By Giselda Vagnoni and Laurie Chen ROME/BEIJING (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vowed on Sunday to “relaunch” cooperation with China, signing a three-year action plan during her first official visit to Beijing since taking office. Meloni, who has led a right-wing government since 2022, made the announcement during a meeting with Chinese Premier …
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By Krishn Kaushik and Praveen Paramasivam NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI (Reuters) – The Indian links of some U.S. presidential election contenders probably mean little additional benefit for ties, experts said, against the backdrop of bipartisan support for closer relations with the South Asian nation to counter an assertive China. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Usha …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that Pakistan was trying to stay relevant through “terrorism” and “proxy war” but such a strategy would never succeed. The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours have uneasy relations and India has, for decades, accused Pakistan of backing Islamist militants fighting its rule in Kashmir, the …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ foreign ministry accused China on Sunday of ‘mischaracterising’ an arrangement between them that allowed the unimpeded resupply of Filipino troops stationed on a beached naval vessel in the South China Sea. After repeated clashes in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, the two countries reached a “provisional arrangement” earlier this month …
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By Simon Lewis and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -The United States on Sunday announced plans for a major revamp of its military command in Japan to deepen coordination with its ally’s forces, as the two countries labelled China the “greatest strategic challenge” facing the region. The announcement followed security talks in Tokyo between U.S. Secretary …
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By Amlan Chakraborty CHATEAUROUX, France (Reuters) -Xie Yu of China struck gold in a dream Olympic debut, displaying the poise of a veteran in the men’s 10 metre air pistol event on Sunday. South Korea dominated the women’s event claiming the gold and silver through Oh Ye-jin and Kim Ye-ji respectively. Manu Bhaker’s bronze is …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered a landslide that killed 12 people in southern China, caused flash floods in the northeast and railway disruptions elsewhere, state media reported on Sunday. Cyclonic winds from Gaemi, downgraded from a typhoon, had mostly dissipated by Sunday, but many parts of China remained under alert …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Malaysia will require social media services to apply for a license if they have more than 8 millon users in the country from August 1, in an attempt to combat increasing cyber offences, said the government. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said in a statement on Saturday that the license was …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea vowed to “totally destroy” its enemies in case of war when leader Kim Jong Un gives an order, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. Senior military officials including Army Colonel Ri Un Ryong and Navy Lieutenant Commander Yu Kyong Song made the comments “out of surging hatred” towards the U.S. …
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By Simon Lewis VIENTIANE (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticised Beijing’s “escalating and unlawful actions” in the South China Sea at a summit on Saturday, while his Russian counterpart said Washington has stoked anxiety with its plan for a nuclear deterrence with ally Seoul for the Korean peninsula. Blinken singled out China over …
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