By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has proposed that parliament be dissolved on Aug. 9, three days before the end of its term, political sources said on Friday, paving the way for a general election by November. The elections are due to go ahead after speculation they might have to …
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By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Typhoon Khanun weakened slightly and hovered in the East China Sea on Friday, but it is still expected to approach Japan’s Okinawa islands again, and even head for the main islands, making it what forecasters said was a “very unusual storm.” Khanun, which means “jackfruit” in Thai, has killed two …
TOKYO (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister Amir Abdollahian will visit Japan on Sunday and meet his Japanese counterpart and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, broadcaster TBS reported on Friday. Japan will tell Iran to stop weapon supplies to Russia at Abdollahian’s Tokyo visit, TBS said, citing multiple unnamed government officials. (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Vanuatu, at the centre of strategic rivalry between China and western countries in the Pacific Islands, has plunged into political crisis, with its prime minister to face a no-confidence vote in parliament next week. Opposition leader Bob Loughman, a former prime minister who drew Vanuatu closer to China until …
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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials want to tinker with the mix of chemicals fueling missiles and rockets to gain an advantage in the Pacific by increasing the range of its frontline munitions so U.S. forces can operate farther away from China. The Pentagon and Congress are looking at a retrofit that could extend …
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By Michelle Nichols and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is yet to receive a response from China for the invitation it has extended to newly reappointed Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. Earlier this week, Washington has formally extended the invite …
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By Liz Lee, Ryan Woo and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) -From coping with dangerously swollen rivers to helping residents trapped in waterlogged cities, China’s disaster-response systems are being put to the test after one of the strongest storms in years brought record rainfall that could take weeks to recede. Typhoon Doksuri battered northern China this …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -A man in a South Korean commuter town rammed his car into passers-by on Thursday then got out and stabbed some, killing one person and injuring another 12, police and media said. The unexplained attack in the commuter town of Seongnam near the capital Seoul came days after another rare …
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By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea is sending dozens of military doctors and nurses to help out at the camp site of a global scout event on Thursday after hundreds of teenage participants fell ill from the heatwave gripping the country. At least 600 participants at the World Scout Jamboree, which …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday said it firmly opposes any form of official exchange between the United States and Taiwan, and resolutely opposes “sneaky visits” by Taiwan “independence separatists”. China urges the U.S. to stop official U.S.-Taiwan contacts and to stop escalating U.S.-Taiwan “substantive” relations, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Taiwan Vice …
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