By Krishna N. Das, Rishika Sadam and Chris Thomas NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alliance could double its parliamentary seats in the prosperous south of the country, in a sign that he can widen his appeal even after 10 years in office. Results of the six-week national election will be out …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Rainbow flags filled the streets of Bangkok on Saturday at the start of Pride Month as Thailand inches closer to recognising same-sex marriages. Thousands of LGBTQ+ revellers and activists gathered for a parade through the capital’s street as signs and placards with “Love wins” slogans were displayed across the city. “This year’s …
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By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) -The United States and other nations could take steps against Chinese firms and financial institutions over Beijing’s backing for the Russian war against Ukraine, a top U.S. official said on Friday. The Biden administration has stepped up warnings about China’s backing for Moscow and issued an executive order in …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy will address the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday, the organisers of the security conference said. “Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s presence at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue comes at an important time,” said Bastian Giegerich, director-general and chief executive of the forum’s organisers, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS). “We …
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By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Canada warned China against meddling in its elections during a rare meeting of the countries’ defence chiefs, its defence minister said on Saturday. “I raised the concern of foreign interference in all the manifestations that it might take, including interference in our institutions, including our elections, but also actions …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa cancelled his “dearMoon” mission, which the project said would have been the first private flight around the moon, the mission announced on Saturday. The team had originally aimed to make the circumlunar flight with celebrities on board by the end of last year but that became “unfeasible”, the mission …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, said on Saturday that his country was willing to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza if required. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier security conference, Prabowo said U.S. President Joe Biden’s three-phase proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza was a step in the right direction. …
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By Francis Mascarenhas ALMI VILLAGE, India (Reuters) – Vishal Aheer and his team trudged up treacherous Himalayan mountain paths and across rickety bridges for seven hours to make sure that just 185 Indian villagers could vote in what has been a mammoth election. The rules say no one should have to travel more than 2 …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean defence minister Shin Won-sik said on Saturday that more evidence suggests weapons used by Russia in the war in Ukraine were illegally imported from North Korea. “Military cooperation between Russia and North Korea” is escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula and “also affecting the battlefield in Europe”, Shin said. If …
By Laurie Chen and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – China will not attend a Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland next month because it does not meet its expectations, which include both Russia and Ukraine taking part, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday, confirming an exclusive Reuters report. Switzerland is seeking broad-based turnout from different …
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