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MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippine president’s office said on Tuesday that claims by his estranged sister that he uses illicit drugs are baseless and should not be taken seriously. Speaking at an anti-corruption rally on Monday, Senator Imee Marcos said, without providing evidence, that her brother had struggled with drug use since their youth and that …

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore seized a record 35.7 kg of smuggled rhinoceros horns worth about S$1,130,000 ($867,430) en route to Laos, the largest haul in Singapore to date, the National Parks Board said on Tuesday. The haul was found earlier this month in a shipment of four pieces of cargo declared as furniture fittings, and also …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia welcomes the UN Security Council’s adoption of a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and establish an international stabilisation force, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. On Monday, foreign ministry spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang said it welcomed the resolution and stressed the importance of every party’s …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan said on Tuesday it had detained a Chinese citizen on suspicion of espionage after breaking up a plot to entice serving and retired military personal to collect classified information. Democratically-governed Taiwan, which China views as its territory, has complained that Beijing has stepped up its spying efforts on the island, including in …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China defence ministry said on Monday it has lodged representations with the United States over its arms sale to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary” measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. “We urge the U.S. side to immediately stop its egregious practice of arming Taiwan and avoid undermining the development of …

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