THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte did not appear in the courtroom for his initial hearing at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Friday. Duterte would follow the proceedings through a video link, a court spokesperson said. (Reporting by Anthony Deutsch and Bart Meijer; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government said on Friday Martin Pfister will be the country’s new defence minister when Viola Amherd steps down at the end of the month. Separately, the government said it had approved a memorandum of understanding to step up defence cooperation with Singapore which would allow the two to deepen collaboration …
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(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Friday, German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Ojasvi Gupta in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams)
By Ryan Woo, Xiuhao Chen and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Russia stood by Iran on Friday after the United States demanded nuclear talks with Tehran, with senior Chinese and Russian diplomats saying dialogue should only resume based on “mutual respect” and all sanctions ought to be lifted. In a joint statement issued …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal (Reuters) -More than a million people in Myanmar will be cut off from life-saving food assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) from next month because of critical shortfalls in funding, the latest cut in humanitarian support from the U.N. agency. “These cuts come just as increased conflict, displacement and access …
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By Mushtaq Ali PESHAWAR (Reuters) -A blast tore through a mosque on Friday in northwestern Pakistan, police said, injuring an Islamist party leader and three others, including children. Abdullah Nadeem, a local leader of the Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party, was believed to be the target of the blast and had been hospitalised with serious …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Multiple Chinese government departments said on Friday that they have issued requirements for the labeling of artificial intelligence (AI) content, which will come into effect on September 1, 2025, a move they said would help “promote the healthy development of artificial intelligence”. (Reporting by Farah Master and the Beijing newsroom; Editing …
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By Irene Wang KOSHIGAYA, Japan – In an online auction four years ago, Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura’s father purchased his first piece of Shohei Ohtani memorabilia: a rosin bag, the soft pouch containing powder that pitchers use to improve their grip on a baseball. Some 100 million yen ($675,000) later, spent on 300-odd collectibles, renovations …
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologised on Friday for giving gift certificates to some ruling party lawmakers, a move that could hurt his administration’s already low approval ratings and risk delaying passage of next fiscal year’s budget. The political uncertainty could cast doubt on Ishiba’s leadership ahead of an …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea has confirmed a foot-and-mouth disease case in a cattle farm, the first such outbreak in nearly two years, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. The case, the first in the country since May 2023, was reported in a cattle farm in the southwestern Jeollanam-do province, the ministry said in a statement, …
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