Ex-AIIB comms chief says was advised to flee China after fiery resignation
(Refiles to correct name in paragraph 15) By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior employee of the Beijing-based Asian…
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Papua New Guinea parliament begins debating US defence deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea’s parliament has begun debating a defence deal with the United States, with Prime Minister…
Japan’s Kishida says he won’t dissolve Diet, ending snap election talk for now
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he would not dissolve parliament in the coming days,…
Australia cancels lease for new Russian embassy citing national security
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Thursday it would introduce legislation to parliament to cancel Russia’s lease to…
Japan’s Kishida to focus on spending, wages in policy roadmap – draft
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration will pledge to boost childcare spending and focus on…
PM-in-waiting, Greek conservative leader wants to realise investment grade goal
By Renee Maltezou SALAMINA, Greece (Reuters) -Greece’s conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes that victory in an election re-run on June…
Exclusive-Palau seeks more U.S. patrols of its waters after Chinese incursions
By Sakura Murakami and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -The Pacific island nation of Palau has asked the United States to…
NATO’s support to Ukraine makes a difference on battlefield -Stoltenberg
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s support for Ukraine is making a difference on the battlefield, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on…
Kremlin urges faster action to let foreign vessels use Northern Sea Route
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Kremlin aide urged the Russian government on Thursday to adopt legislation allowing foreign flagged vessels to…
Ukraine counteroffensive takes shape but main test still to come
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -After a week of heavy fighting, the real tests of Kyiv’s counteroffensive lie ahead, with…