MUMBAI (Reuters) – India summoned the Sri Lankan envoy on Thursday to protest following a collision between one of its fishing boats and a Sri Lankan naval vessel that killed a fisherman, with a second missing, authorities said. The collision took place 5 nautical miles north of Katchatheevu, an island at the focus of contention …
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By James Pomfret and Ismail Shakil TAIPEI/OTTAWA (Reuters) – A Canadian warship passed through the Taiwan Strait in what Ottawa called a commitment to an open Indo-Pacific, drawing a rebuke from China that the naval exercise on July 31 undermined peace. Canada’s defense ministry said the HMCS Montreal frigate had “recently conducted a routine transit” …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s embassy in Berlin on Thursday dismissed as groundless German charges that Beijing was behind a cyber attack on a German government agency in 2021, accusing it of “anti-China political manipulation”. On Wednesday, Germany alleged that China of having been behind a 2021 cyberattack on the federal cartography agency for espionage purposes …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian missile troops held drills on a disputed island which both Japan and Russia claim as their own, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s Defence Ministry as saying on Thursday. Soviet troops took control of the four islands off Japan’s Hokkaido – known in Russia as the Kurils and in Japan as the …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai government’s vaunted policy of giving away 10,000 baht ($282) to most of its population had an early setback on Thursday when millions rushed to sign up on the opening day and crashed the registration system. By early afternoon, 10.5 million people had applied to join the scheme but millions more …
BEIJING (Reuters) – China had its hottest month in observed modern history in July, Chinese state media reported, mirroring record hot weather seen around the world last month. Temperatures averaged 23.21 degrees Celsius (73.78 degrees Fahrenheit) last month, eclipsing the 23.17C in July 2017, China’s national television broadcaster reported on Thursday – the highest monthly …
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused Meta Platforms of cowardice after his Facebook post on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was removed, in his government’s latest run-in with the firm over blocked content. Muslim-majority Malaysia is a supporter of the Palestinian cause and Anwar had posted a video …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Guangzhou has published draft rules on intelligent connected vehicles that will be used for city buses, taxis and other transportation, according to a government statement. The municipal government will promote the large-scale operation of intelligent networked vehicles, and open up roads for mixed operation of autonomous driving and human driving throughout …
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By Amy Tennery PARIS (Reuters) -China’s anti-doping agency (CHINADA) has accused the New York Times of politicising doping issues and said the publication was trying to “affect the psychology” of Chinese athletes at the Paris Olympics. CHINADA said it strictly follows anti-doping guidelines and condemned the Times as “unfair and immoral” a day after the …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – A Canadian warship recently transited through the Taiwan Strait in what the defense minister said was a reaffirmation of Canada’s commitment to a “free, open and inclusive” Indo-Pacific. “As outlined in our Indo-Pacific Strategy, Canada is increasing the presence of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Indo-Pacific region,” Defence Minister Bill Blair …
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