MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Moscow and Beijing’s foreign policy ties played a stabilising role in international affairs. The two leaders were speaking on a video call. (Reporting by Reuters. Writing by Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping spoke with Russia’s Vladimir Putin over video call on Tuesday, Chinese national broadcaster CCTV said. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Alison Williams)
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is likely to sign an agreement with France before the end of this month over the repatriation of a Frenchman who is on death row on charges of drug offences, a senior minister said on Tuesday. France had previously requested the transfer of Serge Atlaoui, who has been jailed in Indonesia …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -A landslide in Indonesia’s Central Java city of Pekalongan killed 16 people and injured 10, an official at the country’s disaster mitigation agency said on Tuesday. The landslide was triggered by heavy rains in the area since Monday, agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said. Authorities are now searching for three missing people, he added. …
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By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s picks for senior posts in his administration include several people with deep ties to China, but several have divergent views on how to deal with Washington’s biggest rival, including Marco Rubio and Elon Musk. Trump unexpectedly held off tariffs on China on day one of …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s attorney-general’s chambers has sought a gag order to ban public discussion of former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s judicial review claim that a document exists allowing him to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest, according to state news agency Bernama. Najib, jailed for his role in the multi-billion dollar …
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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s acting president Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he hoped for bilateral relations with Washington to develop more reciprocally under the Trump administration, citing concerns about how U.S. policies might hit Asia’s fourth-largest economy. “The government will strive to further strengthen policy cooperation with the United States and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s defence ministry said on Tuesday the denuclearisation of North Korea must continue to be the goal necessary for lasting global peace, after reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had called Pyongyang “a nuclear power.” (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Ed Davies)
(Reuters) – Hosts Valencia and Real Sociedad have condemned the racist abuse aimed at visiting Japan international Take Kubo and forward Ander Barrenetxea during Sunday’s match at the Mestalla stadium. In a video posted by Sociedad on X, racist insults could be heard from the stands towards Kubo and Ander Barrenetxea, who was born in …
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By Hyunsu Yim and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to be questioned by investigators on Monday under a probe into whether he committed insurrection, as dozens of his supporters faced being charged over a violent rampage on a court building. Authorities said security was being beefed up …
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