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A transgender woman’s fight for dignity in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps

26 Mar 2025

By Ruma Paul and Sam Jahan KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – With her tiny studio tucked in the crowded lanes of the sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh, Tanya is a popular beautician, with long lines of people waiting for her signature haircuts and facials. But behind her carefully applied makeup lies a …

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China urges US to stop viewing China through ‘hegemonic mentality’

26 Mar 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday urged the United States to stop thinking of China through its own “hegemonic mentality,” in response to the U.S. calling China the top military and cyber threat. The U.S. has been spreading the theory of China being a threat only to contain and suppress China, said Guo …

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Taiwan to channel World War Two spirit to bolster response to China’s threats

26 Mar 2025

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will use this year’s events to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two to bolster public sentiment on the need to defend the island from Chinese threats – and remind the world it was not the government in Beijing that won the war. World …

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China’s glacier area shrinks by 26% over six decades

26 Mar 2025

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data released in March showed. Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the largest glacial mass loss on record taking …

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Thai PM triumphs in confidence vote in first test of premiership

26 Mar 2025

By Panarat Thepgumpanat, Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra breezed through a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday in the first test of her premiership, emerging unscathed from a two-day opposition onslaught to reaffirm the stability of her coalition.   Thailand’s youngest premier won the backing of 319 of 488 lawmakers present, despite a …

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Senior Taiwan defence official to visit US for fighter jet ceremony

26 Mar 2025

TAIPEI (Reuters) – One of Taiwan’s deputy defence ministers will visit the United States for a ceremony this week marking the completion of a new F-16 fighter jet for the island, the first acknowledged such trip since U.S. President Donald Trump took office. The United States in 2019 approved an $8 billion sale of Lockheed …

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Thai PM sails through no-confidence vote in parliament

26 Mar 2025

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Wednesday sailed through a no-confidence vote in parliament, emerging unscathed from a two-day opposition onslaught and reaffirming the stability of her ruling coalition.   (Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um, Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Martin Petty)

Pakistan, China in talks about security for Chinese nationals

26 Mar 2025

By Binbin Huang and Liz Lee BOAO, China (Reuters) -Pakistan and China’s discussions about security measures to protect Chinese nationals working in the South Asian country are a work in progress, Islamabad’s ambassador to Beijing said on Wednesday. Chinese nationals have been in the crosshairs of separatist militants who believe Beijing is helping Pakistan exploit …

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Russian Navy submarine launches missiles in Sea of Japan drills, TASS agency reports

26 Mar 2025

(Reuters) – A submarine of Russia’s Pacific Fleet conducted drills in the Sea of Japan, launching cruise missiles at sea and coastal targets, the Russian state TASS news agency reported on Wednesday. “During a scheduled exercise, the diesel-electric submarine Ufa of the Pacific Fleet launched Kalibr cruise missiles at sea and coastal targets from the …

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South Korea wildfires spread forcing evacuation of four local prisons, homes

25 Mar 2025

By Minwoo Park UISEONG COUNTY, South Korea (Reuters) -Wildfires spread across South Korea’s southeastern region on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of thousands of inmates from local prisons and causing residents to flee their homes. Acting President Han Duck-soo vowed to deploy firefighting helicopters and ground personnel to battle the fires. The city of Andong, with …

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