MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines’ weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of up to five metres and destructive winds as Typhoon Fung-wong churns toward the country’s eastern coast, where it is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon before making landfall on Sunday night. The typhoon’s massive circulation, spanning 1,500 kilometres (932 miles), is already …
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim made an unusual visit to Belgium on Friday and spoke at a meeting with lawmakers at the European Parliament, part of an increasingly bold outreach to Europe by the Chinese-claimed and democratically governed island. Taiwan’s only formal diplomatic ties in Europe are with the Vatican, but countries from …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s defense ministry said on Saturday that it condemns North Korea’s launch of a missile towards the sea off the North’s east coast on Friday, urging the communist neighbour to stop escalating inter-Korean tension. The ministry also said in a statement that it was regrettable that Pyongyang slammed the U.S.-South Korea’s annual …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. military said that North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile earlier on Friday does not pose an immediate threat to the United States or its allies, but it “highlights the destabilizing impact” of Pyongyang’s actions. “We are aware of the missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners,” the …
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KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan’s defence minister said peace talks with Afghanistan in Istanbul aimed at preventing renewed border clashes have collapsed, adding that the ceasefire will hold as long as there are no attacks from Afghan soil, speaking on GEO News. (Reporting by Asif Shahzad in Islamabad; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
By Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) -Azerbaijan does not plan to send peacekeepers to Gaza unless there is a complete halt to fighting there between Israel and Hamas, an Azerbaijani government source told Reuters on Friday. As part of President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, the U.S. has been speaking to Azerbaijan, Indonesia, the UAE, …
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By Minh Nguyen GIA LAI, Vietnam (Reuters) -At least five people died in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi pummelled coastal regions with destructive winds and heavy rain, officials said on Friday, following the storm’s deadly passage through the Philippines where it killed at least 188 people. The typhoon made landfall in central Vietnam late on Thursday, …
By Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old student the suspected perpetrator. Police said 55 people were in hospitals with a range of minor to serious injuries, including burns, …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -An explosion at a mosque in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta during Friday prayers that injured dozens of people could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old identified as the “suspected perpetrator”. The country’s deputy house speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, speaking to media after visiting a hospital, said the suspect was currently …
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By Joe Cash and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese exports unexpectedly fell in October after months of front-loading U.S. orders to beat President Donald Trump’s tariffs, in a stark reminder of the manufacturing juggernaut’s reliance on American consumers even as it woos buyers elsewhere. The world’s second-largest economy has pushed hard to diversify its export …
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