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SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court ruled on Thursday that Seoul’s former police chief was not guilty of negligence in the response to a Halloween crowd crush in the capital’s Itaewon nightlife district that killed 159 revellers in 2022. The Seoul Western District Court said it acquitted Kim Kwang-ho, the highest-ranking police official indicted …

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By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -China is building its capacity to rapidly turn military drills into a full-out attack, a senior Taiwan security official said, providing the Taipei government’s assessment of the strategic intent behind Beijing’s war games around the island this week. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, staged large-scale …

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday India made “a horrific mistake” by thinking it could interfere as aggressively as it allegedly did in Canada’s sovereignty. Trudeau made the remark two days after Canada kicked out six Indian diplomats, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada …

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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is preparing for more flooding with a tropical depression forecast to strengthen into a storm as it heads to its central coast, days after typhoon Yagi set off floods and landslides that killed more than 290 people in the north. With a long coast facing the South China Sea, the Southeast …

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By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government and people cheered the record trophy haul for period drama “Shogun” at the Emmy Awards as yet another win for their history and culture, which are becoming increasingly popular with tourists and international audiences alike. The historical epic set in Imperial Japan claimed 19 awards, the most …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – The launch of Thailand’s $13.5 billion handout programme later this month is certain to give a lift to the economy, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday, as her government promised more stimulus measures ahead.  The government will distribute about 145 billion baht ($4.36 billion) or a third of the overall amount …

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By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped to achieve, as countries continue to wrestle with how to raise ambitions for a new financing target. The main task for the November summit …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Monday it approved a possible foreign military sale to Taiwan of spare parts valued at about $228 million, which Taiwan’s military said will help maintain combat readiness in the face of China’s grey zone intrusions. The return, repair and reshipment of spare parts will be transferred from U.S. …

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By Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India will conduct its much-delayed national census soon, Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, after a delay of about three years. The once-in-a-decade survey was due in 2021 but was delayed by the pandemic and technical and logistical hurdles. Reuters last month reported that India was likely to …

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