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BEIJING (Reuters) – China strongly condemns the attacks in Pakistan and will continue to give strong support to the country in anti-terrorism action, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday at a regular press briefing. The attacks in Pakistan were the most widespread in years by ethnic militants fighting a decades-long insurgency …

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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – The death toll from devastating floods caused by relentless monsoon rain and overflowing rivers in Bangladesh has risen to 23, with around 1.24 million families stranded across 11 districts, officials said on Monday. As floodwaters recede slowly, many of the 5.7 million affected people remain isolated and in urgent …

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LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Monday acquitted a local man of cybercrime offences involving the spread of fake online information which fuelled riots in Britain, his lawyer said. The riots began after false information circulated online wrongly blaming an Islamist migrant for the killing of three young girls in a knife attack …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s defence ministry said it had scrambled jets against a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft that had breached its airspace for a few minutes on Monday morning. The ministry said it was the first time for a Chinese military aircraft to breach Japan’s airspace, adding that the government had lodged a strong protest against …

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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s parliament appointed three new deputy prime ministers, as well as new ministers of environment and justice in a government reshuffle that follows months of political turbulence amid a sweeping anti-graft campaign. Monday’s appointments follow the sudden exits of leading figures, many after accusations of wrongdoing as the Communist-run country stepped up …

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By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched as new “suicide drones” took off and destroyed test targets including a mock tank, and urged researchers to develop artificial intelligence for the unmanned vehicles, state media reported on Monday. Kim visited the Drone Institute of North Korea’s Academy of Defence Sciences on …

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MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippine government slammed China on Monday for “repeated aggressive, unprofessional and illegal” actions in the South China Sea after a string of clashes and incidents on air and at sea over the past week. The Philippines’ national maritime council said Chinese aircraft made unsafe manoeuvres against a civilian aircraft conducting patrols over …

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