MANILA (Reuters) – The Filipino wife of a Chinese national arrested recently in the Philippines for alleged espionage denied on Monday that her husband was a spy, saying he worked for a company specialising in self-driving cars. Philippine law enforcers arrested Deng Yuanqing and two other Filipinos on suspicion of espionage on Jan. 17 after …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Police have detained a man suspected of involvement in the case of a Chinese actor who was duped into travelling to Thailand for a film job and then trafficked to Myanmar, China’s Public Security Ministry said. The joint efforts of the ministry’s task force and the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, helped by …
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KARACHI (Reuters) – At least five people were killed and 31 injured in an LPG tanker truck blast in Pakistan’s Multan region, Geo news reported on Monday. (Reporting by Ariba Shahid; Writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
DOHA (Reuters) – Canadian veteran David Lavery has been freed following his arrest in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Nov. 11 after mediation by Qatar, an official with knowledge of the release said on Sunday. The circumstances surrounding Lavery’s arrest remain unclear. The Veterans Transition Network, where Lavery worked, said last year that he had frequently …
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(Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is due to visit Britain next month to hold talks with his UK counterpart David Lammy, The Guardian reported on Sunday. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office (FCDO) is making plans to host Wang in mid-February, the report said, citing three people briefed on the plans. The …
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By Hyunsu Yim, Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, Yoon’s lawyers and the main opposition party said. Yoon’s lawyers criticized the indictment as the “worst choice” made by the prosecution …
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By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga SHENGJIN, Albania (Reuters) – Ali Amini was just days from starting a new life in the United States when President Donald Trump halted aid for resettling Afghan refugees last week, a move that Amini worries could put his life in danger if forced to return home. After processing in …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted for insurrection on Sunday, an unprecedented development in weeks of political and legal crisis since his short-lived martial law attempt stunned the nation. Here are key events from martial law to impeachment, arrest, and indictment: -Dec. 3: Shortly before 10:30 p.m. (1330 GMT), …
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Most Thais oppose the government’s plan to legalise casinos and online gambling, moves the authorities say would boost tourism and investment, an opinion survey found on Sunday. The government this month approved a draft law to allow casinos in entertainment complexes and gambling online. The only legal gambling in Thailand is at …
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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special U.S. visas and at risk of Taliban retribution, a leading advocate and a U.S. official said on Saturday. Most of those stranded are in Afghanistan and the rest are in …
