrontation that could result …

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India shuts over half of Kashmir tourist spots in security review after attack

29 Apr 2025

By Fayaz Bukhari and Shivam Patel SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Over half of the tourist destinations in India’s insurgency-torn Kashmir region were closed to the public from Tuesday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters, in a move to tighten security after last week’s attack on holiday-makers. The assailants segregated men, asked their names and …

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