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BANGKOK (Reuters) -The toll from Myanmar’s earthquake continued to rise on Sunday, as foreign rescue teams and aid rushed into the impoverished country, where hospitals were overwhelmed and some communities scrambled to mount rescue efforts with limited resources. The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar’s strongest in a century, jolted the war-torn Southeast Asian nation on …

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By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described Japan on Sunday as indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression and said implementing of a plan to upgrade the U.S military command in the country would get under way. “We share a warrior ethos that defines our forces,” Hegseth told Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani …

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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis following the 7.7-magnitude quake that has killed more than 1,600 people, and the country’s aid needs are increasing by the hour, Red Cross officials said on Sunday. Friday’s quake, one of the strongest to hit Myanmar in a century, has damaged infrastructure including bridges, …

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By Wa Lone, Poppy McPherson and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) -In the hours after a massive earthquake flattened buildings in Myanmar’s Mandalay on Friday, survivors scrambled through the debris using their bare hands in desperate attempts to save those still trapped.    Without heavy machinery to assist them and with authorities absent, a resident and rescue …

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By Lewis Jackson and Jenny Su BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to Manila, which disputes some of Beijing’s claims in the waterway. A spokesman for the Southern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation …

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