New Chinese foreign minister Wang talks Ukraine in Turkey on first trip
Ankara (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed Ukraine with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara and met President Tayyip
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Bangladesh fears record high death toll from dengue outbreak
Dhaka (Reuters) – Dengue is spreading rapidly through densely populated Bangladesh this rainy season, raising fears that the mosquito-borne disease
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India’s government faces no-confidence vote over ethnic clashes
New Delhi (Reuters) – India’s parliament on Wednesday authorised a no-confidence vote against Narendra Modi’s government by an alliance of
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India open to Chinese investment, deputy IT minister says – FT
(Reuters) – India is open to Chinese investment despite border clashes between the two countries, the Deputy Minister for Information
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Heavy rain in India’s capital raises new fears of flooding
New Delhi (Reuters) – Heavy rain brought flooding to an area near New Delhi on Wednesday forcing some evacuations and
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Malaysia PM raises prospect of ASEAN engaging informally with Myanmar
Kuala Lumpur (Reuters) – Malaysia, one of the biggest critics of violence in military-ruled Myanmar, on Wednesday raised the possibility
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Top Pakistan court rejects Imran Khan’s plea that trial be halted
Islamabad (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected former prime minister Imran Khan’s plea that his trial on charges of unlawfully
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Blinken criticises China’s ‘problematic behaviour’ during visit to Tonga
Wellington (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of China’s “problematic behaviour” during a visit to the Pacific
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Myanmar military may move Suu Kyi to house arrest – media
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government may move ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest in the
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Australia fines Facebook owner Meta $14 mln for undisclosed data collection
Sydney (Reuters) – An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) to pay fines totalling A$20 million ($14 million) for collecting
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