(Reuters) – Russia protested to Japan on Friday about Tokyo’s plans to hold joint military exercises on the island of Hokkaido and accused Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of placing his country “on a path to dangerous escalation”. Russia’s Foreign Ministry, in a note on its website, said a protest had been issued to Japan’s embassy …
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By Minwoo Park SUWON, South Korea (Reuters) – South Koreans Kim Eun-ha and Park Cho-hyeon would like to get married and have children, a plan that fits in with government ambitions to boost the world’s lowest fertility rate. The catch is that same-sex unions remain illegal in South Korea, and doctors refuse to perform artificial …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States, Britain, France confronted Russia at the United Nations Security Council on Friday over accusations it is violating an arms embargo on North Korea by using missiles and munitions from Pyongyang in its war against Ukraine. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia rejected the accusations as “completely …
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By Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A roof collapse at New Delhi’s main airport highlights Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s challenges to make India a global aviation hub and raises questions about the rapid pace of infrastructure development in India. A part of the roof and pillars outside the departure area of …
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By David Dolan and Heekyong Yang TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s shaky performance in the U.S. presidential debate drew stunned global reactions on Friday, prompting public calls for him to step aside and likely leaving some of America’s closest allies steeling for Donald Trump’s return. Biden’s supporters had hoped Thursday’s debate would erase worries that …
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By Stefanno Sulaiman and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered on Friday an audit of government data centres after officials said the bulk of data affected by a recent ransomware cyberattack was not backed up, exposing the country’s vulnerability to such attacks. Last week’s cyberattack, the worst in Indonesia in recent …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China urged the United States on Friday to stop tolerating and supporting “provocations” by the Philippines, after Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell expressed concern about Beijing’s “destabilizing actions in the South China Sea”. China and the Philippines have recently traded accusations over “dangerous and illegal maneuvers” affecting their respective vessels in …
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DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) -Indonesian immigration officials said on Friday they had arrested 103 Taiwan passport holders on suspicion of running a cyber crime operation out of the island of Bali, although Taiwan said it had been told only around 14 of its citizens were involved. The raid on Wednesday was the biggest arrest this year, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military on Friday released a video that it said showed a North Korean missile abnormally spiralling early in flight and exploding, a rare publicising of surveillance footage to dismiss the North’s claim of a successful test. Footage filmed by a thermal observation device with South Korean frontline units showed a …
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MANILA (Reuters) -Japan and the Philippines’ foreign and defence ministers will meet in Manila next month for talks that could include a breakthrough defence pact that would allow their military forces to visit each other’s soil. Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defence Minister Minoru Kihara will meet their Philippine counterparts on July 8 for …
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