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DHAKA (Reuters) – Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a ‘March for Unity’ in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the student-led uprising five months ago that led to the ouster of longstanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and remember the more than 1,000 killed in the violence. The Students Against Discrimination (SAD) group that led …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -No one can stop China’s “reunification” with Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s speech on Tuesday, laying down a clear warning to what Beijing regards as pro-independence forces within and outside of the island of 23 million people. In the past year, Beijing has stepped up military pressure near …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he would immediately move to fill vacancies on the Constitutional Court in a effort to restore stability after the impeachment of two of his predecessors this month triggered political turmoil. Finance Minister Choi became acting leader on Friday after the impeachment of Prime …

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By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s leadership crisis will play out in the Constitutional Court, which will decide the fates of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, both impeached and suspended from power over a short-lived martial law. Han, who was impeached on Friday, had taken over as acting president from …

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(Reuters) -The fate of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in the hands of the country’s Constitutional Court after parliament impeached him on Dec. 14 and suspended his powers over his short-lived martial law on Dec. 3. The justices on the Constitutional Court, who must decide within 180 days whether to remove Yoon, a …

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By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and Russia have always moved forward “hand in hand” on the right path, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday, months after the two countries struck a “new era strategic partnership” on key issues. The two leaders agreed in May to deepen …

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