SEOUL (Reuters) – Seoul warned the public on Saturday to avoid more balloons sent from North Korea and to report them to the military or police. South Korea’s military said North Korea was sending more balloons carrying “filth” across the heavily fortified border. North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash and excrement earlier this …
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By Liz Lee, Joey Roulette, Joe Brock and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere. The landing elevates China’s space power status …
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SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed to hold new trilateral joint exercises this summer, a joint statement issued by U.S Department of Defense said on Sunday, after a meeting of the three allies’ defense ministers. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japan’s Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and South Korea’s Defense Minister …
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By Xinghui Kok and Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The prospect of peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan is being increasingly “eroded” by Taiwanese separatists and external forces, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Sunday, drawing an angry response from the government in Taipei. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the strong objections …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media said on Sunday that personnel on a Philippine ship pointed guns at China’s Coast Guard in disputed waters of the South China Sea last month. At least two personnel on the Philippine vessel near the Second Thomas Shoal were carrying guns on deck, pointing them in the direction of …
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By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia has asked for military talks with China and is comfortable growing closer to the Philippines, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit. China and the Philippines are locked in confrontation in the disputed South China Sea and their encounters have grown …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United Arab Emirates have emphasised a readiness to exchange experiences on defence and security, with a view to upgrading capacities of military personnel and security institutions in both countries, China’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. China said both sides appreciated their defence, military and security cooperation and coordination, the …
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By Idrees Ali and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tried to refocus attention on China’s threat in the Asia-Pacific on Saturday, seeking to alleviate concerns that conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza have distracted from America’s security commitments in the region. Just hours after Austin spoke at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, Ukrainian …
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By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – The pro-Russian leader of Moldova’s largest opposition party has called for better relations with Russia and China and urged other groups to join forces in fielding a single challenger to pro-European President Maia Sandu in an October election. Sandu views Russia as one of the biggest threats facing Moldova, …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – A volcano in Indonesia’s eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Saturday spewing a five-km (3-mile) high ash cloud, the country’s volcanology agency (PVMBG) said, while its disaster agency warned of potential flash floods and cold lava flow. The eruption of Mount Ibu at 11:03 a.m. (0203 GMT) follows a series of eruptions …
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