MANILA, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The Philippines called on Beijing on Saturday to “immediately cease all provocative and dangerous actions” after accusing it of “unjustifiably” deploying flares from China-occupied Subi Reef on Aug. 22 while a Manila aircraft was conducting patrols. The same aircraft also “faced harassment” from a Chinese jet fighter while it was …
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Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan, November 2, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Embattled Japanese premier Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take steps to restore trust in his government amid reports he …
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[1/2]Aircraft leave vapour trails in the sky above Beirut, Lebanon December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Cynthia Karam Acquire Licensing Rights BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Violence escalated at Lebanon’s border with Israel on Sunday as Hezbollah launched explosive drones and powerful missiles at Israeli positions and Israeli air strikes rocked several towns and villages in south Lebanon. …
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Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ADEN, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Saturday they would target all ships heading to Israel, regardless of their nationality, and warned …
BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Baghdad was attacked with two salvos of rockets on Friday morning but there were no casualties, an embassy spokesperson said. The attack was believed to have been carried out by Iran-aligned militias in Iraq, the spokesperson said. No group immediately claimed responsibility. It was the first …
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A smartphone with the Paytm logo is placed on a laptop in this illustration taken on July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Dec 6 (Reuters) – India’s Paytm (PAYT.NS) will issue fewer sub-50,000-rupee (about $600) personal loans, the digital payments firm said on Wednesday, weeks after the central bank tightened rules …
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[1/2]Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuate people from a water-logged residential area following heavy rains due to Cyclone Michaung, in Chennai, India, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing Rights CHENNAI/HYDERABAD, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Rescuers used boats to reach people stranded in their homes amid widespread flooding in the India’s Chennai on …
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BHUBANESWAR, India, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Cyclone Michaung barrelled into the southern Indian coast on Tuesday with intense winds, its arrival preceded by torrential rains and flooding that killed at least 13 people, as officials assessed the damage. Tall waves crashed into southern coastal towns over the last two days as the cyclone approached, submerging …
CHENNAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) – At least four people died, factories closed and the runway of one of India’s busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern states were braced on Monday for the impact of a severe cyclone. Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern …