By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Mushtaq Ali KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban’s acting minister for refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, and six other people were killed in an explosion in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, his nephew said. The Taliban spokesperson said in a statement that Khalil Haqqani had been killed by the Islamic State …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -A powerful blast rocked a residential high-rise building in an affluent district of the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Wednesday, killing one person and sending shockwaves through nearby skyscrapers. The Shenzhen fire brigade said it had dispatched 16 fire trucks and 80 rescue personnel after receiving a report of the emergency at …
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By Gerry Doyle, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa and Arathy J. Aluckal (Reuters) – An SM-3 interceptor erupted into the night sky over Guam late on Tuesday, its engine briefly illuminating the northeast corner of the island as it accelerated toward its target: a ballistic missile. U.S. Missile Defense Agency and military personnel monitored the radars and …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Kim Yong-hyun, a former defence minister and close confidant to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, became the first official to be arrested late on Tuesday over Yoon’s martial law declaration. Kim attempted to take his own life while in detention, officials said on Wednesday. Here is what we …
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada imposed sanctions on eight former and current senior Chinese officials on Tuesday, citing alleged state-led human rights violations in the Xinjiang region, Tibet and against Falun Gong followers. “Canada is deeply concerned over reports that China has arbitrarily detained more than one million people in Xinjiang since 2017, many of whom were …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte failed to appear on Wednesday for questioning over an alleged threat to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and said she was expecting more legal cases against her and her possible removal from office. Duterte, an influential ally of Marcos until their acrimonious fallout earlier this year, was …
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By Ryan Woo, Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China said on Wednesday it takes “necessary measures” to defend the country’s sovereignty and will not tolerate “separatist” activities, as Taiwan reported another rise in Chinese warplanes around the island and called on Beijing to halt provocations. Beijing’s military has yet to comment on the …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Former South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused of playing a lead role in the failed imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, has tried to commit suicide inside a detention centre, a justice ministry official told parliament. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke to South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday and discussed South Korea’s political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt last week to impose martial law. Yellen “expressed appreciation for the close communication between the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance and …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s naval deployments in the East China Sea and South China Sea are elevated but consistent with other large exercises in the past, a U.S. military official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The assessment contrasted with statements from Taiwan that described the deployments as the largest in nearly three …
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