ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, was released from prison on Thursday, a day after she was granted bail in a case linked to the illegal sale of state gifts, ending about nine months of imprisonment. The release is the biggest legal relief for Khan and his family …
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By Jack Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday condemned North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia for its war against Ukraine as a global security threat, Yoon’s office said. The two leaders held a summit and agreed to push to finalise …
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By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s heritage board will assess if founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s home should be preserved as a national monument, the culture ministry said on Thursday. The late statesman’s youngest child Lee Hsien Yang applied on Oct. 21 to demolish the single-storey bungalow on Oxley Road in central Singapore …
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By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – A Chinese coast guard vessel was driven out of Indonesia’s waters for a second time this week after it initially disrupted a survey by state energy firm Pertamina in the South China Sea, Indonesia’s maritime security agency said on Thursday. While Chinese coast guard vessels have been spotted numerous …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that it was not aware of North Korean troops being in Russia, after the United States said it had seen evidence that North Korea had sent 3,000 troops to Russia for possible deployment in Ukraine. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that there is …
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By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen ODENSE, Denmark (Reuters) – Denmark will seek a common EU approach for how to tackle increased Chinese competition in the European wind market, the country’s climate and energy minister said ahead of a meeting on Thursday with the EU Commission and industry leaders. The European wind turbine market is …
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By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s state security ministry said foreign spy intelligence agencies have been trying to steal secrets from the country’s space programme as the arms race in space intensifies and emerges as a new “battlefield for military struggle”. Safeguarding space security had become a key strategy for China’s future survival …
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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s interim government has officially banned the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party, declaring it a “terrorist organisation”. This move comes in response to escalating demands from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, which outlined five key demands, including the abolishment …
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MANILA (Reuters) -A Philippine preacher accused of sexually abusing his followers spoke out on Wednesday for the first time since being indicted for trafficking and other criminal charges, denying new allegations of wrongdoing on top of existing charges. Apollo Quiboloy, the self-styled “Appointed Son of God” who founded the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) church, …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States, South Korea, Britain and Ukraine say North Korea has sent troops to Russia for possible deployment in Ukraine, a move that the White House said on Wednesday is in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. The Kremlin, which has been waging war in Ukraine since …
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