JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement to buy a submarine rescue vessel for $100 million from a British company, the latest move to modernise the Southeast Asian country’s ageing military equipment. The deal between a company appointed as the defence ministry’s partner, PT BTI Indo Tekno, vessel …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be offered a menu including duck and fig salad, crab dumplings, sturgeon and beef with a choice of Russian wines, a Kremlin reporter said on Wednesday. The menu begins with a salad of duck, fig and nectarine followed by Russian …
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By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a fresh cabinet line-up on Wednesday that features five women, but falls short of female representation seen in most other G7 nations, although it matches a domestic tally twice before achieved. Women now account for a quarter of the cabinet members, for a …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will visit China for talks on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, despite the lack of formal bilateral ties between Beijing and the Holy See. China’s Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will meet with Zuppi, Mao Ning, a …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it was concerned by Japan’s discharge of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant and called on Tokyo to give detailed information about the process. Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean last month, and faced harsh criticism …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s jail detention related to charges of leaking state secrets was extended for another two weeks, his lawyer said on Wednesday. The 70-year-old former cricket star has been at the centre of a political crisis since he lost a confidence vote in parliament in April …
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HANOI (Reuters) – At least 30 people have been killed in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, among them children, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the city’s police. The fire broke out during the night in a nine-storey building, home to about 150 residents, according to the official Vietnam News …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China announced details of its plan to turn coastal Fujian province into a zone for integrated development with Taiwan, touting benefits from increased cross-strait cooperation including financial market initiatives. China has in recent years boosted its military presence near democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own. Taiwan strongly rejects China’s …
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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin met North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, possibly at Russia’s most modern space rocket launch site, on Wednesday amid the forests of the eastern Russia. What is the Vostochny Cosmodrome? * The cosmodrome, which came into service in 2016, is in the Amur region of Russia’s Far East, not …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has named Shin Won-sik, a ruling party lawmaker and retired three-star general, as his new defence minister, the presidential office said on Wednesday. The nomination comes amid North Korea’s flurry of missile tests, including the latest just hours earlier and as North Korean leader Kim Jong …
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