By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was alarmed by the arrest in Thailand of American academic and U.S. citizen Paul Chambers who was charged with insulting the monarchy, in a rare prosecution of a foreigner under one of the world’s strictest lese-majeste laws. Local police said Chambers, …
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By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama has opened an investigation into a contract granted to Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison for the operation of two ports in the Central American country, Attorney General Luis Carlos Gomez said on Tuesday. Gomez made the announcement after Panama’s comptroller general criticized the contract, renewed in 2021, earlier this …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A majority of Singaporeans have yet to decide which party to vote for ahead of a general election this year, but most of those who have made up their minds would back the ruling People’s Action Party, a survey showed on Tuesday. Data from pollster YouGov showed that just 44% of 1,845 …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s status as a nuclear weapons state can never be reversed, no matter how much the United States and its Asian allies demand it, state media reported on Wednesday, citing the powerful sister of its supreme leader. The comments, which state news agency KCNA said were issued on Tuesday, were likely a …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and China should stand together to overcome difficulties in the face of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India said on Tuesday. “China-India economic and trade relationship is based on complimentarity and mutual benefit. Facing the U.S. abuse of tariffs… the …
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will be the first of a series of European leaders to head east following the announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump of sweeping global trade tariffs, with a trip to Vietnam and China starting on Wednesday. Sanchez, the leader of one of Europe’s dwindling band of left-wing …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will provide robust security to protect the interests of investors and partners, its army chief told a minerals conference on Tuesday, amid heightened unrest in key mineral-rich province Balochistan. Pakistan is hosting a two-day mines and minerals conference with delegates from countries including the United States, China and …
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military said on Tuesday that it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers violated the military demarcation line before returning. “Our military conducted warning broadcasts and warning shots after about 10 North Korean soldiers crossed the military demarcation line (MDL) in the eastern area of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) …
BANGKOK (Reuters) – An American academic was arrested in Thailand on Tuesday charged with insulting the monarchy, in a rare prosecution of a foreigner under one of the world’s strictest lese-majeste laws. Police said Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Thailand’s Naresuan University, reported to a precinct in the northern province of Phitsanulok after a warrant …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia sees no reason to discuss the possibility of signing a long-awaited peace treaty with Japan to formally end World War Two because of Tokyo’s unfriendly stance towards Moscow, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Russia, the successor state to the Soviet Union, and Japan have never signed a treaty formally ending their …
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