BANGKOK (Reuters) -Wanted gambling kingpin She Zhijiang is being extradited to China from Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said, after a Thai court earlier this week upheld an order that followed a legal battle lasting more than three years. She Zhijiang, 43, a Chinese national who also holds a Cambodian passport, was arrested by Thai …
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ASTANA (Reuters) -The lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday banning “LGBT propaganda” online or in the media, mandating fines for violators and up to 10 days in jail for repeat offenders. The legislation resembles laws passed in countries including Russia, Georgia and Hungary. It will now be sent to the Kazakh …
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By Liz Lee and John Geddie BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) -A spat between China and Japan over Japanese Premier Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments showed no signs of abating on Wednesday with a series of vitriolic commentaries in Chinese state media and calls in Tokyo to expel a Chinese diplomat. Takaichi sparked the furore with remarks in parliament …
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By Kirsty Needham and Stefanno Sulaiman SYDNEY/JAKARTA (Reuters) -Australia and Indonesia have agreed on a new security treaty that commits them to consult each other if either country is threatened, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in Sydney on Wednesday with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto. Albanese, who accompanied Prabowo on a visit to an Australian …
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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s economic recovery is buckling as nine in 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell belongings or take on debt to survive, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that mass returns are exacerbating the country’s worst crisis since the Taliban returned to power. A United Nations Development Programme …
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese authorities have announced measures to improve the mental health of primary and secondary school students by reducing academic pressure, cutting screen time and mandating two hours of physical exercise daily. The initiatives announced last month by the Ministry of Education include a classroom ban on mobile phones and a period of …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan decried as “absolutely unacceptable” on Wednesday Russia’s extension of an entry ban to 30 more citizens, among them a foreign ministry spokesperson, after Tokyo’s sanctions over Moscow’s nearly four-year-old war in Ukraine. Following similar moves by Western nations, Japan had placed additional sanctions on Russian companies, individuals and other entities in September, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korea court issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former spy agency chief Cho Tae-yong who is under a probe into ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law in 2024, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Court gave the warrant due to concerns about Cho destroying …
By Tanvi Mehta and Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian police are investigating a deadly car blast in the capital under a law used to fight “terrorism”, an officer said on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to bring to justice all those responsible. The explosion near the historic Red Fort on Monday evening …
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NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU (Reuters) -India and Bhutan expanded their energy ties on Tuesday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Himalayan nation where he extended a 40 billion rupee ($455 million) line of credit and inaugurated a hydroelectric power project. India’s outreach to Bhutan is seen as an effort to grow its influence in the …
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