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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters on Tuesday pledging to develop their ties into what Kim called a “long-standing strategic relationship,” Pyongyang’s state media KCNA said. The letters mark the 78th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule, which is also …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A trilateral summit this week between the leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan should not be seen as “provocative” by China, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday. “There is no reason to view this summit as provocative or any kind of step or effort to incite …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday extended his condolences on the passing of the father of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, renowned economist Yoon Ki Jung, who died at age 92 on Tuesday. (Reporting By Humeyra Pamuk, David Ljunggren and Arshad Mohammed)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said Washington is satisfied with Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. Tokyo’s plans are in accordance with international standards, Blinken told reporters ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s trilateral summit with Japanese Prime …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – The leading candidate to be Taiwan’s new president, Vice President William Lai, said in an interview on Tuesday that he has no plans to change the island’s formal name, but reiterated that Taiwan is “not subordinate” to China. Beijing dislikes Lai for previous comments saying he is a “practical worker for Taiwan …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s election-winning Move Forward Party will not back former alliance partner Pheu Thai’s candidate in a parliamentary vote on a new prime minister, a senior official said on Wednesday. Move Forward has the most seats in parliament and is no longer part of an alliance seeking to form the next government. Thailand …

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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines seeks to bolster its ability to address threats while underlining the need to strengthen ties with allies while pursuing an independent foreign policy, under a six-year national security policy published on Tuesday. The 48-page National Security Policy document, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr recently approved, highlighted “sharpening strategic competition between …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s counter-terrorism unit on Tuesday announced the arrest of an alleged Islamic State (IS) loyalist suspected of planning an attack on the headquarters of the police’s security division. The man was detained in a raid on his house outside the capital Jakarta on Monday during which an IS flag, ammunition and 16 weapons …

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