NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India supports a policy of development and not expansionism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Brunei on Wednesday, though he did not name any country. Brunei is located south of the South China Sea, which is claimed almost entirely by Beijing. Ties between India and China have been strained since 20 …
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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s new cabinet, the Royal Gazette showed on Wednesday, with 12 new faces in the 36-member lineup of her coalition government. Paetongtarn, 38, was elected by parliament last month to become Thailand’s youngest premier after the shock removal …
SEOUL (Reuters) – The leaders of South Korea and New Zealand condemned North Korea’s nuclear weapons development and its military cooperation with Russia, Seoul’s presidential office said on Wednesday. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol also agreed to speed up discussions on elevating their relations to a comprehensive, …
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By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – An official of Japan’s ruling party, Toshimitsu Motegi, said on Wednesday he would want to compile a comprehensive stimulus package to ensure continued recovery of the economy, as he threw his hat into the ring to lead the party. Such a step would follow measures compiled …
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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Around 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in recent months, escaping escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, according to Bangladeshi officials. The violence has intensified as fighting between Myanmar’s ruling junta and the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic militia drawn from the Buddhist majority, continues to worsen. “We …
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(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red carpet welcome on Tuesday on a state visit to Mongolia, whose failure to arrest him under a warrant from the International Criminal Court was criticised by Ukraine as a blow against justice. As he stepped out of his limousine in the capital Ulaanbaatar, Putin was greeted …
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DUBAI/KABUL (Reuters) -Islamic State on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul that killed six people a day earlier, saying it was in response to the revival by Taliban authorities of detention facilities at the high-security Bagram base. The historic Soviet-built air strip was the main base for American forces in …
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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – The death toll from floods in Bangladesh rose to 71 on Tuesday with millions of people still stranded in devastated areas and increasing concern about outbreaks of waterborne disease as the inundation recedes. The floods, triggered by relentless monsoon rains and runoff from upstream waterways, have wreaked havoc over …
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By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China needs to step up its financing for Angola if the African nation is to absorb more Chinese-made goods from solar panels to electric cars, Angola’s finance minister said on Tuesday, as the former OPEC member considers vying bids from Beijing and Europe. China approved loans worth $4.61 billion …
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By Joshua McElwee and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday as a motorcade carried Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first leg of an ambitious Asia-Pacific tour expected to urge global action on climate change as part of his longest trip yet. The 87-year-old pontiff, who …
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