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By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – The disappearance of China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu, who is being investigated for corruption, is just the latest recent case in which a senior official in President Xi Jinping’s entourage has mysteriously vanished. The disappearance is often the first discernible sign that an official has come under investigation …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will provide an additional $116 million in humanitarian aid for Myanmar, Bangladesh and the surrounding region to support Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday. With this new funding, the United States’ total assistance for those affected by the crisis …

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ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey is using “all means”, including military training and modernisation, to support its close ally Azerbaijan but it did not play a direct role in Baku’s military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, a Turkish defence ministry official said on Thursday. Azerbaijan mounted a lightning offensive to retake control of its breakaway Karabakh region on Tuesday. …

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By Felix Light NEAR KORNIDZOR, Armenia (Reuters) – One man was hoping to find his son, another was looking for his father. In a long, cold vigil at Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan on Thursday, a small group of Armenian men stood waiting for relatives they hoped would find a way home after the latest violent …

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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced a general election for January, almost three months later than scheduled, removing political uncertainty over the timing to help salvage a falling economy. Elections in the politically and economically troubled South Asian nation were due to be held in November but …

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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Two bishops from mainland China are due to attend a major Vatican meeting next month, officials said on Thursday, a positive sign after recent tensions between the Holy See and Beijing. The two bishops were chosen by their brother bishops in China, meaning they likely had approval from …

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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s caretaker government moved on Thursday to improve governance at state-owned companies and earmarked 10 for privatisation or turnaround efforts, as it strives to deliver reforms under its International Monetary Fund bailout. Under the $3 billion bailout package from the IMF, that was critical in averting a sovereign …

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