By Trevor Hunnicutt BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, wrapping up three days of talks aimed at easing friction between the two world powers ahead of November’s U.S. election. As the pair sat down in the Great Hall of the People, Xi told Sullivan …
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By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a case that has drawn international scrutiny amid a security crackdown in the China-ruled city. The two editors, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick …
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DHAKA (Reuters) -Violence that erupted in Bangladesh during last month’s anti-government protests killed more than 1,000 people, the interim health ministry chief said on Thursday, making it the bloodiest period in the country’s history since its 1971 independence. The violence erupted during a student-led movement against public sector job quotas, which later intensified into an …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Thursday its agreement to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would enter into force by Dec. 15 this year after it received the final ratification required. CPTPP is a free trade agreement sealed in 2018 between 11 countries – Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, …
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By Somkiat Raksaman and Panarat Thepgumpanat SAMUI ISLAND, Thailand (Reuters) – A Thai court on Thursday jailed for life the son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho for the high-profile murder and dismembering of a Colombian man last year on the popular tourist island of Koh Phangan. A criminal court on the neighbouring island of Samui …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that China was committed to managing its differences with the Philippines in the South China Sea but that its patience is “limited”. Tensions between the two countries have risen in recent weeks following a string of clashes and incidents on air and at sea …
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – Yoon Hyeonjeong, a 19-year-old South Korean activist, says the fate of her years-long fight for more action to tackle climate change hinges on what could be a landmark ruling by the country’s top court on Thursday. Yoon is among about 200 plaintiffs, including young environmentalists like herself and even …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING (Reuters) -Top Chinese and U.S. officials discussed holding fresh talks between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in the near future, the two countries said on Wednesday during high-level meetings in Beijing. The discussion occurred during lengthy talks between China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, and U.S. national security …
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By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s largest political party nominated on Wednesday a cabinet minister as its candidate for Jakarta governor, effectively ending the chance of the early favourite and vocal government critic Anies Baswedan of running. The nomination follows a week of political drama and protests in the world’s third-largest democracy over efforts …
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By Kirsty Needham and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Leaders of several Pacific Islands have endorsed an Australian-funded A$400 million ($271 million) plan to improve police training and create a mobile regional policing unit as Canberra tries to block China from expanding its security role in the region. The leaders of Tonga, Fiji, Palau and Papua …
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