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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions related to nuclear-armed Pakistan’s long-range ballistic-missile program, including on the state-owned defense agency that oversees the program. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the measures slapped on the National Development Complex and three firms were imposed under an …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s national internet emergency response centre said on Wednesday it had found and dealt with two incidents of U.S. cyber attacks on Chinese tech firms to “steal trade secrets” since May 2023. The National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Centre of China (CNCERT/CC) said in a statement published on its website …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and India took a further step towards easing their long-running border dispute on Wednesday, with senior officials holding formal talks for the first time in five years and committing to finding mutually acceptable solutions. The meeting in Beijing between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and India should maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, China’s Vice President Han Zheng told India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Beijing on Wednesday, state media Xinhua reported. The two countries should cultivate mutual political trust and gradually resume dialogues, Han said. (This story has been corrected to fix the …

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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -A U.S. envoy told Reuters that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s team should stay active at the United Nations Human Rights Council, partly to counter what she described as China’s “dangerous” influence. In his first term, Trump quit the Geneva-based body, citing an anti-Israel bias. The U.S. rejoined in 2022 under …

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By Nicoco Chan and Tyrone Siu MACAU (Reuters) -China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in Macau on Wednesday to mark a quarter century of Beijing’s rule over the former Portuguese enclave, and is likely during his three-day visit to urge further diversification from its casino industry. Xi’s trip to the world’s biggest gambling hub is his …

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By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Space One terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket shortly after liftoff on Wednesday, marking the end of its second attempt in nine months to become the country’s first company to deliver a satellite to space with a privately-developed rocket. It is the latest in a series of …

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