By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Senior South Korean and U.S. defence officials met in Seoul on Monday to work on new guidelines to coordinate their response to any nuclear threat from North Korea, officials said. The guidelines laid out the principles and procedures for maintaining and enhancing a “credible and effective” nuclear deterrence policy and …
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By Ju-min Park and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned of a new response against South Korea if the South continued with loudspeaker broadcasts and allowing leaflet balloon flights amid simmering tensions. “If the ROK simultaneously carries out the leaflet scattering and loudspeaker broadcasting provocation …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s weather bureau said on Monday the El Nino phenomenon had ended and that there was a 60% chance that La Nina would form towards the northern hemisphere autumn. La Nina is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific region and is linked to floods and drought. El Nino …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has arrested a Chinese man who sailed a speedboat into a harbour at the mouth of a river leading into Taipei for illegal entry, the Taiwanese coast guard said on Monday. Taiwan keeps a close watch on its waters and air space, given tensions with China, which views the democratically governed …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese on Monday condemned vandalism of the U.S. consulate in Sydney after the building was defaced in what local media said appeared to be a pro-Palestinian protest. The building in the northern suburbs of Australia’s largest city was attacked and sprayed with paint by a person carrying a small …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to run clinical trials of several vaccines to fight surging cases of tuberculosis (TB) this year, with concerns the disease might affect economic growth, ministers said on Monday. The Southeast Asian country has seen TB cases spike during the past few years, with the health ministry estimating there were over …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday that China’s Premier Li Qiang would visit the country this week, in the first trip to the nation in seven years by a Chinese premier. Luxon said in a statement that he looked forward to warmly welcoming Premier Li in New …
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By YP Rajesh and Chris Thomas NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world’s most populous nation. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of …
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EAST MEADOW, New York (Reuters) -India beat Pakistan by six runs in a low-scoring but tense T20 World Cup Group A encounter on Sunday at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium where more than 34,000 fans were in attendance at the temporary arena despite the early rain. The result moved India to the top of …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – A large crowd protested in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Sunday against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, led by a Christian cleric who announced the start of four days of rallies to seek to drive him from office. Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is seeking to tap into popular anger over military defeats and …
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