Dec 15 (Reuters) – Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty on Monday of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of sedition under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life. Lai had pleaded not guilty to two charges of conspiracy to collude with …
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By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Thailand’s military said on Monday that it has stopped fuel shipments passing through a border checkpoint with Laos because of fears they were being diverted to Cambodia, with which it is fighting a fierce border conflict. The Thai and Cambodian militaries are clashing at multiple locations …
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BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) – China is increasingly weaponizing economic ties for political gains, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday, following meetings between the bloc’s foreign affairs ministers. “Today ministers discussed how we can better deploy our trade arsenal to strengthen Europe’s resilience. No European country can match China on its …
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SRINAGAR, India, Dec 15 (Reuters) – India’s anti-terrorism agency on Monday charged militant Islamist groups based in Pakistan and six individuals over an April attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir that killed 26 men, and triggered intense fighting between the two countries. The fighting, the worst between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades, was sparked when …
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By Catarina Demony and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Britain should make pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai’s release a condition of establishing closer relations with China, Lai’s son Sebastien said on Monday after his father was found guilty of sedition and collusion by Hong Kong’s High Court. The verdict against the 78-year-old, who is …
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By Chiranjit Ojha Dec 15 (Reuters) – Khaiminthang Lhungdim just wanted to visit his family during a rare break from playing duties last month, but an airport off-limits to his community meant the Punjab FC defender was unable to make the journey home to Manipur. More than two years after a deadly conflict broke out …
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JAKARTA, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that activities in areas on Sumatra that were hit by deadly floods may return to normal in the next two to three months, after a disaster that claimed more than 1,000 lives. The death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides, which destroyed …
BANGKOK, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Thailand is set to hold parliamentary elections on February 8, the election commission said in a statement on Monday, in an earlier-than-expected poll that comes after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament last week. The move came after Anutin fell out with the opposition People’s Party, the largest grouping in …
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MANILA, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Monday it will protest the Chinese coast guard’s “harassment and endangerment” of Filipino fishermen in a South China Sea shoal last week. Three Filipino fishermen were injured and two fishing vessels damaged when Chinese coast guard ships blasted water cannon and cut their anchor lines near …
HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) – China will cover all out-of-pocket expenses related to childbirth next year, said the country’s national healthcare security administration, as authorities try to incentivise more young couples to have children. By 2026, China will aim to offer nationwide full reimbursement for all policy-covered medical expenses related to childbirth, including prenatal …
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