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Five Pakistani soldiers killed in gunbattles with militants, army says

27 May 2024

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Five Pakistani soldiers were killed in gunbattles with Islamist militants in the country’s northwest bordering Afghanistan on Monday, the Pakistan Army said. The statement said the deaths were in addition to two other soldiers, including an officer, who were killed the previous day in an operation against the militants on the outskirts of …

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Japan warns residents to take cover from North Korean missile threat

27 May 2024

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government issued an emergency warning on Monday for residents in the south to take cover from the possible threat of a North Korean missile. Japan said over its J-Alert broadcasting system that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile, sending out the warning to residents in southern prefecture of …

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Factbox-South Korea, China, Japan joint declaration after first summit in four years

27 May 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan on Monday issued a joint declaration covering cooperation in a range of areas from trade to climate change and ageing societies. The statement was agreed after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang held a …

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More than 2,000 could be buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, authorities say

27 May 2024

By Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -More than 2,000 people could be buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found. The National Disaster Centre …

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US lawmaker tells Taiwan weapons are coming, China drills show deterrence need

27 May 2024

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – A senior U.S. lawmaker visiting Taipei said on Monday that weapons Taiwan had ordered are finally on their way, and that China’s “intimidating” war games last week underscored the need to boost the island’s deterrence abilities. China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced …

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Indonesia’s Mt Ibu erupts as agency warns local aviation authorities

27 May 2024

JAKARTA (Reuters) – A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera erupted on Monday spewing a grey ash cloud six kms (four miles) into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said, adding it had issued a warning for aviation authorities managing local flights. This follows a series of eruptions this month after authorities noticed …

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North Korea plans to launch satellite between May 27 and June 4, Japan Coast Guard says

27 May 2024

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has notified Japan it plans to launch a rocket carrying a satellite between May 27 and June 4, the Japan Coast Guard said on Monday, drawing a swift warning from Seoul and Tokyo not to go ahead with what they called an illegal move. The South Korean government said later the …

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