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At Camp David, US, South Korea and Japan condemn China, agree to deepen military ties

19 Aug 2023

By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom and Hyonhee Shin CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed at Camp David on Friday to deepen military and economic cooperation and made their strongest joint condemnation yet of “dangerous and aggressive behavior” by China in the South China Sea. …

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Latest North Korean missile sparks debate over possible Russian links

19 Aug 2023

By Josh Smith, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korea’s latest Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile – its first ICBM to use solid rocket fuel – has reignited debate over possible Russian links to the nuclear-armed state’s dramatic missile development. In a report published on Thursday by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International …

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Japan’s release of Fukushima water not discussed at Camp David summit

18 Aug 2023

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) – South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Friday the controversy of Japan soon pumping water from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea was not on the Camp David trilateral summit agenda and did not come up. The South Korean leader added that he wants transparent disclosure on …

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Pakistani brothers arrested for blasphemy after mob burns churches

18 Aug 2023

By Mubasher Bukhari and Asif Shahzad LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistani police have arrested two Christian brothers accused of blasphemy, a spokesperson and a source said on Friday, two days after a Muslim mob burnt churches and houses, blaming the two men for desecrating the Koran. Pages of the Koran were found in a street with …

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Japan scrambles jets after Russian planes spotted over Sea of Japan, East China Sea

18 Aug 2023

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s defence ministry said on Friday it scrambled fighter jets after two Russian IL-38 information-gathering aircraft were spotted flying back and forth between the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. The Russian air force activity in an area also near South Korea and China came a day after Japan spotted …

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U.N. humanitarian chief appeals to Myanmar generals for greater aid access

18 Aug 2023

(Reuters) – The chief of the United Nations humanitarian relief agency has urged Myanmar’s ruling military to allow greater access to 18 million people in need of aid, describing the situation as critical as a post-coup conflict intensifies. Returning from a three-day trip that included a meeting with top general Min Aung Hlaing, Martin Griffiths …

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Taiwan vice president returns from sensitive US stopover

18 Aug 2023

By Fabian Hamacher and Yimou Lee TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President William Lai returned on Friday from a sensitive visit to the United States, a trip China has condemned and which has brought warnings from Taiwanese officials it could prompt more Chinese military drills near the island. “Because of everyone’s hard work, Taiwan’s power …

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