By David Brunnstrom and Daphne Psaledakis (Reuters) -There is a strong possibility Russia will veto a U.N. resolution calling for continuation of the mandate of an expert panel that monitors implementation of U.N. sanctions on North Korea, a U.N. diplomat told Reuters on Friday. Two other diplomats, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said …
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hear objections by Azerbaijan and Armenia in related cases in which the Caucasus neighbours accuse each other of violating a U.N. anti-discrimination treaty in April, the court announced on Friday. Each side accuses the other of ethnic cleansing. Armenia filed the case against Azerbaijan in …
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By Arpan Chaturvedi and YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi’s capital territory and a key opposition leader, was remanded in custody on Friday until March 28, a blow to the opposition after he was arrested in a graft case weeks before a general election. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), India’s financial …
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(Reuters) – Montenegro’s top court on Friday decided to delay the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to South Korea until it clarifies prosecution complaints about the legality of its extradition ruling, the court said on its website. The Supreme State Prosecution Office had earlier filed a request challenging the shortened procedure that led …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s newly appointed ambassador to Japan has warned Tokyo of serious consequences and retaliatory steps if Patriot missile systems manufactured under U.S. licence in Japan end up in Ukraine, the RIA news agency reported on Friday. RIA cited the new envoy, Nikolai Nozdrev, as saying that Moscow would be watching closely to …
JAKARTA (Reuters) -A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the shore of Indonesia’s Java island on Friday at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BKMG) said. The quake followed a 6 magnitude tremor reported more than four hours earlier. The epicentre was located around 130 km north of Tuban in East Java province, …
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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and Britain on Friday criticised China for its actions in Hong Kong, the South China Sea and its support of Russia, after a meeting in which London and Canberra deepened their security ties. The two countries called out “recent unsafe and destabilising behaviour by China’s vessels against Philippine …
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By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia has rejected an offer to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to uncertainty over costs and insufficient funding offered, its government said on Friday, in a major setback for the quadrennial multi-sport event. Malaysia was asked to step in after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as host, …
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By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Stemirna Therapeutics has halted an early stage trial for a new cancer vaccine, two of its trial researchers said, in a fresh setback to the company, which has been grappling with tight funding. Vinod Ganju, an oncologist at Paso Medical in Australia and one of principal trial investigators …
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By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s financial crime agency arrested Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi on Thursday in connection with graft allegations relating to the city’s liquor policy, his party said, a setback for the opposition ahead of elections. The arrest means the main leaders of the decade-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) …
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