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Death toll rises to 41 in central Vietnam flooding, more heavy rain forecast

20 Nov 2025

By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) -The death toll from a new barrage of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 41, state media reported on Thursday, with water levels rising further in already inundated towns and villages.  Rainfall exceeded 1,500 mm (60 inches) in several parts of central …

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China, India banks and refineries moving to comply with Russia sanctions, US official says

20 Nov 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese and Indian banks and refineries are moving to comply with the U.S. sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies, a U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday.  The Trump administration imposed sanctions last month on Lukoil and Rosneft in an effort to cut revenues Moscow uses for its nearly four-year-old war on Ukraine. …

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Russia says it held ‘in-depth’ talks with China on missile defence and nuclear issues

20 Nov 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and China held talks in Moscow this week on missile defence and strategic stability and agreed to strengthen cooperation in those areas, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. It revealed no details of the discussions, which took place against the background of concern in both countries about U.S. President Donald Trump’s …

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UK’s Starmer to go to China at the end of January, Sky News says

20 Nov 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit China at the end of January, Sky News reported on Thursday, in what would be the first visit to the country by a British leader in seven years. Starmer’s Labour government has made improved relations with Beijing a priority as it seeks foreign investment to make …

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Thousands protest against state takeover of palm oil plantations in Indonesia’s Riau

20 Nov 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s Riau province palm oil belt protested on Thursday against the takeover of their plantations by the government’s forestry task force, an organiser told Reuters. President Prabowo Subianto’s forestry task force, which includes military personnel and state prosecutors, has this year launched a crackdown on palm oil plantations they …

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With a sushi lunch, Taiwan president shows support for Japan in China dispute

20 Nov 2025

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te posted pictures on social media of himself eating Japanese-sourced sushi on Thursday to show his support for Japan in a bitter and worsening diplomatic dispute with China. According to two government officials in Tokyo, Beijing has indicated it will halt Japanese seafood imports following a rise in since Japan’s …

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Indonesia evacuates stranded climbers after Semeru volcano erupts

20 Nov 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian authorities evacuated over 1,000 people, including over 170 hikers, on Thursday after the eruption of its Semeru volcano, one of the country’s tallest peaks. The alert level was maintained at its highest after Semeru on Java island erupted 10 times on Wednesday, emitting massive plumes of ash and sending lava and rocks …

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Six workers injured at POSCO steel factory in South Korea

20 Nov 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -Six workers were injured, with three of them in critical condition, at a POSCO stainless steel factory in Pohang, South Korea on Thursday, after inhaling toxic gas, a company spokesperson said. Production at the factory was suspended at the time of the accident due to a “materials supply issue”, the spokesperson said without …

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China ran campaign to discredit French Rafale fighter after India-Pakistan conflict, US commission says

20 Nov 2025

By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -China ran a disinformation campaign to hurt sales of the French Rafale fighter jet after India used the planes in May for the first time against Chinese weapons deployed by its neighbour Pakistan, a bipartisan U.S. commission said this month in a report that the Chinese rejected as false …

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Japan, China ties deteriorate after Takaichi’s Taiwan comment

20 Nov 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -Japan’s relations with China have plunged to their lowest in years after a dispute triggered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks this month about Taiwan, the democratically-governed island that China claims as its own territory. Here are key events during the crisis: November 20 – China postponed three-way meet of culture ministers with …

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