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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain announced sanctions on Friday against three companies and one individual over what it called the “illicit ‘arms-for-oil’ trade” between Russia and North Korea. The announcement followed a decision by the United States to impose sanctions on two Russian individuals and three Russian companies for facilitating arms transfers between Russia and North Korea, …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia could deliver oil as well as gas to China along a planned route via Mongolia, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. Putin, wrapping up a two-day visit to China, said he and his hosts had confirmed their interest in moving forward with the proposed gas pipeline, the Power of Siberia 2. …

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By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) – German arms producers will need help from the government if they are to reduce their dependency on Chinese materials and still be able to compete with U.S. companies, Germany’s defence industry association said. Hans Christoph Atzpodien, head of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie (BDSV), said the U.S. …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Forty caretaker senators on Friday petitioned Thailand’s Constitutional Court to dismiss Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over a cabinet appointment which they say breaches the constitution. The senators object to the appointment of Pichit Chuenban, a former lawyer, as minister to Srettha’s office last month during a cabinet reshuffle. Pichit was jailed for …

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By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a number of short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after the U.S. and South Korea conducted joint drills with stealth fighter jets simulating air combat. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff condemned the launch as …

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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Sherpas recovered the body of a Mongolian climber from Mount Everest and were looking for another mountaineer missing since the weekend, officials said on Friday. It marked the first confirmed death on Everest of the current climbing season. The two Mongolians set off last weekend from their final camp …

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By Ju-min Park and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, again denied arms exchanges with Russia, state media KCNA reported on Friday, saying her nation’s recently developed and updated weapons systems were not for sale to any other countries. The U.S. and South Korea …

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By Aditya Kalra and Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) – With new photographic and video evidence, an Indian court battle over the origins of the world famous butter chicken is set to get spicier. Two Indian restaurant chains have been sparring since January at the Delhi High Court, both claiming credit for inventing the dish …

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