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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s foreign ministry condemned U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments on North Korea-Russia relations and said they only intensify political and military tensions on the Korean peninsula, North Korea’s state media KCNA reported on Saturday. Blinken said on Thursday he shared South Korean concerns about growing military cooperation between North …

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she looks forward to a return trip to China next year to further deepen communications between the world’s two largest economies and part of a ‘regular cadence’ of meetings that she agreed with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. “Vice Premier He also told me that …

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By Andrius Sytas and Essi Lehto VILNIUS/HELSINKI (Reuters) – Estonian prosecutors said on Friday the Hong Kong-registered NewNew Polar Bear container ship was the main focus of their investigations into the damage of two subsea telecoms cables last month. Soon after, police from Estonia’s near neighbour Finland said an anchor found on the sea bed …

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By Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president is facing discontent within his administration over perceived meddling in next year’s elections, with some cabinet ministers personally expressing outrage to colleagues, two sources with direct knowledge said. A third government source and longtime loyalist to President Joko Widodo also expressed disappointment with what …

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(Corrects name of Vietnam’s deputy foreign minister in paragraph 2 to Nguyen Minh Vu, not Nguyen Minh Duong) BEIJING (Reuters) -China said its vice foreign minister held frank and friendly talks with his Vietnamese counterpart in Hanoi on Thursday that encompassed bilateral ties, land borders and maritime issues. The meeting between Vice Foreign Minister Sun …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will ensure security and stability at its border with Myanmar, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, while urging all parties in Myanmar to immediately stop fighting. The president of military-ruled Myanmar has said the country is at risk of breaking apart due to ineffective management of recent violence in its …

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By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States and China have reached “understandings and agreements” on climate issues that will help ensure progress is made at the COP28 talks starting late this month in Dubai, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Friday. Kerry met with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua at Sunnylands, California, …

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