MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to Pyongyang, the Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday. The ministry did not provide any details of the meeting, which, according to state-run TASS news agency, lasted just over an hour. (Writing by Maxim Rodionov)
By Shivam Patel (Reuters) – Nawaz Sharif, whose three terms as prime minister of Pakistan were marred by corruption allegations and standoffs with the powerful military, is expected to return home on Saturday from self-imposed exile. Following are some facts about the veteran politician: – Sharif, 73, did not complete any of his three terms …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan agreed to buy an additional 9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and another 1 million doses from Moderna, the health ministry said on Thursday. (Reporting by Mariko Katsumura; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine military is creating a cyber command to improve defences against almost daily cyber attacks and will relax recruitment rules to ensure it can attract online experts, the chief of the armed forces said on Thursday. Several government agencies, including the lower house of Congress, have recently reported cyber attacks and …
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By Nerijus Adomaitis and Anne Kauranen OSLO/HELSINKI (Reuters) – A Norwegian Navy ship shadowed a Chinese container ship investigated over damage to a gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland for about 15 hours as it sailed along the western coast of Norway on Monday, vessel tracking data showed. Finnish investigators on Tuesday said they …
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By Zeba Siddiqui STANFORD, California (Reuters) – The Five Eyes countries’ intelligence chiefs came together on Tuesday to accuse China of intellectual property theft and using artificial intelligence for hacking and spying against the nations, in a rare joint statement by the allies. The officials from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand …
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By Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Fiji could delay opening its embassy in Israel, the Pacific Island nation’s deputy prime minister said on Wednesday, amid fears the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas could destabilise the region. The conflict, which erupted on Oct. 7 after Hamas fighters stormed into Israel, has inflamed tensions …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed in a call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday to work together to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza and help ease tensions in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Japanese government said. “The two leaders concurred on maintaining close cooperation between the two countries and …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Rare footage was shown on Wednesday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing accompanied by officers carrying the so-called nuclear briefcase which can be used to order a nuclear strike. Putin, after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, was filmed walking to another meeting surrounded by security and followed by …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently on a visit to China, only his second trip outside the former Soviet Union since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Who is in the Russian delegation with Putin – and who stayed in Russia? GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN CHINA: * Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, his …
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