By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joining this week’s meeting of NATO leaders in Washington will be some countries far from Europe or North America – Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. Who is coming and what is the link between NATO, which was founded to help the North Atlantic region …
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By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will extend expired registration cards given to almost 1.5 million Afghans for a year, the prime minister said on Wednesday, after the U.N. refugee commissioner asked for a pause in the country’s plan to repatriate refugees. It was not immediately clear whether the extension of the Proof of …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NATO allies will pledge to support Ukraine on an “irreversible path” to integration and call on China to cease all support for Russia’s war effort against Kyiv, according to a draft joint communique seen by Reuters on Wednesday. China has become a decisive enabler of Russia’s war effort in Ukraine and Beijing …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Phosagro, Russia’s leading fertilizer maker, has called on India to drop its 5% import duty for Russian producers to ensure stable supplies in the future. The appeal came after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed fertilizer imports during his visit to Moscow. India, the world’s second-biggest fertilizer importer, sourced a quarter of …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -India has no right to carry out development in the area China calls South Tibet, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in response to a Reuters report on New Delhi’s plans to speed up hydropower projects in the border state. “South Tibet is China’s territory,” a foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement. …
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By Dave Graham ZURICH (Reuters) – Britain is likely to lose nearly one in six of its U.S. dollar millionaires by 2028, but their number is set to grow in other countries including the United States and surge in Taiwan, according to a report published on Wednesday. The UBS Global Wealth Report for 2024 forecast …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s national rail company on Wednesday suspended some regular routes and slowed bullet trains because of heavy rain in the central region that caused flooding and landslides. The city of Gunsan received nearly 100mm (4 inches) of rain within an hour early on Wednesday and a number of areas in the central …
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By Neil Jerome Morales and Poppy McPherson MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine senate threatened on Wednesday to arrest a small town mayor for contempt during a hearing investigating her alleged ties with Chinese criminal syndicates, a case that has captivated the nation amid tension between Manila and Bejing. The arrest threat came after the mayor, …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese aircraft carrier the Shandong passed close to the northern Philippines on its way to drills in the Pacific, Taiwan’s defence minister said on Wednesday, as Taipei reported dozens of warplanes joining the ship for exercises. The manoeuvring of the carrier through waters closer to the Philippines than to Taiwan …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday set July 24 as the next hearing date for a case seeking the dismissal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin as it seeks more evidence. The court said earlier this month that the case would reach a verdict before September. “The court calls for more information including evidence and …
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