SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 72, announced on Monday he will hand over power to his successor, Lawrence Wong, on May 15. Wong, 51, is currently the deputy prime minister and finance minister of Singapore, and has been prime minister-in-waiting since 2022. In a statement posted on the website of the …
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By Andreas Rinke SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday reassured Chinese students in Shanghai that they did not have to smoke cannabis if they studied in Germany and that Germany had legalised cannabis hoping that consumption would go down. Scholz made the comments in response to a question from a student at Tongji …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on the weekend killed at least 18 people with rescue efforts, including police sniffer dogs, still ongoing for two missing people, local authorities said on Monday. The local government in South Sulawesi also reported that two people were in a critical condition in hospital. Landslides, triggered by high-intensity …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Solomon Islands holds a national election on April 17, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with China that prompted concern from the United States and South Pacific neighbours. Sogavare has pledged closer ties with China, which has built infrastructure since Solomon Islands switched diplomatic recognition from …
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(Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian delegation, led by foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, will visit Pakistan on Monday and Tuesday as part of efforts to boost economic cooperation, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The visit takes place to expedite follow-up on the understanding reached between Pakistani Prime Minister …
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ROME (Reuters) -Leaders of the G7 nations condemned Iran’s attack on Israel and said on Sunday they would work to try to prevent an “uncontrollable regional escalation” in the Middle East. Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G7, had called a meeting of G7 heads after U.S. President Joe Biden pledged a coordinated …
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ROME (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations issued the following statement on Sunday after a video call to discuss Iran’s attack on Israel. “We, the Leaders of the G7, unequivocally condemn in the strongest terms Iran’s direct and unprecedented attack against Israel. Iran fired hundreds of drones and missiles towards Israel. …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan strongly condemned a retaliatory attack by Iran on Israel, calling it an escalation of events and saying it was deeply concerned at the situation, in a statement released by the foreign minister on Sunday. “This attack is one that further worsens the current Middle East situation. We are deeply concerned and …
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By Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING (Reuters) -China is “deeply concerned” about escalating tensions in the Middle East after Iran launched drones and missiles in a retaliatory strike against Israel, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. Iran’s strikes marked its first direct attack on Israeli territory, raising the threat of a wider conflict in the region …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un affirmed his position to develop long-standing ties with China, state media KCNA said on Sunday, citing Kim in his meeting with Chinese top legislator Zhao Leji. Zhao, finishing a goodwill tour that began on Thursday, is the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit the North since 2018, …
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