KABUL (Reuters) -An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday killed six people, the country’s interior ministry and police said. “Details will be shared later,” spokesman Abdul Mateen Qaniee told Reuters over the phone, adding that the blast took place in the southwestern area of Darul Aman. Kabul police spokesman, Khalid Zadran said six people were killed …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors said on Monday they want prison sentences of up to 14 years against two men from Pakistan over public calls for the murder of far-right anti-Muslim leader Geert Wilders. The Netherlands has no extradition treaty with Pakistan, making it unlikely that the men, who were absent from a court hearing …
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By Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) -Azerbaijan’s ruling party retained its majority in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election, preliminary results showed, in the country’s first vote since staging a lightning offensive a year ago to recapture the breakaway territory of Karabakh. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a rights watchdog, criticised the vote, saying …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China urged the European Union to be “objective and fair” and careful with words and actions on issues in the South China Sea, after the bloc remarked on an incident that occurred over the weekend. China said it was “strongly dissatisfied” with the European Union’s “accusations” against it on the issue, a statement …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck just off Taiwan’s sparsely populated east coast county of Hualien on Monday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. It had a depth of 23.9 km (14.9 miles), the weather administration said. Taiwan lies near the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China said its vessels passing through the Tokara Strait have the right of transit, and it is completely legitimate, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday at a regular press briefing. The comments were in response to Japan lodging a protest after it said one of China’s naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters …
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By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s health ministry said on Monday it was deploying military doctors to assist in some hospital emergency rooms due to a shortage of medical staff, but disputed a warning by some physicians that the system was on the verge of collapse. A strike by young doctors has increased …
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(Reuters) – Climate change will be high on the agenda as Pope Francis embarks on his longest ever foreign trip on Monday, visiting Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore over 12 days. Following are some of the climate challenges facing the countries on his itinerary. RISING SEA LEVELS Pope Francis has warned rising …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia and New Zealand said on Monday they plan to increase bilateral trade by 50% by 2030 and will also review an existing free trade agreement. The two countries will eliminate non-tariff trade barriers that impede the flow of goods between their borders, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon said at a …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s new cabinet has been selected and should be submitted for royal endorsement within this week, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Monday. Senior officials in her caretaker government previously said the new government should be in place by mid-September. The new cabinet is expected to retain the current finance and foreign …
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