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Paraguay expels Chinese envoy over Taiwan ‘interference’

6 Dec 2024

By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguay said on Thursday it had canceled a low-level Chinese diplomat’s visa and ordered him to leave, after the envoy appeared to encourage lawmakers to reconsider Paraguay’s friendly relationship with Taiwan. The foreign ministry accused Xu Wei of “interference in domestic affairs,” while Taiwan’s embassy said he had “infiltrated” Paraguay …

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Factbox-South Korean President Yoon dogged by scandals before botched martial law

6 Dec 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was already grappling with controversies, including calls for his impeachment, before this week’s botched martial law declaration crushed his approval ratings to a record low 13%. Yoon’s quarterly approval rating fell to 24% this year, the lowest for a president’s third year in office since Roh …

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Philippines holds drills with allies after South China Sea confrontation

6 Dec 2024

MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines held maritime drills with the United States and Japan inside its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, its military said on Friday, two days after a maritime confrontation with Beijing around a disputed shoal. The drills, which brought together a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft, Philippine Navy ship BRP …

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Ahead of expected war games, Taiwan urges China to ‘unclench its fists’

6 Dec 2024

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te urged China on Friday to “unclench its fists” and not take any unilateral actions, saying ahead of expected Chinese war games around the island that Beijing would not win any respect for military drills. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own …

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Pakistan’s jailed former PM Imran Khan threatens civil disobedience movement

6 Dec 2024

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on his supporters to hold a rally next week and threatened to start a civil disobedience movement days after his party led a deadly protest march in Islamabad. In a post on X on Thursday, Khan asked supporters to converge …

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Four Thai fisherman released by Myanmar, Thai foreign ministry says

6 Dec 2024

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Four Thai fishermen detained by Myanmar have been released and are expected to return home soon, Thailand’s foreign ministry said on Friday, following an incident last weekend when Myanmar’s navy fired on a group of Thai fishing vessels. One fisherman drowned and two others were injured in the incident, and the Myanmar …

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S.Korea commander says he will refuse to implement any new martial law order, say media reports

6 Dec 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s special warfare commander said he will refuse to implement any new order for martial law, media reports quoted him as saying. Kwak Jong-geun, the special warfare commander, also said the then defense minister had issued an order to “drag out lawmakers” who came to parliament to vote to lift the …

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S.Korea’s main opposition party says lawmakers on high alert after reports of another martial law declaration, Yonhap reports

6 Dec 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party said lawmakers were on standby after receiving many reports of another martial law declaration, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. The opposition party will also hold an emergency meeting on Friday morning, according to Yonhap. (Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

Blinken tells S.Korea’s foreign minister he expects democratic process to prevail

6 Dec 2024

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday spoke to his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul, welcomed the lifting of martial law and said he expected the democratic process to prevail in the country, according to a State Department readout. “The Secretary conveyed his confidence in the democratic resilience of the ROK during …

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Exclusive-US defense secretary scraps South Korea trip after martial law attempt

5 Dec 2024

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin no longer plans to travel to South Korea, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched attempt this week to impose martial law. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said planning had been underway …

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