By Krishn Kaushik and Mohamed Junayd NEW DELHI/MALE (Reuters) – India will remove its troops in the Maldives by May, the Maldivian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries seek agreement on a pullout that has strained ties. The roughly 80 soldiers stationed in the Indian Ocean archipelago will be replaced by civilians, …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China said on Saturday a small civilian vessel from the Philippines had “illegally placed itself on the beach” of an atoll in the South China Sea that both countries claim. The vessel, which landed on the Spratly Islands atoll on Friday, was there for supply purposes, the China Coast Guard posted on the …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea tested its cruise missiles as well as new land-to-air missiles off its west coast on Feb. 2, state media reported on Saturday, confirming a barrage of launches for weapons it said are aimed at enhancing defense capabilities. The launch on Friday marked the fourth time in just over a week …
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By Rohith Nair AL WAKRAH, Qatar (Reuters) -South Korea advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup with a 2-1 comeback win over Australia in extra time at Al Janoub Stadium on Friday after Son Heung-min scored the winner with a sublime free kick. Australia had beaten South Korea by the same scoreline in extra …
By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Top Muslim leaders in India called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Friday to end disputes over mosques and Hindu temples, saying the minority Muslim population was feeling under threat and their places of worship should be protected. In the latest such contentious case, a court this …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court has blocked Florida from enforcing a ban on Chinese citizens owning homes or land in the state against two Chinese nationals who were in the process of buying property when the law was adopted. A panel of the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said …
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By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, could be released by 2028 after his jail sentence was halved, prompting uproar from critics who called on the government to explain the decision. The pardons board, chaired by Malaysia’s king, said on Friday …
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By John Geddie, Tim Kelly and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan, America’s closest ally in Asia, has been trying to send a message to U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump: don’t try to strike any deal with China that could upend years of collective efforts to rein in Beijing and risk the region’s fragile peace. …
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SUZU, Japan (Reuters) – One month on from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan, volunteers from non-profit organisation Katariba play cards and other games with children in a Suzu city school classroom. Sometimes they just read side by side. Some of kids are still living in evacation centres, where it …
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KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military has killed 24 militants in three days in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said in a statement on Friday, less than a week before national elections. Four law enforcement personnel and two civilians have also been killed, the statement said. Militant violence in Pakistan’s border areas has …
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