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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday designated special status for Jakarta, keeping the metropolis as the country’s economic epicentre, amid plans to move the capital city to Borneo island. Indonesia plans to move its capital city away from congested and sinking Jakarta, to Nusantara, a $32-billion city under construction in the jungles of East …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it believes U.S. support will remain unchanged no matter who wins the presidential election, but it will stay on guard for Taiwan-China issues being “manipulated” as the campaign heats up. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, received strong backing from the Trump administration, including …

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By Sudipto Ganguly and Kanishka Singh MUMBAI/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) -India strongly objected on Wednesday to U.S. remarks about its “internal affairs” after the arrest of Delhi’s chief minister, a government rival, and the freezing of opposition Congress party bank accounts ahead of an election. Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) governs the national capital …

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(Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing them of channeling funds to North Korea’s weapons programs. A U.S. Treasury Department statement said the action was taken in coordination with South Korea. It named the six individuals as …

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(Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling general said on Wednesday the junta was holding power only temporarily with the aim of strengthening democracy, and he called for unity among the people and military to fight armed groups seeking to derail plans to hold an election. Addressing an annual Armed Forces Day parade, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, …

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By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s opposition alliance needs to stick together to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an upcoming national election following the arrest of one of its leaders on bribery allegations, one of its parties said on Wednesday. A powerful government agency last week arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he had discussed an incident of cyberespionage the Netherlands has blamed on the Chinese state during talks with President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. Chinese state-backed cyber spies gained access to a Dutch military network last year, the intelligence agency MIVD said last month, calling it part …

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