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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party will drop the army-backed Palang Pracharat Party from its coalition when it forms the next government, an official said on Tuesday, signalling fissures in an awkward alliance with its bitter rivals in the military. The decision comes after Pheu Thai lawmakers expressed …

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -China’s government has recognized the authority of the Catholic bishop of Tianjin, Melchior Shi Hongzhen, the Vatican said on Tuesday, who had previously been placed under house arrest for refusing to join China’s state-backed church structure. “This development is a positive fruit of the dialogue established in recent years between the Holy …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the relevant ministers will meet next week to discuss steps needed to secure local consent for restarting Tokyo Electric Power’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. Last December, the national nuclear regulator lifted an operational ban imposed in 2021 on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in northern Japan …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is embarking on several days of talks with top Chinese officials in Beijing this week, aimed at quieting tensions between the two superpowers ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. election. Sullivan, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and others meet for the …

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By Idrees Ali and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, will plead guilty to five charges, including desertion, while taking responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said in a statement on Monday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The U.S. Army …

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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -The first Hong Kong activist to defend himself in person in a landmark national security trial against 47 pro-democracy campaigners said on Tuesday he had no remorse over the alleged conspiracy. Ng kin-wai, 28, was one of 47 activists arrested and charged in 2021 with “conspiracy to commit subversion …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -The violation of Japan’s airspace by a Chinese military aircraft is “utterly unacceptable”, the top Japanese government spokesperson said on Tuesday, a day after Japan scrambled jets and summoned a Chinese embassy official in Tokyo in protest. The airspace breach was “not only a serious violation of Japan’s sovereignty but it also threatens …

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By Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -U.S. ships could escort Philippine vessels on resupply missions in the South China Sea, a top admiral said on Tuesday, describing what he called an “an entirely reasonable option” that required consultation between the treaty allies, however. The remarks, which are likely to annoy China, were made …

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