By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and found no Chinese presence there. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on Friday said its coast guard …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Sunday Washington was in touch with both India and Pakistan while urging them to work towards what it called a “responsible solution” as tensions have risen between the two Asian nations following a recent Islamist militant attack in Kashmir. In public, the U.S. …
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By Ariba Shahid and Krishna N. Das LATIFABAD, Pakistan/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Spraying pesticides on his parched vegetables one street away from the Indus River, Pakistani farmer Homla Thakhur is worried about his future. The sun is at its peak, the river is running very low, and India has vowed to cut supplies upstream after a …
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By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s top court on Monday granted the Attorney-General’s application to appeal a ruling giving jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak access to a document he says allows him to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest. Najib, imprisoned for his role in the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal, is …
MANILA (Reuters) -A restive volcano in the central Philippines spewed a column of ash as high as 4.5 km (2.8 miles) into the sky on Monday morning, prompting authorities to raise the alert level at Mount Bulusan and warn residents to stay out of a 4-km danger zone. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Three people were seriously injured in a stabbing attack by a high-school student in Cheongju, South Korea, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday, citing the fire agency. (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Ed Davies)
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -World military expenditure reached $2.72 trillion in 2024, an increase of 9.4% from 2023 and the steepest year-on-year rise since at least the end of the Cold War, according to a report released by a leading conflict think tank on Monday. Heightened geopolitical tension saw increased military spending in all world regions, with …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Thousands of Filipinos in Vancouver were celebrating Lapu-Lapu Day on Saturday, marking a defining moment in Philippine history, when tragedy struck – a vehicle drove into the crowd killing multiple people and injuring others. The festival, celebrated especially in the central Philippines, honours Datu Lapu-Lapu, the Filipino chieftain who famously defeated Spanish …
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By Hyunsu Yim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party of Korea on Sunday named Lee Jae-myung, the party’s ex-leader, as its candidate for the snap presidential election slated for June 3. Lee has been leading opinion polls for weeks with a double-digit gap over contestants from the conservative People Power …
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By Jay Ereno SAN ANTONIO, Philippines (Reuters) – U.S. and Philippine soldiers shot down drones with Stinger missiles during live-fire drills on Sunday, part of annual joint military exercises taking place at a time of simmering tensions with Beijing over the South China Sea. More than 14,000 Filipino and U.S. troops are participating in this …
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