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With U.S. help, Japan wants to go from player to power in space
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Space is a key area of cooperation for Japan with the United States, its closest...
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Second senior aide to Israeli PM quits in less than two weeks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's chief of staff resigned on Monday, less than two weeks after another...
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Analysis-S.Korea’s Yoon uses Biden summit as springboard for global agenda as China looms
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, used a largely successful summit with U.S. President...
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Philippines’ Marcos says discussed defence agreements, climate funding with U.S. envoy
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday he discussed security issues with an envoy of defence...
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Biden says weighs reducing tariffs on China, asking OPEC to pump more oil
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he was weighing cutting tariffs on Chinese goods while increasing calls on...
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No change in U.S. policy towards Taiwan, says White House official
TOKYO (Reuters) - There is no change in U.S. policy towards Taiwan, a White House official said on Monday, after...
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Australia’s new PM Albanese sworn in, off to Tokyo for Quad summit
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Labor Party leader, Anthony Albanese, was sworn in as the country's 31st prime minister...
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U.S. President Biden supports Japan becoming permanent member of the U.N. Security Council
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he supports Japan becoming a permanent member of the...
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With eye on China, and U.S. ties, Japan’s universities to screen foreigners
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is asking universities for greater scrutiny of foreign students and scholars to prevent...
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General Atlantic plans $2 billion investment in India, Southeast Asia
By Aditya Kalra DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Global private equity firm General Atlantic plans to plough $2 billion into India and...
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Russian soldiers start clearing mines from Ukraine’s Azovstal
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian soldiers cleared mines and debris on the industrial grounds of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol...
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Ukraine, Poland agree on joint customs control to ease movement of people, goods
By Maria Starkova (Reuters) - Ukraine and Poland agreed on Sunday to establish a joint border customs control and work...
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U.S., 6 others say they support APEC after Russian invasion protest
(Reuters) - Representatives of seven nations, including those who walked out of an Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting in Bangkok to...
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Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic
By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization...
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Israeli govt and court at odds over Jewish prayer at flashpoint shrine
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel reaffirmed on Sunday a long-standing arrangement with Muslim authorities that prevents Jewish prayer at...
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Qatari FM: Iran says has matters ‘under review’ over nuclear pact -al Jazeera TV
(This May 21 story was corrected after Al Jazeera TV corrected translation to "under review" , headline, paragraph 1.) (Reuters)...
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Houthi top official says group not against extending truce in Yemen
CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of Yemen's Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, on Sunday said the group was not...
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New Zealand PM Ardern to visit U.S. to boost exports, lure tourists
(Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will visit the United States this week in a bid to boost...
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Biden in Japan to launch regional economic plan to counter Beijing
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Sunday to launch a plan...
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U.S. and France discuss how to support Finland and Sweden’s bids to join NATO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and France's new foreign minister Catherine Colonna discussed the NATO alliance...
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