SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of politicizing human rights in the East Asian country, denouncing what it called political provocation and conspiracy. Pyongyang will make stern and decisive choices to protect its sovereignty and safety in response to Washington using human rights as a tool for invasion and hostile, …
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By Kaori Kaneko, Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) – As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted defence partner – but Tokyo’s cyber and information security vulnerabilities remain a concern, officials and experts say. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, …
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By Tom Bateman and Kiyoshi Takenaka YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) – On a recent Saturday, some 100 volunteers gathered on a popular beach in the Japanese port city of Yokohama, wading in the shallows to plant strands of light-green eelgrass on the seabed. What began as a project to restore the natural ecosystem along the coast …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan’s eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the early hours of the morning, shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The first quake had a …
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By Laurie Chen and Nidal al-Mughrabi BEIJING/CAIRO (Reuters) – China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray into Palestinian diplomacy amid the war in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which controls Gaza, is the group …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and South Korean officials outlined respective visions for a new agreement on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea in talks this week and will continue to consult as necessary, the chief U.S. negotiator said on Friday. The allies named envoys last month to launch early talks for …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. and Taiwan will hold another round of negotiations toward their “21st Century” trade agreement starting on Monday in Taipei, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Friday. The talks, led by USTR and the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, are expected to discuss …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako will pay a state visit to Britain in late June as guests of King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The announcement comes as the palace revealed that the 75-year-old British monarch would be returning to public-facing duties after …
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By Dhanya Skariachan and Nikunj Ohri BENGALURU/MATHURA, India (Reuters) – India held the second phase of the world’s biggest election on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals hurling accusations of religious discrimination and threats to democracy amid flagging voter turnout. Almost one billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken snapped up a Taylor Swift album along with one by classic Chinese rocker Dou Wei during an unexpected detour to a Beijing record store on Friday after talks in China meant to ease superpower tensions. En route to the airport after a visit that included a meeting …
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