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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician favoured to become the country’s next leader, has overcome a knife attack, martial law and criminal charges on his unexpected path back toward the presidency. Named the Democratic Party’s candidate on Sunday, Lee leads potential conservative opponents by double digits in most polls …

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By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff’s legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had …

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By Shivam Patel, Fayaz Bukhari and Asif Shahzad SRINAGAR/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan called on Saturday for a “neutral” investigation into the killings of mostly Indian tourists in Kashmir that New Delhi has blamed on Islamabad, saying it was willing to cooperate and favoured peace. India has identified two of the three suspected militants as Pakistani, though …

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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for the launch of a “new multipurpose destroyer”, state media KCNA reported on Saturday. The 5,000-tonne warship was equipped with the “most powerful weapons” and built “within 400-odd days perfectly with our own strength and technology”, the report said, quoting Jo …

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By Joshua McElwee and Giulia Segreti VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -More than 100,000 mourners filed into St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday to pay their respects to Pope Francis, viewing his open coffin in the final visiting hours ahead of his funeral on Saturday. Soon after 7 p.m. (1700 GMT) the Vatican ended a TV broadcast of …

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By Małgorzata Wojtunik, Chiara Rodriquez and Fabiano Franchitti VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Diane Karla Abano, a Filipino migrant living in Rome, has vivid memories of the day that Pope Francis touched her heart and made her feel at home, kissing her two young daughters during an audience in St. Peter’s Square in May, 2018. “The …

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MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has ordered an investigation into alleged foreign interference in next month’s elections after a top security official’s warning that Chinese state-sponsored groups may be attempting to influence the outcome of the vote. “This is truly alarming,” Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro told a media briefing. “We will conduct …

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