(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mindoro, Philippines on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Taiwan on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 13 km (8 miles), EMSC said. (Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams)
Seoul (Reuters) – South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will attend a trial on Tuesday to determine whether he should be removed from office or reinstated, Yonhap News reported. (Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Toby Chopra)
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday accused his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte of peddling lies after the former leader said this year’s national budget was invalid, in the latest feud between the former allies ahead of upcoming midterm elections. The alliance between the influential Marcos and Duterte families collapsed last year over …
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By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans who get their news through TikTok are less likely to see China as a dictatorship, be less critical of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and be more sceptical about climate change and the utility of vaccines than consumers of other media. The findings, in a poll by Allensbach for …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine law enforcers have arrested a Chinese national on suspicion of espionage, recovering in his possession equipment authorities believe could be used for spying on military facilities. The suspect, identified as Deng Yuanqing, was presented to media on Monday, along with two other alleged Filipino cohorts. Investigators said Deng is affiliated with …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China’s foreign ministry said, halting fighting near the border of both countries. The two sides held talks in China’s southwestern city of Kunming where they thanked Beijing for its efforts …
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By Panu Wongcha-um and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) – American businessman Jacob Holder met his Thai husband Surapong Koonpaew in 2021, got married in the United States two years later and then returned to Thailand, where they live and work. This week, their union will be recognised under Thai law, after the country’s marriage equality …
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KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers. Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, who previously led a team of negotiators at the Taliban’s political office in …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has spent his first night incarcerated as a pre-trial inmate at the Seoul Detention Centre after a court issued a formal detention warrant on Sunday to hold him for up to 20 days. He became the first incumbent president to be arrested in South Korea …
