(Corrects to say nine sea trials since May 2024, not this year, in paragraph 10) By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -The commissioning of China’s latest aircraft carrier this week marks a new chapter in its military modernisation effort but security analysts and regional diplomats say tough challenges lie ahead before it can be made …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -The South Korean government on Tuesday formally approved a target of 53% to 61% for greenhouse gas emissions cuts by 2035 relative to the total emissions in 2018, a live webcast of the cabinet meeting showed. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday and agreed to strengthen cooperation on fighting online scams and other transnational crimes, the foreign ministry in Seoul said in a statement. The two countries’ national police chiefs launched a joint task force on Monday against South Korean nationals …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -The chief of Thailand’s armed forces said on Monday he was “halting all agreements” with Cambodia following a landmine blast along their border that maimed a Thai soldier, escalating tensions between the neighbours who clashed in July. U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker a peace deal between the two Southeast Asian nations, following …
By Saeed Shah and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s powerful army chief will be given an expanded role and the remit of the Supreme Court will be curbed under constitutional changes passed by the upper house of parliament on Monday, a move the opposition says will undermine democracy. Pakistan, historically coup-prone, is seeing its longest …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Explosions that injured dozens of people at a Jakarta mosque last week may not have been set off for religious reasons, and a personal motive may be involved, police said on Monday. More than 50 people were taken to hospital with burns and other injuries after the blasts during Friday prayers at the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States struck two alleged drug-carrying vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, killing six people on board, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, as calls mounted for investigations into the strikes. “These vessels were known by our intelligence to be associated with illicit narcotics smuggling, were carrying narcotics, …
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By Adrian Portugal and Eloisa Lopez ISABELA, Philippines (Reuters) -One of the year’s most powerful storms in the Philippines, Super Typhoon Fung-wong has killed four people, authorities said on Monday, as they began assessing damage after its fury abated, though no reports of major destruction have flowed in yet. More than a million people were …
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By John Geddie and Laurie Chen TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) -Japan criticised a Chinese diplomat on Monday for “extremely inappropriate” remarks seemingly directed at Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after she suggested that Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked neighbouring Taiwan. Beijing defended the “personal post” made by the envoy in an escalating war of words …
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By Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia awarded the title of national hero on Monday to late President Suharto, who was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that ended a three-decade rule marred by accusations of mass human rights violations, corruption and nepotism. The title was conferred in a ceremony …
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