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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu urged the United States to refrain from “smearing” China and to stop imposing “abusive” sanctions on Chinese companies at talks this week in Washington, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday. Ma met U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and deputy national security adviser Jon Finer …

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ROME (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from 10 nations, including those from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies, on Friday condemned weapons transfers from North Korea to Russia, saying the arms were being used against Ukraine. The ministers from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Britain and the United States, along …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is imposing new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials over guilty verdicts in the National Security Law trial of pro-democracy organizers in Hong Kong, the State Department said on Friday. Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion …

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By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Several parts of India grappled with unusually high temperatures this week, forcing schools to close and hospitals to create special units to treat heat-related illnesses, while workers on construction sites were given a “paid holiday” in the afternoon. Here is a look at what caused the unprecedented heat …

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By Joe Brock and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr on Friday denounced illegal, coercive and aggressive actions in the South China Sea, a disputed ocean territory that China has been flooding with coastguard ships in recent months. Speaking at the opening of the Shangri-La Dialogue defence summit in Singapore, Marcos …

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By Christian Kraemer and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Friday that Washington and the European Union must deliver a message to China that its firms face a choice between doing business with U.S. and EU economies or equipping Russia with dual-use goods. It had to be made clear …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its main allies on said on Friday they are “gravely concerned” by deepening cooperation between North Korea and Russia and called for an end to North Korean arms transfers for use against Ukraine. The U.S. secretary of state and foreign ministers from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, …

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