By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a widely watched trip aimed at showcasing the trust and “no-limits” partnership between the countries even as the war in Ukraine raged on. In only his second known trip abroad since the Hague-based …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on Pakistan to refrain from deporting Afghan nationals after Islamabad ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan citizens, to leave or face expulsion. Pakistani authorities, who have given illegal immigrants until Nov. 1 to leave, linked the measures to their allegations that Afghan nationals …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chile has always been at the forefront of China’s relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday in Beijing, when meeting with Chile’s President Gabriel Boric. Xi told the Chilean leader, who is in China to attend the Belt and Road Forum, that he attaches great …
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By Rozanna Latiff and Riham Alkousaa KUALA LUMPUR/BERLIN (Reuters) – Hundreds of international writers have condemned a literary association and the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest forum for books and literature, after a Palestinian writer’s award was postponed and a public discussion with her cancelled. The Malaysian government said on Tuesday it would boycott …
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By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – The Taliban’s acting commerce minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to attend the Belt and Road Forum, the Afghan embassy said, which is among the highest-profile summits it has been invited to since taking power in 2021. Beijing has sought to grow its official ties with …
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By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday urged the international community to keep focus on the plight of the Rohingya refugees amid a funding crunch and the lack of long-term solution for their safe return to Myanmar. Nearly one million Rohingya Muslims fled a military-led crackdown in Buddhist-majority Myanmar …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s trade minister will on Wednesday in a speech remind businesses exporting to China of the “significant risks” of over-reliance on one customer, as Canberra seeks to resolve its wine dispute with Beijing through the World Trade Organization (WTO). Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters on Tuesday he was …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Beijing, calling the country an “ironclad friend” and urging stronger strategic coordination between them. Xi held talks with Vucic, who is in Beijing to attend a forum on the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s plan for global infrastructure and energy …
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By James Pomfret and Michael Martina HONG KONG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China has been striking a softer tone in its dealings with the world recently, releasing an Australian journalist from prison, inviting the U.S. military to a defence forum and agreeing to a $4.2 billion debt restructuring deal with Sri Lanka. The conciliatory approach towards rivals as …
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(Reuters) – Azerbaijan said on Tuesday it would host military exercises with its close ally Turkey next week. On its website, the defence ministry of the mostly ethnically Turkic south Caucasus state said the manoeuvres marking the centenary of the Turkish republic would take place on Oct. 23-25 in several regions. These will include the …
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