LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on three former senior Sri Lankan military commanders and one former Tamil Tiger rebel commander over human rights violations during a civil war that ended in 2009. The measures, which include bans on travelling to Britain and asset freezes, target the former chief of staff of the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed an order to implement new rules for strengthening China’s countermeasures to foreign sanctions, the Chinese government said on Monday. The rules concern the implementation of China’s anti-foreign sanctions law, which was passed in 2021. The law stipulates that individuals or entities involved in making or implementing …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) – Two United Nations agencies said on Monday that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Refugee agency UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration issued the warning at the launch of their first joint multi-year funding appeal for food …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – At least four people have died and six have been injured in a series of wildfires in South Korea, as firefighters rushed to put out the fires amid dry, windy weather, the Korea Forest Service said on Sunday. Over 9,000 staff and 105 helicopters were deployed to quell the fires engulfing areas …
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By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s Constitutional Court reinstated Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to the post of acting president on Monday, striking down his impeachment as he pledged to focus on steering Asia’s fourth-biggest economy through a U.S. “trade war”. The ruling, which comes amid months of political turmoil in the …
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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Heathrow defended its decision to shut down operations at Europe’s busiest airport last Friday as the blame game intensified over an 18-hour closure which cost airlines tens of millions of pounds and stranded thousands of passengers. As questions mounted over how such a critical part of Britain’s infrastructure …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Soldiers from the Philippine and the U.S. armies began three weeks of joint military exercises on Monday, with drills focused on territorial defence and commanding large-scale deployments of forces, the Philippine Army said. Around 5,000 soldiers from the Philippine Army and the U.S. Army Pacific will take part in warfighting and exchange …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has lodged a protest with China about a statement that misquoted Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s remarks during Friday’s meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japan’s top government spokesperson said on Monday. An announcement by China’s foreign ministry on Friday said Ishiba had said Japan “respects” the positions of the Chinese …
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By Panarat Thepgumpanat, Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s opposition on Monday grilled Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the first day of a parliamentary no-confidence motion, accusing her of being unqualified and of allowing her powerful father to wield influence over her administration. The opposition People’s Party said Paetongtarn was taking direction from her father, divisive …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has not received any application for asylum from Philippines’ former President Rodrigo Duterte and his family, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Duterte’s trip to Hong Kong was for his personal holidays, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference. The former president was arrested on March 11 at …
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