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Ukraine bans China’s firms for helping Russia make missiles

19 Apr 2025 19 Apr 2025

(Reuters) -Ukraine imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies on Friday claiming they were involved in production of advanced Iskander missiles, a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alleged that China had been supplying weapons to Russia. China’s foreign ministry earlier on Friday dismissed Zelenskiy’s accusation as groundless. While maintaining close economic ties with Russia during Moscow’s …

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Indonesian woman turns to mangroves to fend off rising tides

19 Apr 2025 19 Apr 2025

By Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana DEMAK, Indonesia (Reuters) – Pasijah, a 55-year-old housewife in Indonesia’s Central Java province, wakes up every morning to the sound of the sea. If that sounds idyllic, it is anything but. Her home is the only one remaining in this part of Rejosari Senik, a small village on Java’s northern coast …

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Carney says China is a foreign interference, geopolitical threat for Canada

18 Apr 2025 18 Apr 2025

By Wa Lone TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said that China is one of the largest threats with respect to foreign interference in Canada and is an emerging threat in the Arctic. In a debate Thursday night ahead of the April 28 election, Carney replied “China,” when asked to name Canada’s biggest …

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Karachi mob kills member of Ahmadi minority

18 Apr 2025 18 Apr 2025

KARACHI (Reuters) -A mob attacked a place of worship of Pakistan’s Ahmadi minority community in Karachi on Friday, killing one man, police and a community spokesperson said. Ahmadi community spokesperson Amir Mahmood said the mob of 100-200 people beat a 47-year-old owner of a car workshop to death with bricks and sticks. Mohammad Safdar, superintendent …

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China, Cambodia vow supply chain cooperation, sign canal deal

18 Apr 2025 18 Apr 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Cambodia have agreed to build safe and stable supply chains together and to strengthen cooperation in transportation infrastructure, they said in a joint statement released by China’s foreign ministry on Friday. The two countries also signed a deal on the construction of a major canal Cambodia hopes will transform its …

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Pakistan expels over 80,000 Afghans in push ahead of April 30 deadline, adviser says

18 Apr 2025 18 Apr 2025

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has expelled over 80,000 Afghan nationals since the end of March, a senior official said on Friday, as part of a repatriation drive ahead of the April 30 deadline. Afghan nationals who have no legal documents to stay or those holding Afghan Citizen Cards had been warned by …

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Philippines devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact Christ’s crucifixion

18 Apr 2025 18 Apr 2025

By Adrian Portugal CUTID, Philippines (Reuters) – Christian devotees from the Philippines were nailed to a cross on Friday in a reenactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion in the predominantly Catholic nation. Hundreds of Filipinos and foreign tourists flocked to the northern village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province to witness Ruben Enaje nailed to …

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US will keep helping Taiwan in its self-defence, senator says in Taipei

18 Apr 2025 18 Apr 2025

TAIPEI (Reuters) – The United States will continue to assist Taiwan with its self-defence and wants to see peace across the Taiwan Strait without coercion or the threat of force, a visiting U.S. senator told President Lai Ching-te on Friday. The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack …

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Over 170 arrested for attacks on Pakistan KFC outlets in Gaza war protests

18 Apr 2025 18 Apr 2025

KARACHI/LAHORE (Reuters) – Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 mob attacks on outlets of U.S. fast-food chain KFC, sparked by anti-United States sentiment and opposition to its ally Israel’s war in Gaza, officials said. Police in major cities in the Islamic nation, including the southern port …

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Myanmar junta, opposition set to extend ceasefire, Malaysia PM says

18 Apr 2025 18 Apr 2025

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Myanmar’s junta and a key opposition group have indicated they will extend a ceasefire to support more aid efforts after a devastating earthquake, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday, following rare high-level talks. Myanmar has been in the throes of an expanding conflict since its military ousted an …

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