SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media on Tuesday blamed Israel for causing bloodshed in Gaza, weighing in the military clashes between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas for the first time. Rodong Sinmun, a ruling Workers’ Party mouthpiece, published a brief article on the conflict and casualties, citing foreign media. “The international community claims …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is due to dock at the South Korean port of Busan on Thursday, as Seoul warned of a greater threat from North Korea and held joint maritime drills with the United States and Japan. The carrier, which is expected to remain in Busan …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Eighteen Thai nationals have been killed in unrest in Israel according to the latest available figures, a Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Martin Petty)
KABUL (Reuters) – Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalized with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organization’s emergency response in the country said on Monday. The Taliban administration said at least 2,400 people were killed and over 2,000 injured in Saturday’s …
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By Yew Lun Tian, Liz Lee and Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to support Israel after deadly attacks by Hamas, adding he was “disappointed” that Beijing showed “no sympathy” for the country over the weekend. State media accounts of the meeting skirted …
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By Roman Churikov TUMANYAN, Armenia (Reuters) – A disused Armenian textile factory has become a sanctuary for artists and other emigres from Russia, Iran and Ukraine whose lives have been turned upside down by war or political turmoil. Abandoned workshops that once produced Soviet knitwear have been turned into a creative space for painters, puppet-makers …
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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -British special forces personnel raised serious concerns over the conduct of some soldiers in Afghanistan who allegedly executed men who posed no threat during raids against suspected Taliban insurgents, an inquiry into the claims heard on Monday. The independent inquiry was ordered by Britain’s defence ministry last year after a …
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By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan needs to work hard to “control its own destiny” and is determined to protect itself with its own defence programme, President Tsai Ing-wen will say in a major speech on Tuesday. Democratic Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has come under increasing military …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Monday warned the Philippines against further “provocations” at an atoll in the South China Sea, saying such acts had violated Chinese territorial sovereignty, contravened international law and disrupted regional peace and stability. The Philippines’ territory is defined by a series of international treaties, and the atoll has never been part of …
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By Chayut Setboonsarng and Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand said on Monday it is working with Jordan, Egypt and Malaysia to secure the release of its citizens taken hostage during a shock Hamas attack on Israel, with over 1,000 Thai migrant workers caught in the conflict looking to return home. A dozen Thai nationals were …
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