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By Patricia Zengerle and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of U.S. intelligence agencies urgently pressed members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to approve additional military assistance for Ukraine, saying it would not only boost Kyiv as it fights Russia but discourage Chinese aggression. “That has consequences for American interests that go … …

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By Jay Ereno and Eloisa Lopez MANILA (Reuters) – Eleven Filipino seafarers arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday nearly a week after they survived a Houthi missile attack off Yemen. They were crew members of the Barbados-flagged, Greek operated merchant ship True Confidence which the Houthis attacked last week, killing three sailors, including two Filipinos. …

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By John Geddie and Sakura Murakami (Reuters) – The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday he supports Japan’s push to hold summit talks with North Korea, even if discussion about Pyongyang’s nuclear build-up is initially off the table. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said he wants to hold talks with North …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s Election Commission on Tuesday said it would ask a court to dissolve the opposition Move Forward party over concerns the party’s campaign to change a law against insulting the monarchy undermines the country’s system of governance. The commission’s decision followed a ruling by the Constitutional Court in January that said Move Forward, …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s government opened a hotline for doctors on Tuesday that the health minister said was intended to support physicians who faced harassment or peer pressure if they chose not to join a mass walkout over healthcare reform plans. Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong defended the reforms, which include boosting the number of medical …

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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India on Tuesday rejected Chinese objections to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s weekend visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the northeastern border state has always been “an integral and inalienable part of India”. The Indian foreign ministry’s comments came a day after Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Beijing was firmly opposed to …

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