(Reuters) – The arrest in Germany of a European Parliament aide on suspicion of “especially severe” espionage for China is the latest in a series of incidents involving allegations of Chinese spying in Europe. Beijing has denied all such accusations. Jitters about alleged Chinese spying have mounted across Western Europe in recent months. Tensions between …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament approved rules on Tuesday to ban in the EU the sale, import and export of goods made using forced labour. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The move was driven by EU lawmakers concerned about human rights in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. The United States enacted a similar law in 2021 …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Solomon Islands faces a nervous wait to establish a government as opposition parties vie with incumbent Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare’s OUR party to form a coalition with independents after a national election failed to produce a clear winner. Last week’s election was the first since Sogavare struck a security pact …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement. The incident occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9.32 a.m. on Tuesday morning (0132 GMT), the navy …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to select a new slate of senators who will no longer be allowed to vote on who becomes prime minister, removing what has effectively served as a veto for the powerful military on who leads the country. The military introduced an appointed Senate when it …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by more than 200 aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations. Largely rural and sparsely populated Hualien was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake …
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By Chris Thomas and Rishika Sadam BENGALURU/HYDERABAD (Reuters) -India’s spice exports regulator has asked MDH and Everest to provide details of quality checks after sales of some of their products were halted in Hong Kong for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide. The companies’ products are hugely popular in India and are exported …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – A top U.S. arms control official said on Tuesday the country was likely, although not guaranteed, to meet a new deadline to finalise trade exemptions for the AUKUS defence project with Australia and Britain. AUKUS, formed in 2021 to address shared worries about China’s growing power, involves Australia acquiring …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The increase in China’s defence spending is concerning given its economy is “failing”, the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Admiral John Aquilino said China’s economy had been battered by turmoil in its real estate sector and asserted that its official growth rates were …
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By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – Major North Korean hacking groups have mounted “all-out” cyber attacks against South Korean defence companies for more than a year, breaching the firms’ internal networks and stealing technical data, South Korea’s police said on Tuesday. Hacking teams linked to North Korea’s intelligence apparatus and known as Lazarus, Kimsuky and …
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