By Soo-hyang Choi and Ju-min Park SEOUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has set off for Russia aboard a special train, a South Korean source said, as Pyongyang and Moscow on Monday confirmed a summit with President Vladimir Putin amid Russia’s deepening isolation over the war in Ukraine. Kim would visit Russia in …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s trip to Russia and meeting with President Vladimir Putin will be a full-scale visit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Kim has set off for Russia aboard a special train, a South Korean source said, as Pyongyang and Moscow on Monday confirmed a summit with President Vladimir …
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(Reuters) -Armenia and the United States began a joint military training exercise on Monday, both sides said, at a time of high tension in Armenian relations with neighbouring Azerbaijan. The 10-day “Eagle Partner” exercise involves 85 U.S. and 175 Armenian soldiers and is designed to prepare the Armenians to take part in international peacekeeping missions. …
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By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – A researcher in Britain’s parliament denied he was a Chinese spy on Monday, saying he was ‘completely innocent’ of media allegations of working for Beijing and had only ever tried to educate others about China. London’s Metropolitan Police said on Sunday two men had been arrested …
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(Reuters) -A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s remote North Maluku province on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, but there were no immediate reports of heavy damage or deaths. The Indonesian geological agency pegged the magnitude at 5.9 with no threat of tsunami. North Maluku covers the northern part of the …
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HANOI (Reuters) – United States President Joe Biden said on Monday that his country’s relations with Vietnam had “entered a new stage”. Speaking at a business forum during a state visit to the Southeast Asian country, Biden said the two nations were deepening cooperation on cloud computing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence. (Reporting by Nandita Bose; Writing …
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(Reuters) – Tensions are running high again between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been the cause of two wars between them in the past three decades. Here is a look at the history of the conflict and the latest developments. WHAT IS NAGORNO-KARABAKH? Nagorno-Karabakh, known as Artsakh by Armenians, is …
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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) -In Russia’s Pacific port, residents said they were anticipating a visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the United States fears could lead to more weapons supplies for Russia’s military in Ukraine. Kim’s trip is still unconfirmed. It was first reported by the New York Times citing unidentified U.S. officials …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Chinese university scholar had equipment seized and was questioned by Australia’s security agency and police in Western Australia last month in an incident that has prompted some Australian academics to reconsider their travel plans to China for fear of reprisals. The Chinese academic, who specialises in foreign affairs …
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Monday said the Taliban administration had tried to encroach on its territory with the construction of an ‘unlawful structure’ and accused Afghan forces of “indiscriminate firing” in an incident that led to the closure of the main border transit point last week. The Torkham border crossing between the neighbouring nations …
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