By Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -The militaries of the Philippines and the United States launched joint patrols on Tuesday in waters near Taiwan, officials of the Southeast Asian nation said, a move likely to fan further tension with China. Security engagements between the treaty allies have soared this year, including a decision …
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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain rolled out the red carpet for South Korea’s president on Tuesday at the start of a state visit intended to deepen diplomatic and business ties between the two countries as they launch talks on a new free trade agreement. King Charles greeted President Yoon Suk Yeol with a royal …
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By Saurabh Sharma SILKYARA, India (Reuters) -The first images emerged on Tuesday of 41 men trapped for more than a week in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, showing them standing in the confined space and communicating with rescue workers as drilling resumed to pull them to safety. The men have been stuck in …
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By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China is ready to work with Argentina to keep relations on a “steady” course, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, after the presidential election victory of a right-wing libertarian who said he will not deal with communists. Argentinian president-elect Javier Milei has criticised China and Brazil, which are among …
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By Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev accused France on Tuesday of creating conditions for a new war in the South Caucasus by supplying arms to Armenia. Aliyev used a speech at a conference on decolonisation in Baku to deliver a scathing broadside against France, which said last month it had agreed …
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(Reuters) -Myanmar’s ruling military is facing attacks on multiple fronts in its borderlands as an alliance of ethnic minority insurgent groups combines with pro-democracy fighters to try to capture territory and challenge the junta’s rule. WHY HAS FIGHTING ERUPTED? On Oct. 27, an alliance of ethnic minority groups launched coordinated attacks on military posts in …
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s people have to choose in next year’s election whether the island keeps moving forward on a road to democracy or “walks into the embrace of China”, the frontrunner to be the next president said on Tuesday. The issue of China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, looms large …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Both South and North Korea aim to launch their first spy satellites into orbit by the end of the month, entering a race for military capabilities in space. North Korea has notified Japan it plans to launch a satellite between Wednesday and Dec. 1, after two failed attempts to …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe (Reuters) -Sri Lanka plans to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Thailand in December and sign a deal on Feb. 3, Sri Lanka’s cabinet spokesperson said on Tuesday. The island nation has been renewing a focus on trade deals to foster growth and help its battered economy recover from the worst financial crisis in decades. …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday that cabinet has approved a draft law on marriage equality and that it would be brought to parliament during a session starting in December. Thailand has one of Asia’s most open and visible lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, but many political activists say …
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