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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho said on Thursday he was proud of how his fellow South Koreans had overcome the fallout from impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3. The martial law that triggered South Korea’s biggest political crisis in decades lasted about …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to discuss a wide range of topics, including relations with the U.S. and the Ukrainian conflict, the Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday. The ministers met on the sidelines of the G20 ministerial meeting in South Africa. “The …

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By Budi Satriawan and Yuddy Cahya Budiman YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Thousands of students staged ‘Dark Indonesia’ protests in cities across the country on Thursday against budget cuts and other policies of President Prabowo Subianto, fearing they will undermine social support systems and their futures. Clad in black, about a thousand placard-carrying students in the …

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By Ju-min Park and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader. Last month prosecutors indicted Yoon after accusing him of leading an insurrection with his …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has been “doing its best” to push for negotiations with the European Union over its tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, a commerce ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, almost four months after the punitive import curbs took effect. The bloc voted to increase the tariffs to as much as 45.3% in October …

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By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the United States without giving a timeline for his trip. Trump made the remarks to reporters on Air Force One and said “it’s possible” for the U.S. …

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WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is set to cut the size of its diplomatic mission in China by up to 10%, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the situation. American diplomats working in mainland China and Hong Kong as well as local employees might be given notice …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media on Thursday criticized the United States for a nuclear submarine deal with Australia under the AUKUS partnership signed in 2021, calling it a “threat to regional peace.” A commentary carried by KCNA said Washington should be wary of consequences for what it said were nuclear alliances, naming AUKUS …

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