Divisive China, Taiwan bids to join Pacific trade pact in focus at meet
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Members of a major trans-Pacific trade pact meeting in Auckland on Sunday are set…
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Russia launches overnight drone attack on Ukrainian president’s hometown
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China flexes military muscles ahead of Taiwan’s war games
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US needs to speed up delivery of weapons to Taiwan – US general
By Idrees Ali TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States and its allies need to speed up the delivery of weapons…
Hollywood actors to strike at midnight, join writers on picket lines
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Strong U.S. demand eases pressure on Novo to show weight-loss drug’s health benefits
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UN agency calls for debt pause option as poverty rates rise
By Emma Farge and Marc Jones GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor…
ASEAN foreign ministers repeat condemnation of Myanmar violence
By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Thursday reiterated condemnation of ongoing violence in…