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Myanmar elections unlikely to see credible outcome, EU human rights rep says

16 Oct 2025

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights Kajsa Ollongren said on Thursday that the grouping had no plans to send observers to an election in military-ruled Myanmar, as it was unlikely to result in a credible outcome. Critics – including many Western nations – have described the election …

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China says jailed Swedish publisher is Chinese citizen

16 Oct 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -China maintains that jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai is a Chinese national and it firmly opposes any country, organization or person interfering with its judicial sovereignty in any form, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday. Gui, a Hong Kong-based publisher of books critical of China’s communist leaders, was handed a 10-year prison …

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Exclusive-Landmines that sparked Thai-Cambodia clash were likely newly laid, experts say

16 Oct 2025

By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Thai Army Second Lieutenant Baramee Sricha was on a patrol near a disputed stretch of the border between Thailand and Cambodia on July 16, when a member of his team stepped on a landmine that detonated, severing his ankle.  The incident was a catalyst to five days …

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Trump to visit South Korea October 29-30, South Korea official says

16 Oct 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will visit South Korea on October 29 and is expected to stay until October 30, South Korea’s national security adviser said on Thursday. South Korea hosts a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, which the U.S. is part of, starting on October 31. (Reporting by Jack Kim, Joyce …

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Bessent says US expects Japan to stop buying Russian energy

16 Oct 2025

By Ismail Shakil and Katya Golubkova (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he told Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato that the Trump administration expects Japan to stop importing Russian energy. “Minister Kato and I also discussed important issues pertaining to the U.S.-Japan economic relationship and the Administration’s expectation that Japan stop …

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China seeks stronger ties with France in strategic dialogue

16 Oct 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -China expressed willingness to strengthen high-level exchanges with France in a strategic dialogue between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and France’s presidential diplomatic adviser, according to a foreign ministry statement on Thursday. Wang told the French president’s adviser Emmanuel Bonne in a meeting on Wednesday that China is ready to deepen strategic mutual …

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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce after fresh fighting, airstrikes

16 Oct 2025

ISLAMABAD/KABUL (Reuters) -Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday after airstrikes and ground fighting ramped up tensions between the South Asian neighbours, leaving more than a dozen civilians dead and 100 wounded. Wednesday’s fighting along the volatile, contested frontier shattered a fragile peace after dozens were killed in weekend clashes, the worst …

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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts, spewing ash 10 km into the sky

15 Oct 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Wednesday, shooting volcanic ash 10 km (6.2 miles) into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said, forcing authorities to raise the alert system to its highest level. Located in East Nusa Tenggara province, the volcano erupted on Wednesday at 1:35 a.m. (1835 GMT Tuesday) for around nine …

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Locked door to roof, toxic gas blamed for deaths in Bangladesh factory fire

15 Oct 2025

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Toxic gas and a locked door that barred access to a roof were responsible for most of the deaths in a devastating fire in a Bangladesh garment factory and an adjoining chemical warehouse, a fire official said on Wednesday. The disaster in Dhaka on Tuesday killed 16 and critically injured …

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