BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the Solomon Islands have agreed to exempt citizens of both countries from travel visa requirements, the Chinese foreign ministry’s consular affairs department said in a social media post on Thursday. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Premier Li Qiang expressed support for Myanmar’s political reconciliation and 2025 election plans in a meeting with Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday, according to state media outlets. Li met army chief Min Aung Hlaing, on his first visit to China since seizing power in a 2021 coup, in …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted eight times on Thursday, spewing a plume of volcanic ash up to 8,000 m (26,250 ft) high, officials said, as the government scrambled to build homes for victims of a big eruption that killed nine. Sunday night’s eruption on the island of Flores in the province of …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s highest civil court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the heirs of a former sultan who sought nearly $15 billion from Malaysia’s government, drawing a line under a lengthy legal battle stemming from an 1878 land deal. Malaysia’s law minister described the ruling as a “historic victory”, while Paul Cohen, a …
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By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Efforts by the United States and others to persuade more countries to contribute to a new global climate financing initiative risks undermining the Paris agreement, Singapore’s Environment Minister Grace Fu told Reuters on Wednesday. Nearly 200 nations will gather in Baku, Azerbaijan for COP29 climate talks on Monday to …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping called Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate the Republican on his U.S. presidential election victory, CNN reported, citing unidentified sources. (Reporting by Rami Ayyub and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Leslie Adler)
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – While campaigning to regain the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia’s war in Ukraine in 24 hours, warned that Israel would be “eradicated” if he lost the election and vowed sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports. Now that Trump has claimed victory, many …
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By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Wednesday its China president Leon Wang had been detained by Chinese authorities and, although it did not know the reason, it did not believe it was linked to a large health insurance fraud case involving the company. One week ago, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker said that Wang was …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korean troops were engaged in combat in Russia’s Kursk in recent days for the first time, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. One of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said they took part in combat on November 4. The officials did not say whether there were any North …
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House could mean tougher enforcement of U.S. oil sanctions against Iran, potentially trimming global supplies, but his administration could struggle to get China, Iran’s top crude customer, to cooperate, analysts said. Cracking down on OPEC-member Iran would support global oil prices, but …
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