By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s cutting of some of its few communication links with the U.S. military raises the risk of an accidental escalation of tension over Taiwan at a critical moment, according to security analysts, diplomats and U.S. officials. China called off planned formal talks involving theatre-level commands, defence policy co-ordination …
(This story refiles to correct spelling of Antietam in paragraph 15) By Greg Torode and Idrees Ali HONG KONG (Reuters) – The long route of Nancy Pelosi’s Tuesday flight over Borneo to Taipei and a U.S. aircraft carrier’s complex passage through the South China Sea highlight the difficulties U.S. forces now face against a Chinese …
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By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Saturday as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with officials including the United Nations secretary general warning of a new arms race following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, and, shortly after, Russian President Vladimir …
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By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he will reshuffle his cabinet next week to address mounting issues including Taiwan tensions, COVID-19 and economic stimulus measures to counter inflation. “We need to set off a new formation as soon as possible considering the various issues,” he told a news …
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By Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) -China announced on Friday it was halting dialogue with the United States in a number of areas, including between theater-level military commanders and on climate change, in a furore over U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. China’s foreign ministry said it was also suspending exchanges …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine on Friday accused each other of shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest of its kind in Europe, and laying the ground for a potential disaster. Russia’s defence ministry said it was only by luck that a radiation accident had been avoided after what it described as an …
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By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Shelling hit a high-voltage power line on Friday at a major Ukrainian nuclear power station captured by Russia, prompting the plant’s operators to disconnect a reactor despite no radioactive leak being detected. Ukraine’s state nuclear power company Energoatom blamed Russia for the damage at the Zaporizhzhia power station, Europe’s …
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(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that possible prisoner exchanges with the United States should not be discussed in public because if they were then they would never take place. Speaking a day after U.S. basketball Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in Russian prison on drugs charges, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: …
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By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO (Reuters) -China’s firing of missiles into waters less than 160 km (100 miles) from Japan in a display of might after Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan will likely bolster public support for a military build-up aimed at defence against Japan’s big neighbour. China launched five ballistic missiles into the …
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(Reuters) – The White House summoned Chinese ambassador Qin Gang on Thursday to condemn escalating actions against Taiwan and reiterate that the United States does not want a crisis in the region, the Washington Post reported on Friday. “After China’s actions overnight, we summoned Ambassador Qin Gang to the White House to démarche him about …
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