MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday said the United States was hypocritical to criticise President Vladimir Putin’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Washington had sown chaos and sent weapons to allies across the world. “The United States has no right to lecture us on how to live,” Russia’s ambassador to the …
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By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has picked a woman as foreign minister and appointed as defence minister a politician who has worked to build ties with Taiwan in Wednesday’s new cabinet line-up. The choices, among 11 new faces and five women, spotlight a focus on gender equality and a stronger …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Soo-hyang Choi MOSCOW/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a rare summit on Wednesday at which they discussed military matters, the war in Ukraine and possible Russian help for the secretive Communist state’s satellite programme. Putin showed Kim around Russia’s most advanced space …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Venezuela signed several bilateral cooperation documents focused on various areas including economy, trade and tourism, China’s state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said on Wednesday. In promoting stronger ties between the two countries, China’s President Xi Jinping signed the deals with Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro after a meeting in Beijing. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration “won’t hesitate” to impose more sanctions on Russia and North Korea if they conclude any new arms deals, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller issued the warning at a briefing in response to questions about the meeting in Russia between Russian President Vladimir …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Italy was committed to fund its share of the Italian-Anglo-Japanese fighter jet programme for 15 years, long enough for the aircraft to enter service, the director for the project at the Italian Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. The next-generation fighter project, named GCAP, is expected to cost tens …
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(Reuters) – Azerbaijan has sent new proposals to Armenia in their longstanding attempts to reach a peace deal, but big gaps remain between the two sides, Armenia’s state news agency quoted the country’s foreign minister as saying on Wednesday. Armenpress cited the minister, Ararat Mirzoyan, as saying the new Azerbaijani proposals were received on Tuesday, …
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By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s defence ministry said it spotted 28 Chinese air force planes in its air defence zone on Wednesday morning, part of what Taipei calls regular harassment by Beijing amid heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait. Democratically-governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has complained in …
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By Clare Baldwin (Reuters) – The family of late American pipeline billionaire George Lindemann has agreed to return 33 looted artefacts to Cambodia, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, a decision described as “momentous” by the Southeast Asian country. The collection includes statues of deities, angels and demons from the 10th and 12th centuries from …
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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) – China became the first country on Wednesday to formally name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, after its envoy presented credentials at a ceremony in Kabul. The Taliban have not been officially recognised by any foreign government, and Beijing did not indicate …
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