ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday there was more to Italy’s relationship with China than the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), adding that a final decision on whether to leave the BRI was still to be taken. Italian media reported earlier in the day that Italy would quit the BRI and …
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TORONTO (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed strong concerns about protests in Canada against India to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, according a statement by India. New Delhi has been long sensitive to Sikh protesters in Canada. In June, India criticized Canada for …
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By Michel Rose DHAKA (Reuters) – Whether he’s lobbying for Airbus to sell aircraft to Bangladesh or scouring for rare earths in Mongolia, French President Emmanuel Macron is on the offensive in Asia, pitching France as a useful alternative to bigger powers. After two days of high-level talks with G20 leaders in New Delhi, where …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin came under fire in parliament on Monday over a new government policy agenda that opposition lawmakers called vague and short of some of his party’s boldest election pledges. Real estate tycoon Srettha was approved as prime minister in a parliamentary vote last month after his populist Pheu …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Residual rains from former typhoon Haikui, now a tropical storm, drenched southern China for the seventh day as slow-moving storm clouds drifted from Guangdong on the coast to Guangxi, flooding low-lying areas, blocking roads and trapping residents. In the rural county of Bobai in Guangxi region, rescuers on assault boats have scrambled to …
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DHAKA (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that Bangladesh had committed to ordering 10 aircraft from Airbus, marking the South Asian country’s first deal with the European planemaker in a shift from its Boeing dominated fleet. French officials said the deal for the A350 widebody airplanes, which is still being finalised, is …
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By Mariko Katsumura FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan (Reuters) – On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan’s Mount Fuji depositing dozens of lightly dressed foreign tourists in front of souvenir shops and restaurants. The scene evokes a theme park image, not the veneration most Japanese would expect …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles has sent a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un congratulating the North on its founding anniversary, North’s state media reported on Monday. “As the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea celebrate their National Day, I send my good wishes for the future,” the message said, …
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By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he held his highest level talks with Chinese leadership in months, adding that Beijing’s economic wobbles would not lead it to invade Taiwan. Biden said he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s No.2, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, at the …
By Nandita Bose, Francesco Guarascio and Trevor Hunnicutt HANOI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday secured deals with Vietnam on semiconductors and minerals as the strategic Southeast Asian nation lifted Washington to Hanoi’s highest diplomatic status alongside China and Russia. The U.S. has been pushing for the upgrade for months as it sees the …
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