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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Armenia sees no advantage in continuing to host Russian military bases on its territory after Azerbaijan retook the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian prime minister told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Wednesday. Azerbaijan seized Nagorno-Karabakh, which is internationally viewed as Azeri territory but had been run by ethnic …

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By Dogyun Kim, Jihyun Jeon SEOUL (Reuters) -A knot of people jostled and shoved each other on Wednesday in a narrow alleyway in Seoul, before filing patiently past a barricade of police officers in a crowd control drill held ahead of the one-year anniversary of a deadly Halloween crush. The exercise, showcasing an AI-backed network …

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(Reuters) – Azerbaijan is no longer interested in securing a land corridor through Armenia to the Azerbaijani enclave of Nakhichevan and will instead discuss the issue with its southern neighbour Iran, a senior Azerbaijani official said on Wednesday. Routing a potential corridor through Iran, which borders both Armenia and Azerbaijan, could help reduce tensions around …

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By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Estonia’s investigation into a damaged Baltic Sea telecoms cable will focus on the actions of a Chinese-owned vessel, the country’s prosecutor general said, after Finland blamed damage to a nearby pipeline on a ship. Early on Oct. 8, a gas pipeline and a telecoms cable connecting Finland and Estonia …

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By Liz Lee and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China elevated diplomatic relations with Colombia to a strategic partnership on Wednesday, deepening a push with one of the oldest U.S. allies to expand its influence and strengthen its foothold in Latin America. The two countries upgraded their relations, first established in 1980, as Colombian President Gustavo …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China President Xi Jinping will meet California Governor Gavin Newsom, Chinese state media said on Wednesday. Newsom is also expected to meet several other high-ranking officials to discuss climate cooperation, promote bilateral economic development and tourism and encourage cultural exchanges. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

By Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, the president’s son, registered on Wednesday for next year’s presidential election, setting the stage for a three-way race the former military commander is tipped to win. Nearly 205 million Indonesians, a third of them younger than 30, are …

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader John Lee delivered his second annual policy address on Wednesday, mapping out his priorities for stimulating the economy and strengthening national security in the former British colony which returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Some of the highlights include: ECONOMY – The economy is expected to grow 4-5% …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to provide necessary information in accordance with international law regarding an investigation on damage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday at a regular press briefing. The damage earlier this month is believed to have been caused by a ship dragging a large anchor …

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