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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China from June 4 to 8 on the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on Friday. Chinese investment and financial support since 2013 have been key for the South Asian nation’s struggling economy, including the rolling over of loans so that Islamabad …

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun and United States Defense Minister Lloyd Austin held a constructive meeting in Singapore on Friday, including talks on Taiwan, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the conflict in Gaza, a Chinese spokesperson said. Minister Dong warned Austin that the United States should not interfere in China’s …

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Australia, Britain, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore have agreed to stage more complex military drills in the region this year involving drones, fifth-generation fighter planes and surveillance aircraft. The announcement on Friday by defence ministers from members of the 53-year old Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue …

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin raised concerns about China’s military activity during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Friday in Singapore, the Pentagon said, the first such face-to-face contact since 2022. “The secretary expressed concern about recent provocative PLA activity around the Taiwan Strait, and he reiterated that the PRC should …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud where the two exchanged views on various subjects including the Ukraine crisis, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday. The two agreed that holding a Ukraine peace conference should have equal participation of all parties, and …

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By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Soaring temperatures in India’s capital have proven to be too much for some courts and are putting to the test a law in place since 1961 that requires lawyers to wear heavy black robes and coats. At least three High Courts have permitted lawyers to discard the robes …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un guided a demonstration drill of large-scale multiple rocket launchers, state media KCNA reported on Friday. The drill was aimed at South Korea, KCNA added. (Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Chris Reese)