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North Korea denounces US for sending aircraft over Korean peninsula, KCNA reports

17 Jan 2025 17 Jan 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea denounced the United States for sending military aircraft over the Korean peninsula several times this month, as well as the U.S., Japan and South Korea for holding an air military exercise, state media KCNA reported on Friday. North Korea also denounced the joint Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) between the U.S. …

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Taiwan’s top China official says Beijing must stop shunning Lai, Nikkei reports

16 Jan 2025 16 Jan 2025

(Reuters) – Taipei’s top China affairs official warned that Taiwan’s government “will not tolerate” Beijing’s active engagement solely with opposition politicians while it refuses dialogue with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s democratically elected administration, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday. Chiu Chui-cheng, who serves as minister of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), said Taiwan’s government is …

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China urges ASEAN states to fight cross-border crimes in show of new urgency

16 Jan 2025 16 Jan 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian countries on Thursday to take strong measures to crack down on online gambling and telecom fraud, urging the “relevant” nations to shoulder their responsibilities. A series of cases of online gambling and telecom fraud incidents along the Thai-Myanmar border has threatened and harmed citizens …

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Former Karabakh official protests on eve of trial in Azerbaijan

16 Jan 2025 16 Jan 2025

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – A former top official in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh protested on the eve of his trial before an Azerbaijani military court on Friday that he had not been given enough time to prepare his defence on 42 charges including terrorism. Ruben Vardanyan, a former billionaire banker who was born …

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British ministers indicate support for China’s plans for new large embassy in London

16 Jan 2025 16 Jan 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – The British foreign and interior ministers have indicated they will support China’s contested plans to build a large new embassy in London if minor adjustments are made to the planning application. This is the first time that ministers under Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer have signalled they would back the plans, which …

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Detained South Korea’s Yoon refuses questioning and challenges arrest

16 Jan 2025 16 Jan 2025

By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his bid to impose martial law. Yoon on Wednesday became the first sitting South Korean president to …

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Thai resort island Phuket grapples with growing garbage crisis

16 Jan 2025 16 Jan 2025

By Napat Wesshasartar PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) -Plastic bottles and empty beer cans roll on the sea floor in the waters around Phuket in southern Thailand, while ever more garbage piles up on the island itself, a tourist hotspot better known for its pristine beaches and stunning sunsets. In one corner of the island, trucks and …

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Pakistan ex-PM Khan’s party holds talks with government ahead of ruling in graft case

16 Jan 2025 16 Jan 2025

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday held formal reconciliatory talks with the government, aimed at cooling political instability in the 241-million South Asian nation, both sides said. The talks come a day ahead of a crucial court ruling in a land corruption case against …

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Google signs deal to buy carbon removal credits from Indian farms

16 Jan 2025 16 Jan 2025

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Google will buy carbon credits from an Indian initiative that turns large amounts of agricultural waste into biochar – a form of charcoal that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and returns it to the soil, it said on Thursday. The deal – signed by Google and Indian supplier Varaha – is …

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Philippines, China pledge to seek common ground on South China Sea

16 Jan 2025 16 Jan 2025

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines and China agreed to seek common ground and find ways to cooperate despite their disagreements in the South China Sea, their foreign ministries said on Thursday, as heated rows persist over vessels deployed around disputed features. The two countries on Thursday held a 10th round of talks under a bilateral …

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