BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin defended his frequent globe-trotting during his first 10 months as leader of the Southeast Asian nation, in remarks aired in a television broadcast on Saturday. A real estate tycoon and political newcomer who became prime minister in August last year, Srettha made 15 overseas visits and pledged …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia must abide by United Nations sanctions on North Korea, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday after the two countries this week deepened ties and agreed to provide immediate military assistance if either faces armed aggression. The pact – signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North …
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By Greg Torode, Gerry Doyle, Laurie Chen HONG KONG (Reuters) -The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing’s representatives telling U.S. counterparts that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan, according to two American delegates who attended. The Chinese representatives …
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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Monsoon rains and upstream river water from India have caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh, stranding more than 2 million people, and the situation could worsen, officials said on Friday. The U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said trapped residents in the region, including more than 772,000 children, were in urgent …
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By Sakshi Dayal and Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court on Friday suspended a lower court’s order granting bail to opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, extending his pre-trial detention at least until next week. Kejriwal is a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Australia will provide each other’s citizens with multiple-entry visas of up to five years for tourism and business from Friday, the Chinese foreign ministry said, in another sign of improving ties between the two countries. The visa arrangement followed a milestone trip by China’s Premier Li Qiang to Australia earlier this …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -The death toll from days of torrential rain in one of the worst-hit areas in southern China jumped to 38 from nine on Friday, Chinese state television CCTV reported. Downpours this week in Meizhou city in Guangdong province led to flash floods and mudslides that destroyed thousands of low-rise houses, damaged roads and …
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(Reuters) -Armenia has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry said on Friday, the latest country to do so despite opposition from Israel. Armenia supports a United Nations resolution on an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza and is in favour of a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Campaign groups called on the United Nations human rights chief to take more action over what they said were documented abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region. The groups, including the World Uyghur Congress and Amnesty International said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk …
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MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines did not consider invoking a mutual defence treaty with the United States after accusing China of disrupting a resupply mission in the disputed South China Sea, officials said on Friday. A Philippine sailor suffered serious injury after what its military described as “intentional-high speed ramming” by the Chinese Coast Guard on …
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