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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The country’s leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test, according to the report, which described it as a test-fire of an “important weapon system.” The underwater-to-surface strategic cruise missiles travelled 1,500 kilometres and flew …

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Yakult enthusiastically took a bite of the plated, shredded chicken and lettuce in front of him before licking his lips. The black and white collie, named after a Japanese yoghurt drink, was one of eleven dogs gathered with their owners at the Kongshan Yunnan eatery in Shanghai to tuck into a meal …

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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean court on Friday rejected a request from the prosecutors’ office to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law declaration on Dec. 3, Yonhap reported. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) leading the investigation on …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month’s Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation’s soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday. One area under investigation is what role a bird strike played in the Dec. 29 crash of flight …

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MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced “harassment” and aggressive behaviour from China’s coast guard and navy. Manila and Beijing have had a series of escalating confrontations in disputed waters of the South China Sea. China claims …

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By Simon Lewis, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday and Beijing said he told the known China hawk that the direction and tone of U.S.-China ties had been set by their leaders and he hoped Rubio would play …

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By Lisandra Paraguassu As world leaders grapple with the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Brazil, the host of this year’s COP30 global climate summit, sees an opportunity to amplify the voices of developing nations in what will be a fierce dispute over who will pay for the global transition to cleaner energy sources. During …

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