By Saeed Shah ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The leader of the Pakistani Taliban appeared in a video Thursday to prove he was still alive, a week after an apparent attempt to assassinate him with an airstrike in Afghanistan provoked the most serious clash between the neighbours in decades. The airstrike on October 9 hit an armoured Toyota …
By Asif Shahzad KABUL / ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that Islamabad was ready to hold talks with Afghanistan to resolve their conflict, as a temporary ceasefire that halted days of fierce fighting between the former allies largely held. The South Asian neighbours engaged in ground fighting and Pakistan launched …
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Swedish counterpart Maria Malmer Stenergard that face-to-face dialogue was needed to rebuild trust between the countries, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. During a meeting in Beijing following years of strained relations, Wang expressed hope that Sweden would develop ties with China …
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By Andrew MacAskill and Sam Tabahriti LONDON (Reuters) -Britain delayed a decision on whether to approve China’s plans to build the largest embassy in Europe in London for a second time on Thursday, as ministers faced pressure over the collapse of a trial of men accused of spying for Beijing. China’s plans to build a …
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KYIV (Reuters) -North Korean troops based in Russia are operating drones across the border into Ukraine on reconnaissance missions, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday, the first time Kyiv has reported a battlefield role for North Koreans in months. Thousands of North Korean troops fought last year alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk region against …
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By Andrew MacAskill, Kate Holton and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s attempts to improve ties with China leave him open to criticism at home that he is overlooking the threat to national security, while securing few of the economic gains that he desperately needs. Prosecutors said last week they had to …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s military said it killed 14 Papuan fighters during an operation to free a village from the control of separatists this week and residents had welcomed its troops. The Free Papua Movement has fought for independence since the area was brought under Indonesian control following Dutch rule, in a vote overseen by the …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday published a senior official’s evidence in the prosecution of two men charged with spying for China, seeking to demonstrate that the case did not collapse because of government manipulation. In an unexpected move last month, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges against two …
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By Mariko Katsumura and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, held talks about a possible coalition with leaders of the right-leaning Innovation Party on Thursday, in a bid to clinch a prime ministerial vote expected next week. The Nikkei share average rose as prospects appeared to …
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By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia sees its ambitious programme of free school meals reaching just 72 million recipients by year-end, against an initial target of 83 million, the head of the national nutrition agency said on Thursday, as it scrambles to add kitchens. Since the programme’s launch in January, it has been marred by …
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