By Andreas Rinke and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s domestic spy agency told companies on Wednesday they should be on guard against industrial espionage by Beijing, warning them not to be naive or over-reliant on China. The warning from the agency’s deputy head Sinan Selen came days after three German nationals were arrested on …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s agriculture minister on Wednesday discussed deepening ties with North Korea with one of Pyongyang’s top agriculture officials, the Russian ministry said. Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev was shown greeting vice premier of the cabinet, Ri Chol Man, in Moscow, along with Russian officials from other agricultural agencies. “The Russian Federation and …
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian senator said on Wednesday that police feared Elon Musk’s decision to ignore a regulator order and leave footage on his social media platform X of a Sydney bishop being stabbed might encourage people to join terrorist groups. An Australian court has upheld a regulator order for the …
By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto vowed on Wednesday to fight for all Indonesians and he called for unity among political elites to take the country forward, as he seeks to boost his parliamentary clout before taking office in October. Speaking at a ceremony where he was confirmed as the winner of …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Iran is ready to strengthen ties with Sri Lanka and other Asian countries, its president, Ebrahim Raisi, said on Wednesday, during a short visit to the island nation, the first by an Iranian president in 16 years. The two countries are set to sign five pacts, or Memorandums of Understanding …
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By Ben Blanchard and Liz Lee TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday she was happy the U.S. Congress had passed a sweeping foreign aid package which includes arms support for the island, as China urged Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei. The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the country will continue to build overwhelming and the strongest military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday. Kim said a series of military exercises by the U.S. military …
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(Reuters) -A Myanmar rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by soldiers of the ruling junta from whom the resistance fighters had wrested the key trading post this month, an official said on Wednesday. The Karen National Union (KNU) made a “temporary retreat” from the town …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to take part in the World Economic Forum in Riyadh starting on April 28, Axios reported, citing two unidentified U.S. officials and one Arab official. Blinken is expected to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) -The United States has preliminarily discussed sanctions on some Chinese banks but does not yet have a plan to implement such measures, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, as Washington seeks ways to curb Beijing’s support for Russia. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was no plan …
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