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S.Korean minister says U.S. troops likely to stay even if Trump is re-elected

8 Jan 2024 8 Jan 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States is unlikely to cut back its forces in South Korea even if former U.S. president Donald Trump wins re-election, the South’s minister tasked with matters related to neighbouring North Korea said in a television interview. In the interview transmitted on Saturday, Unification Minister Kim Yung Ho told broadcaster KBS …

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South Korea police arrest another man linked to attack on opposition leader -Yonhap

8 Jan 2024 8 Jan 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police on Monday arrested a man linked to an attack last week on opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, the Yonhap news agency reported. Lee was stabbed in the neck by a 67-year-old man who lunged at him with a knife after asking for his autograph during a visit to …

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Japan minister, in Kyiv bomb shelter, pledges funds to fight drones

7 Jan 2024 7 Jan 2024

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, forced into a bomb shelter by an air alert in Kyiv on Sunday, pledged millions of dollars to NATO to help Ukraine avert Russian drone strikes and announced donations of generators and transformers. “Russia has continued threats and attacks with missiles and drones in …

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Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM

7 Jan 2024 7 Jan 2024

By Mohamed Junayd MALE, Maldives (Reuters) – The Maldives government has suspended three deputy ministers for disparaging India’s prime minister, an official said on Sunday, during a dip in ties with its powerful neighbour. Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna and Abdulla Mahzoom Majid all worked for the archipelago’s Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts and …

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Fire leaves nearly 7,000 Rohingya homeless in Bangladesh camp

7 Jan 2024 7 Jan 2024

By Sudipto Ganguly and Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – A fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh in the early hours of Sunday, destroying about 800 shelters and rendering thousands homeless, officials said. Fire service officials and Rohingya volunteers brought the blaze under control around three hours after it hit Camp 5 …

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Bangladesh turnout low in election set to keep PM Hasina in power

7 Jan 2024 7 Jan 2024

By Sudipto Ganguly and Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladeshis largely stayed away from the polls in a general election on Sunday set to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a fourth straight term, after a vote boycotted by the main opposition party and marred by violence. Rights groups have warned of virtual one-party rule by Hasina’s …

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North Korea vows military strike if any provocation, fires artillery rounds

7 Jan 2024 7 Jan 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea will launch a military strike immediately in response to any provocation, Kim Yo Jong, the sister and key ally of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Sunday, as it fired artillery shells near its border with the South for the third day in a row. The remarks come after South Korea’s …

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Japan’s Hokuriku Elec reports minor oil leak from Shika nuclear plant

7 Jan 2024 7 Jan 2024

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Hokuriku Electric Power on Sunday reported a small oil leak from its Shika nuclear power station, which was shaken by a powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day. External radiation levels were not affected and there were no adverse impacts on the environment or human health, the company said. The magnitude 7.6 …

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Japan premier vows “ceaseless” aid as snow hampers quake relief

7 Jan 2024 7 Jan 2024

By Kevin Buckland and Kiyoshi Takenaka WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Japan’s prime minister vowed to provide “ceaseless” support to areas devastated by the New Year’s Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts and local media reported that the disaster had now claimed at least 126 lives. The adverse weather on the …

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North Korea firing shots again near border with South – Yonhap

7 Jan 2024 7 Jan 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Sunday was firing shots into the sea north of South Korea’s Yeonpyeong island, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South’s military. (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; editing by Miral Fahmy)