BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday that it would decide whether to hold military exercises in response to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s recent U.S. visit “according to our own needs and the situation of the struggle.” “Tactics and currents are always changing,” Wu Qian, a defence ministry spokesperson, said in a statement on the …
By Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders to his inauguration next month in Washington, a Trump transition spokesperson said on Thursday, but experts said that Xi was not likely to attend. Asked if Xi had responded, Karoline Leavitt told Fox …
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By Hyonhee Shin and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday he would “fight to the end” as his own political party shifted closer to voting with the opposition to impeach him over his short-lived martial law order that threw the U.S. ally into turmoil. In a lengthy …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Climate change is making the Philippines more vulnerable to tropical storms, with rising temperatures already putting the country at nearly double the risk of deadly typhoons, scientists said in a report published on Thursday. The unprecedented formation of four typhoons around the Philippines last month was made 70% more likely as a …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s defence ministry on Thursday closed an emergency response centre opened earlier this week in response to what it said were stepped up Chinese military activities nearby, likely signalling an end to Beijing’s manoeuvres. Taiwan’s defence ministry on Monday went on the alert and activated the centre after reporting a large rise in …
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By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court convicted on Thursday prominent former pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting for rioting after he was attacked by a white-shirted mob in July 2019 at the height of that year’s pro-democracy protests. On the night of July 21, 2019, more than 100 white-shirted …
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By Nikunj Ohri and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India and Britain will resume their talks on a free trade agreement by the end of January, an Indian government source told Reuters on Thursday. This development comes after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said last month that talks would be restarted in the “new …
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(Reuters) – The catching of six rare giant catfish in Cambodia in the space of five days, some weighing more than 120 kg (265 lbs), has raised hopes of a revival of a critically endangered species that is among the world’s largest freshwater fish. Three adult giant catfish were caught on a single day on …
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani court indicted imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife on fresh charges of illegally selling state gifts on Thursday, local broadcaster Geo reported. The indictment was the latest in dozens of cases against the 72-year-old former cricket star, who has been in jail since late last year. Khan …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled Gou Zhongwen, the former director of the State General Administration of Sport, dismissing him from public offices for serious violations of law and discipline, state media said on Thursday. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
