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Canada task force says ex-Finance Minister Freeland target of China-linked campaign

8 Feb 2025

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -A Canadian task force said on Friday that malicious news articles originating on Chinese social media tried to disparage former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the leader of the Liberal Party. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force (SITE) …

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North Korea says its nuclear weapons not a ‘bargaining chip’ as Trump, Ishiba meet

8 Feb 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Saturday its nuclear weapons are not meant for negotiations but are intended for combat use against enemies that threaten its people and world peace, its state media reported. The statement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday. The …

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Trump says Japan will soon begin importing new shipments of US LNG

7 Feb 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japan will soon begin importing a record amount of new shipments of American liquefied natural gas, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday. Trump, speaking at a White House press conference after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, also said the two nations were working on a joint venture linked to …

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Bangladesh asks India to stop ousted PM Hasina making ‘false statements’

7 Feb 2025

DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh has objected to a speech that its ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina made from India and asked New Delhi to stop her making “fabricated” comments, its foreign ministry said on Friday. In response, India summoned Bangladesh’s envoy and said Hasina had made her comments as an individual. It said conflating her speech …

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Singapore passes law against foreign interference in race-based organisations

7 Feb 2025

(This Feb. 5 story has been corrected to attribute the quote to opposition lawmaker Dennis Tan, not Gerald Giam, in paragraph 8) By Bing Hong Lok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has passed a law designed to protect against foreign interference in its race-based clans and business associations, as the government looks to limit outsiders from …

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Burmese refugee dies after discharge from shut US-funded clinic, says family

7 Feb 2025

By Shoon Naing (Reuters) – A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid, her family said. Pe Kha Lau, 71, died on Sunday after becoming short of …

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China blames US ‘sabotage’ for Panama’s departure from Belt and Road initiative

7 Feb 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) – China is opposed to U.S. “smearing and sabotage” of the Belt and Road Initiative in Panama through “pressure and coercion”, its foreign ministry said on Friday, after the South American nation decided to exit the programme. At a regular press briefing, a ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, said China deeply regretted Panama’s decision. …

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Chinese vice premier set to attend Paris AI summit

7 Feb 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing will visit France from Sunday until February 12 as President Xi Jinping’s special representative at the AI Action Summit, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Representatives of nearly 100 nations are gathering at the event to discuss the safe development of artificial intelligence (AI). “China looks forward …

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War crimes court condemns Trump’s sanctions against its staff

7 Feb 2025

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday said it condemned the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on its staff. Trump on Thursday authorised economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies such as Israel, repeating action he …

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