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In restive New Caledonia, Macron sees Pacific power and influence

26 May 2024

By Layli Foroudi and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) -In 2018, a year after becoming France’s president, Emmanuel Macron flew to the remote French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia to outline his latest foreign policy plan. With China’s regional ambitions growing, a new Indo-Pacific strategy was needed to prevent it from becoming hegemonic, he said. New …

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Taiwan bar on frontline with China blends history into cocktails

26 May 2024

KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – In Taiwan’s Kinmen, less than an hour’s boat ride from the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou, bar owner Powei Lee draws crowds by blending the tiny island’s battle-scared past into cocktails. During the height of the Cold War, Chinese and Taiwanese forces regularly clashed over Kinmen – then mostly known …

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Pakistani Christian community attacked after blasphemy accusation

25 May 2024

By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -At least 10 members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement on a blasphemy accusation in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said. The crowd, which accused the Christian group of blasphemy, also hurled stones and bricks at the …

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China ends war games, Taiwan details warplane, warship surge

25 May 2024

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -China ended two days of war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, exercises that Taiwan condemned as “blatant provocation” on Saturday, detailing a surge of Chinese warplanes and warships. Chinese state television’s military channel said late on Friday the drills had concluded. …

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US ‘deeply concerned’ over China military drills in Taiwan Strait, State Dept says

25 May 2024

(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that the United States was “deeply concerned” over China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan, and strongly urged it to act with restraint. “Using a normal, routine, and democratic transition as an excuse for military provocations risks escalation and erodes longstanding norms that …

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Thai hospital says 43 people from Singapore Airlines flight still under treatment

25 May 2024

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Forty three people who were on board a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence remain hospitalised in Bangkok four days after the emergency, a hospital in the Thai capital said on Saturday. The 43 patients are in three different hospitals in Bangkok, Samitivej Srinakarin hospital said in a statement. At Samitivej …

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China accuses UK of false accusations against Chinese citizens

25 May 2024

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China accused Britain on Saturday of false accusation, “wanton stigmatisation” and arbitrary arrests after the unexplained death of a man charged with illegally assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service. China’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong said in a statement on its website that it strongly condemned Britain for what it said …

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China’s rejection of Guatemalan shipments could be related to Taiwan ties, Guatemala president says

25 May 2024

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said on Friday that China had rejected entry to some shipments from the Central American nation, speculating that this could be due to Guatemala’s diplomatic relationship with Taiwan. The day before, Guatemala’s exporters association had reported that at least seven containers of macadamia nuts had been unable to …

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Hong Kong protest anthem removed by distributor after court injunction

25 May 2024

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong protest anthem was removed by a UK digital music distributor from streaming platforms on Friday following a court injunction in the Chinese territory, the music creators said, as judges warned that dissidents could use the song against the state. DGX Music, a group of mostly …

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Azerbaijan takes control of four villages on border with Armenia as part of deal

25 May 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Azerbaijan’s border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia under an agreement struck with Yerevan, Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev said on Friday. The size of the territory returned to Azerbaijan under a border delimitation agreement on Friday was 6.5 square kilometres (2.5 …

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