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By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and China held “candid” talks on maritime issues on Friday, including on the contested South China Sea, and the U.S. side underscored its concerns about “dangerous and unlawful” Chinese actions there, the U.S. State Department said. The talks took place in Beijing between the department’s China Coordinator …

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By Mushtaq Ali PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan opened more border centres on Friday to expedite the return of tens of thousands of undocumented Afghan nationals, an official said, ignoring calls by refugee and rights groups to reconsider its mass-expulsion plans. Facilities at the northwestern border crossing of Torkham, where most immigrants are re-entering Afghanistan, have …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will on Saturday become the first Australian leader to visit China in seven years, arriving after a period of badly strained relations with the aim of improving dialogue and stabilising ties. But difficult issues remain between the major trading partners and Albanese said he would raise concerns over …

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MANILA (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in the Philippines on Friday for a two-day official visit aimed at boosting defence and security ties at a time of heightened tension in Philippines-China relations. Kishida will meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the presidential palace to discuss a range of issues, including the South …

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By Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – Temperatures in northern China are set to plunge as much as 20 degrees Celsius after the second-warmest October in decades, but warmer-than-usual conditions could soon be back under the influence of El Nino. A stream of cold air entering China on Saturday from the northwest will …

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