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(Removes from paragraph 6 reference to Indian foreign ministry’s no comment erroneously left from earlier update) DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh has told neighbour India that it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August, back in the country for “judicial process”, the acting head of the country’s foreign ministry said …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday it had provided information and documents for an open investigation into the severing of two Baltic Sea undersea cables, though it and Sweden disagreed over how transparent Beijing had been in the case. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a news briefing in Beijing that China …

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By Yuddy Cahya Budiman BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – In front of Saudah’s house on Indonesia’s Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed ashore by a tsunami 20 years ago and a daily reminder that her youngest son has yet to come home. Saudah, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, believes …

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By Yimou Lee, Angie Teo and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Chinese war plane goes missing near Taiwan. China sends swarms of military boats and planes for a blockade as Taiwan goes on a war footing. Panic ensues on the streets of Taipei. The premise of “Zero Day”, a new Taiwan TV drama envisioning …

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By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) – When the Dalai Lama went to New York in June for knee surgery, his followers worried about his overall health and the future of Tibetan Buddhists without him. He told Reuters last week there was nothing much to worry about. “According to my dream, I may live …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China criticised new U.S. military aid to Taiwan on Sunday, saying the $571 million package seriously violates the “one China principle” and provisions of joint communiques between China and the U.S. China will take “all necessary measures” to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, a foreign ministry spokesperson said, calling Taiwan “a …

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