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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, was discharged from South Korea’s army on Wednesday after 18 months of duty, the first member of the group to wrap up the mandatory national service that put their music careers on hold. Jin, 31, wearing uniform and a black beret, appeared …

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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thai courts will convene on a trio of politically charged cases next week, including one that could potentially lead to the prime minister’s dismissal, increasing the prospect of more government instability in the Southeast Asian country. In a statement on Wednesday, the Constitutional Court said it would …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court said on Wednesday that it will hear a case on June 18 that could lead to the dismissal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin related to a cabinet appointment that is alleged to have violated the constitution. The case against Srettha was launched following a complaint by 40 military appointed …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s main opposition leader was indicted on Wednesday on bribery charges in an alleged scheme to use an underwear maker to transfer funds to North Korea and facilitate a visit to Pyongyang when he was a provincial governor, news reports said. Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung’s deputy when he was Gyeonggi …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s government said on Wednesday that a Chinese man arrested near Taipei after crossing the Taiwan Strait on a speedboat was acting on his own and that Taiwan should not be so suspicious, in a case that has alarmed Taiwanese security officials. Taiwan’s coast guard arrested the man on Sunday in the …

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By Farah Master and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Security Bureau said on Wednesday it would use powers in a new national security law against six self-exiled activists residing in Britain, including cancelling their passports, after they fled the China-ruled city. The six are Nathan Law, Christopher Mung Siu-tat, Finn Lau, Simon …

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(Reuters) – Poverty in Myanmar is more widespread than at any time in the last six years and growth in the conflict-torn nation is likely to remain at a measly 1% in the current fiscal year with little respite in sight, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Escalating violence, labour shortages and a depreciating currency …

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