By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -A Pakistani anti-graft court jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan for 14 years each on charges of illegally selling state gifts, his party said on Wednesday, a day after Khan was jailed for 10 years in another case. The sentence, after the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have charged four Chinese nationals with crimes related to the smuggling of U.S.-made electronic components, including some with possible military use, to Iran, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. The Chinese nationals are accused of moving U.S. export-controlled items through China and Hong Kong to sanctioned entities affiliated with Iran’s …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new defence minister Dong Jun held a video call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, according to a defence ministry statement, in his first public engagement since being appointed last month. Former Navy chief Dong’s appointment came after his predecessor, Li Shangfu, disappeared from public view in August, throwing …
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By Krishn Kaushik, Rupam Jain and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is set to introduce contentious new common personal laws that will apply across religions next week, a template other state officials say they will look to follow. Currently, India’s Hindus, Muslims, Christians and …
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By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s Chief Security Minister and vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD said on Wednesday he would tender his resignation, a decision his aide said was due to President Joko Widodo taking sides in the campaign for next month’s elections. The office of the president did not immediately respond to request for …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Fire broke out at the Taketoyo thermal power station in Aichi prefecture in central Japan on Wednesday, its owner JERA said, adding that operations at the facility were suspended. Taketoyo has a power generation capacity of 1,070 MW, making it among the largest in Japan. JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power …
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By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court on Wednesday ruled the biggest party in parliament had violated the constitution in seeking to change a law against insulting the monarchy, in what could set a precedent for any future review of one of the world’s strictest lese majeste laws. The Move …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled a plan by the biggest party in parliament to amend a strict law against royal insults was “tantamount to overthrowing the democratic regime of government with the king as head of state”. The opposition Move Forward Party won last year’s election on a progressive platform that …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s government expressed anger after China “unilaterally” changed a flight path close to the sensitive median line in the Taiwan Strait, saying it appeared to be a deliberate attempt to change the status quo for possible military means. China’s civil aviation administration said in a short statement late Tuesday that …
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By Sakura Murakami and Tom Bateman SUZU, Japan (Reuters) – A month on from a huge earthquake that struck Japan’s west coast, survivors are battling freezing and unsanitary conditions while tens of thousands of homes remain without running water. Some areas in the isolated Noto peninsula may not have water restored for another two months, …
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