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U.S. embassy in Tokyo warns of ‘suspected racial profiling’ by Japanese police

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

By Chang-Ran Kim and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States Embassy in Tokyo on Monday warned in a tweet of incidents of suspected racial profiling of non-Japanese by Japanese police. Japan is a mostly ethnically homogeneous country where some people equate more immigrants with a rise in crime, although foreign labour is increasingly …

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Killings expose special powers of Indian security forces

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chief ministers of two Indian border states on Monday called for the withdrawal of a law that gives armed forces special powers to operate in some northeastern regions affected by insurgencies. The push to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, known as the AFSPA, came after Indian security forces …

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Russia sends new tanks to base in Tajikistan, practices missile defence

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday it was reinforcing its military base in Tajikistan with 30 new tanks and that its forces at the facility had carried out exercises with missile defence systems, highlighting Moscow’s concern about turmoil in Afghanistan. The possibility of Islamist militants in Afghanistan infiltrating Tajikistan and other former Soviet republics …

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Blinken to visit Indonesia and Malaysia next week

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

By Stanley Widianto and Rozanna Latiff JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to visit Indonesia and Malaysia next week as the Biden administration ramps up engagement in Southeast Asia, a bloc it sees as central to its efforts to counter China’s growing influence. I Gede Ngurah Swajaya, Indonesia’s director …

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South Africa readies hospitals as Omicron variant drives new COVID-19 wave

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa is preparing its hospitals for more admissions, as the Omicron coronavirus variant pushes the country into a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday. Omicron was first detected in southern Africa last month and has triggered global alarm as governments fear another surge in infections. South Africa’s …

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Myanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi gets four-year jail term in trial -source

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a four-year jail term on Monday on charges of incitement and violations of a law on natural disasters, a source familiar with the proceedings said. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also said ousted President Win Myint got the same jail sentence in …

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Record EU defence spending masks failure to collaborate, report says

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states spent nearly 200 billion euros ($225 billion) on defence in 2020, the most since records began in 2006, but joint investment by governments fell, the European Defence Agency (EDA) said in a report on Monday. The EDA, an EU agency that helps the bloc’s governments to …

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UN calls on Myanmar to halt excessive force after media reports five killed

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – The United Nations has called for Myanmar to hold to account anyone using excessive force against unarmed civilians after security forces rammed a car into an anti-coup protesters killing five of them, according to media and witnesses. Photographs and videos posted on social media showed a speeding vehicle crashing through a group of …

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Analysis-Australian PM, behind in polls and beset by division, faces tough road to re-election

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) – A chaotic parliament session has left Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison seeking a reset as his conservative coalition trails in opinion polls and infighting derails his legislative agenda less than six months before an election. Morrison had planned to use the last sitting of 2021 to pass bills that …

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Police to question artist linked to studio where parents of Michigan school shooting suspect found

6 Dec 2021 6 Dec 2021

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Detectives plan to interview an artist connected to the Detroit studio where the parents of a 15-year-old accused Michigan school shooter were found following a manhunt, a local sheriff said on Sunday. Andrzej Sikora, 65, will be questioned to determine what role, if any, he had in the disappearance of …

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