By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned on Wednesday that North Korea could stage provocations such as armed actions near the shared border, drone intrusions, cyber attacks or spreading fake news to interfere in April’s parliamentary elections. Yoon made the remarks as he convened an annual meeting of the central …
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(Reuters) – In mid-January, at a small gathering in a cantonment town in Myanmar, hard line pro-military monk Pauk Kotaw suggested that the country’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing step down and his deputy take over. The crowd cheered in agreement, according to videos of the event posted on social media. Online, pro-military journalists and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea carried out a strategic cruise missile drill on Jan. 30, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. The report confirmed Tuesday’s launch of multiple cruise missiles into the sea off its west coast announced by the South Korean military. “The drill made a contribution to checking the KPA’s (Korean People’s Army)rapid counterattack …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -The U.S. and China launched a joint counter-narcotics working group on Tuesday in the first overt sign of cooperation in tackling the spread of fentanyl since late 2019, before bilateral relations between the superpowers soured. It follows a key summit in San Francisco in November where U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader …
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QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Two people were killed and three injured in an explosion in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan region on Tuesday, a senior police officer said. Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack in a post on its Telegram channel. The blast took place after a rally by former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan …
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KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – A separatist militant attack in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan region late on Monday left at least 15 people dead, including two civilians and four law enforcement agents, the Pakistani military said in a statement. Militants, including suicide bombers, attacked Mach and Kolpur complexes in the southwestern province of Balochistan, the Pakistan …
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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Former Pakistani Prime Minister and cricket star Imran Khan received a 10-year jail sentence on Tuesday for leaking state secrets in the harshest punishment yet in multiple cases he faces. In prison since August, the popular 71-year-old Khan denies wrongdoing and accuses the military of persecution. Following are comments …
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By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -A Pakistan court jailed Imran Khan for 10 years on Tuesday for leaking state secrets, the harshest sentence the popular former prime minister and cricket superstar has received and announced just days before a general election. The special court found Khan, 71, guilty of making public …
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By Jessie Pang and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s leader confirmed on Tuesday his intention to tighten national security laws to build on sweeping legislation China imposed in 2020, saying the city “could not afford to wait”. Some business people, diplomats and academics are watching developments closely, saying the prospect of new laws …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court on Tuesday acquitted a Myanmar tycoon with close ties to the country’s junta of charges including drug trafficking, money laundering and transnational crime following his arrest in Bangkok more than a year ago. The Thailand criminal court cleared Tun Min Latt, 54, and three others of 32 suspected violations, …
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