SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday toured Russia’s most modern space launch centre, where President Vladimir Putin promised to help Pyongyang build satellites. The unprecedented visit comes as North Korea seeks to put its first spy satellite into orbit, an effort that has seen two failed attempts this year. The …
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By Guy Faulconbridge, Josh Smith MOSCOW/SEOUL (Reuters) -What should the world be looking for when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in Russia in coming days? The Kremlin said on Monday that Putin had invited Kim to Russia for what will be the North Korean’s second known visit to Russia …
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – The son of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s detained former leader, said he was “extremely worried” about his mother’s health, saying she was struggling to eat and was being refused permission to see an outside doctor. The 78-year-old Nobel laureate, who has been detained for more than two years, …
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By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will be in China from Wednesday to Friday this week as part of a diplomatic push to facilitate peace in Ukraine, the Vatican said, confirming Italian media reports. “The visit represents a further stage in the mission desired by the Pope to support humanitarian …
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By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia by private train to the strains of a military band on Tuesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin – amid warnings from Washington they should not trade weapons. Kim left Pyongyang for Russia on Sunday on board his …
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By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) -A public falling-out between Russia and Armenia, one of its oldest and closest allies, is deepening doubts about Moscow’s ability to maintain and project power across parts of the former Soviet Union when it is focused on waging war in Ukraine. Armenia hosts a Russian military base which includes garrisons …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used a dark green train to travel to Russia, state media showed on Tuesday, relying on a slow but specialised form of transportation that the reclusive country’s leaders have used for decades. Compared to the country’s ageing fleet of planes, bulletproof trains offer a …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. rights chief accused Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Tuesday of a “shocking level of oppression” of women and girls and said human rights in the country were in a state of collapse. The Islamist Taliban regained power in August 2021 after a two-decade insurgency against the Western-backed government and have deeply …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police have arrested 43 people accused of causing a riot and attacking police during a protest over a plan to relocate communities for a multi-billion dollar industrial park, police said on Tuesday. Violent scenes erupted on Monday on Rempang island, located about 44 km (27 miles) from Singapore, where about 1,000 …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -If North Korea provides artillery rounds and other weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine, it could help Kremlin forces stretch their dwindling stocks of ammunition but would be unlikely to change the course of the conflict, military analysts say. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia …
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