By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – While campaigning to regain the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia’s war in Ukraine in 24 hours, warned that Israel would be “eradicated” if he lost the election and vowed sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports. Now that Trump has claimed victory, many …
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By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Wednesday its China president Leon Wang had been detained by Chinese authorities and, although it did not know the reason, it did not believe it was linked to a large health insurance fraud case involving the company. One week ago, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker said that Wang was …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korean troops were engaged in combat in Russia’s Kursk in recent days for the first time, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. One of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said they took part in combat on November 4. The officials did not say whether there were any North …
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House could mean tougher enforcement of U.S. oil sanctions against Iran, potentially trimming global supplies, but his administration could struggle to get China, Iran’s top crude customer, to cooperate, analysts said. Cracking down on OPEC-member Iran would support global oil prices, but …
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HANOI (Reuters) -Two Vietnamese air force pilots parachuted to safety before their twin-seat military plane crashed in the province of Binh Dinh during a landing attempt in difficult weather on Wednesday, state media said. The landing gear of the Russian-made Yak-130 light combat training aircraft could not be deployed, forcing the pilots to escape by …
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By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Newly-elected lawmakers in India’s Jammu and Kashmir territory passed a resolution on Wednesday demanding New Delhi restore the partial autonomy of the Himalayan region, a contentious move Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is likely to reject. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s partial autonomy in …
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By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) -Pakistan’s province of Punjab set up a “smog war room” to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality turned its capital of Lahore into the world’s most polluted city and forced the closure of some educational institutions. Live rankings by Swiss group IQAir gave Lahore a pollution index …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – A former employee working for one of China’s state agencies has been given a rare death sentence for leaking “state secrets,” the Ministry of State Security said on Wednesday, after he was accused of handing over his USB drive to foreign spy agencies. The case underscores China’s intense crackdown on espionage …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian government plans to permanently relocate thousands of residents after a series of eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano which killed nine people and damaged thousands of houses, officials said. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Sunday night, followed by smaller eruptions on …
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – India expects “policy continuity” with the United States no matter what the result is in the U.S. presidential election, the country’s chief economic adviser told Reuters. India’s Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran was speaking to Reuters in Singapore just as Republican Donald Trump declared victory in Tuesday’s election. …
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