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By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will build a new multi-layered air defence system called “T-Dome” to defend itself against enemy threats and increase defence spending, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, calling on China to renounce the use of force to seize the island. Democratically governed Taiwan has faced increased military …

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By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Friday upgraded ties with Afghanistan’s Taliban administration, giving a boost to the diplomatically isolated group, by announcing it would reopen its embassy in Kabul that was shut after the Taliban seized power in 2021. The Afghan Taliban administration will also send diplomats to New Delhi, its foreign …

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By Kantaro Komiya and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi’s bid to become Japan’s first female prime minister was thrown into doubt on Friday when her ruling party’s junior coalition partner quit. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the postwar era, selected hardline conservative Takaichi as its new head …

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By David Shepardson and Lisa Barrington WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Thursday proposed banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on routes to and from the United States, saying the reduced flight time this practice enables puts American carriers at a disadvantage. The proposal is another escalation of the trade war between the world’s …

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By Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least two people, while towns near the epicentre suffered structural damage and authorities warned of strong aftershocks.  The quake, in waters off the town of Manay in the province of Davao Oriental, triggered a …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s special prosecutor indicted on Friday the leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, on charges that include alleged involvement in bribing the wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. The indictments against Han, 82, include accusations she violated the Political Funds Act, illegal solicitation, inciting destruction of evidence and …

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