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By Jack Kim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser Sergei Shoigu discussed Ukraine with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the TASS news agency reported on Friday, his latest visit amid advances in security ties between the countries. Dialogue between Russia and the United States was among the issues …

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(This March 20 story has been corrected to say that soldiers do not have to resign before taking up civilian posts in the Attorney General’s office, in paragraph 6) By Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament passed revisions to the country’s military law on Thursday, allocating more civilian posts for military …

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By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean opposition parties raised a motion to impeach acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday, the majority Democratic Party said, in a move likely to escalate recent political strife in the country. Although the motion starts a process that would lead to a vote by parliament to pass it by …

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By Dhwani Pandya and Arpan Chaturvedi MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s group is battling allegations in court this month that its planned multibillion-dollar power plant and a luxury housing complex breach environment laws, adding to its many legal headaches. Such allegations have often troubled Adani projects in India and abroad. In Australia, …

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By Hyunsu Yim (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of the country’s latest anti-aircraft missile system on Thursday, state media KCNA reported, as some experts said Pyongyang was probably getting technical help from Russia to perfect such systems. Kim thanked what was referred to as a research group for the system. …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – At least 91 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in airstrikes across Gaza on Thursday after Israel resumed bombing and ground operations, the enclave’s health ministry said, effectively ditching a two-month-old ceasefire. After two months of relative calm, Gazans were again fleeing for their lives after …

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