BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ambassador to the United States urged the two superpowers to cooperate on improving relations even as they “face severe challenges” on a range of issues. Beijing hopes to work with Washington so that relations can move forward on a stable, healthy and sustainable track, but the two must jointly establish a …
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By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will make an official visit to Pakistan this week, Islamabad said on Sunday, as the two Muslim neighbours seek to mend ties after tit-for-tat missile strikes in January. The visit, which Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said would take place from Monday to Wednesday, had been …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s military said on Sunday it will discuss with the United States how to use funding for Taipei included in a $95 billion legislative package mostly providing assistance to Ukraine and Israel, as Chinese warplanes again got close to the island. The United States is Taiwan’s most important international supporter …
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By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Unknown gunmen killed two customs officers in western Pakistan, officials said on Sunday, following the killing of five other customs officials in the area in recent days. No group has claimed responsibility for the two attacks since Thursday, which police said they were investigating. Security in …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India, staging the world’s biggest election, will rerun voting at 11 polling stations in the northeastern state of Manipur on Monday after reports of violence and damage to voting machines in the state torn by months of ethnic clashes. The election authorities declared the voting void at the 11 locations and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Sunday protested Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s offering to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine with “deep disappointment” and urged Japanese leaders to show repentance for the country’s wartime past. The shrine is seen by Beijing and Seoul as a symbol of Japan’s past military aggression because it includes 14 Japanese wartime …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean delegation led by a high-ranking agricultural official is visiting Russia, the North’s official KCNA news agency said on Sunday, in the latest exchange by Moscow and Pyongyang, which is grappling with chronic food shortages. Vice premier of the cabinet Ri Chol Man left for Russia on Saturday leading an …
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By Simon Lewis and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is prepared to act against Chinese companies supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, a senior U.S. official told reporters, highlighting it as an issue Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise on his trip to China next week. U.S. officials have warned in increasingly stark …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s newly-appointed navy chief will take part in a major military conference in ally China, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, amid growing Western criticism of ties between the two countries. Admiral Alexander Moiseev will take part in the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in China’s city of Qingdao, TASS …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said the South Pacific region should not become an arena for major power rivalries and that its assistance to countries there is free of political conditions. The Pacific has become a source of intense competition for influence between Washington, which has traditionally viewed it as …
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