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Turkish delegation to meet in Pakistan aiming to seal peace deal with Afghanistan

9 Nov 2025

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey’s foreign and defence ministers and intelligence chief plan to travel to Pakistan this week to discuss its stop-start talks with Afghanistan over a ceasefire in place in South Asia, President Tayyip Erdogan said. According to an official readout on Sunday of his comments on a return flight from Baku, where he met …

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Japan issues tsunami advisory for Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, NHK says

9 Nov 2025

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate prefecture in the north of the country on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, asking residents to stay away from coastal areas. A tsunami was observed 70 km (45 miles) off the coast of Iwate Prefecture at 5:12 p.m. (0812 GMT) and was expected to reach the …

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.07 strikes India’s Andaman Islands, GFZ says

9 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.07 struck India’s Andaman Islands, the German Research Centre for Geosciences, GFZ, said on Sunday. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)

South Korea rescuers recover 3rd body after power plant collapse, media reports say

9 Nov 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean rescue officials pulled a third body from the rubble after the collapse of a large structure at a power station, media reports said on Sunday. Four people remained buried with the authorities unable to locate two of them, the reports said, after Thursday’s collapse of the decommissioned heating facility as workers …

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Taiwan is not alone, vice president says after breakthrough Europe trip

9 Nov 2025

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan is not alone and has more and more friends around the world and will continue to show the world its resolve, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said on Sunday after returning from a landmark diplomatic-breakthrough trip to Europe. While Taiwan foreign ministers on occasion visit Europe and other parts of the world that …

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Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks collapse, ceasefire continues, Taliban says

8 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan broke down, although a ceasefire continues between the South Asian neighbours, a Taliban spokesperson said on Saturday. Zabihullah Mujahid said negotiations had failed due to Islamabad insisting that Afghanistan assume responsibility for Pakistan’s internal security, a demand he described as beyond Afghanistan’s “capacity”. But, he said, “The ceasefire …

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Indonesia police find possible explosive powder in Jakarta mosque blasts

8 Nov 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian police found possible explosive powder as they investigated explosions at a mosque in the capital Jakarta, and the suspected perpetrator is recovering, the police chief said on Saturday. Explosions that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials said, with a 17-year-old student the suspected perpetrator.     “Several …

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The roar that haunts him: Japanese bear attack survivor calls for ruthless response

8 Nov 2025

By Tim Kelly and Tom Bateman KITAAKITA, Japan (Reuters) -Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya’s brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage and came face to face with a black bear waiting on the other side. “We locked eyes in silence,” he said, staring into the outbuilding beside his shop in rural …

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Indonesia President Prabowo’s approval steady at 78% despite challenges

8 Nov 2025

By Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s public approval rating is steady at 78% a year after he took office, a survey showed on Saturday, despite a challenging first year in office marked by deadly student protests. Prabowo’s approval is little changed from 80.9% in the previous poll, released in January. He took …

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North Korea threatens ‘offensive action’, condemns US-South Korea security talks

8 Nov 2025

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s defence minister No Kwang Chol threatened on Saturday to take “more offensive action” as he condemned U.S. security talks with Seoul and the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea. A day earlier, North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, …

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