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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia has raised concerns with Beijing after a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares near one of its maritime patrol planes, the defence department said on Monday, labelling the incident “unsafe and unprofessional”. The Chinese jet released flares in close proximity to an Australian maritime patrol plane carrying out surveillance in the South China …

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India will stop buying Russian oil, while warning that New Delhi would continue paying “massive” tariffs if it did not do so. “I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he’s not …

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By James Pomfret and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Two Hong Kong airport security staff were killed early on Monday after a cargo plane from Dubai skidded off the runway on landing, collided with their security patrol vehicle and pushed it into the sea, the city’s airport operator said. The Boeing 747 involved in the …

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By Kantaro Komiya and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Formed in 2010 to shake up Japan’s political establishment and loosen Tokyo’s administrative stranglehold, the Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, will now help the ruling Liberal Democratic Party extend seven decades of dominance. The opposition group from industrial Osaka, Japan’s No. 2 metropolis, on Monday agreed …

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By Tim Kelly and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to become Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, after the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, agreed to back her premiership. The partnership, with a combined 231 seats in parliament’s dominant lower house, falls two short …

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By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi looks set to become Japan’s first female prime minister after the right-leaning Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, said it was ready to back her premiership.  Parliament votes to pick the next premier on Tuesday. Here’s how the votes may stack up for Takaichi. …

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By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China has formalised the new role of top trade negotiator Li Chenggang, dropping him from the post of permanent representative to the World Trade Organization, the official news agency Xinhua said on Monday. The news come after tension between the world’s two biggest economies flared after the United States added …

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By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Monday the government would target record GDP growth of at least 10% in 2026, saying the Southeast Asian economy had proven resilient despite pressure from external shocks. Growth this year was estimated at 8%, Chinh told the opening of the new parliamentary …

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