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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The party of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been stripped of its traditional electoral symbol of a cricket bat in a court ruling, the latest blow to the jailed leader ahead of a national election in February. Here are some facts about the significance of electoral symbols …

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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for the constitution to be changed to ensure that South Korea is seen as the “primary foe” and warned his country did not intend to avoid war should it happen, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. In a speech to the …

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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States have agreed to start early talks on how to share the cost of keeping U.S. forces in the country in a bid to reach a deal before the possible reelection of Donald Trump as president, local media reported on Tuesday. Trump, who has …

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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -The U.S. official who heads the body that handles unofficial ties with Taiwan on Tuesday decried Nauru’s “unfortunate” decision to break ties with Taipei shortly after an election and warned that Beijing’s promises often go unfulfilled. The Pacific, where tiny Nauru is located, has become a source of intense competition …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Premier Chen Chien-jen said on Tuesday that the Cabinet will resign in accordance with past constitutional practice before the new parliament meets next month after the ruling party lost its majority in the legislature. He did not give an exact date, but the new parliament meets on Feb. 1 following elections …

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By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) plans to start a fourth release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in late February, an official said on Tuesday, continuing a move criticised by China. The staged water releases began last August in what Japan says is …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -The United States will deploy two military helicopters in Japan to the earthquake-hit Noto peninsula on the country’s west coast to aid relief efforts in communities cut off by the disaster, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan said on Tuesday. “Two Blackhawk helicopters will supplement Japan’s fleet assisting to move supplies and personnel,” U.S. …

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By Antoni Slodkowski DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to address global investors and politicians in Davos on Tuesday, as Beijing grapples with a sluggish post-pandemic recovery and a real estate slump. His speech comes as, for the first time in the four decades since China opened up to foreign investment, …

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By Laurie Chen and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s muted response to the weekend victory by Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te signals what some analysts see as the start of an uneasy four months before he takes office, with Beijing treading carefully before then. Lai, from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), will not replace …

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