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Security of Europe, Indo-Pacific in focus as G7 foreign ministers gather

By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations will focus on the security of both Europe and the Indo-Pacific as they gather in Japan from Sunday against a worrying backdrop of the war in Ukraine and China’s growing assertiveness.        The three-day meeting in the resort town of Karuizawa also …

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China says hopes Germany supports peaceful Taiwan ‘reunification’

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s top diplomat Wang Yi “hopes and believes” Germany will support China’s “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Wang made the remarks at a meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is visiting China until Saturday, adding that China once supported Germany’s reunification. “To …

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Australian back from China appears in court on foreign interference charge

By Lewis Jackson and Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – The second person ever charged with violating Australia’s foreign interference laws appeared in a local court on Saturday following his arrest a day earlier. Alexander Csergo, 55, appeared via video link before a local court in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta and lawyers asked to adjourn …

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US, Japan, South Korea to hold missile defence exercises to deter North Korea threat

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States, Japan and South Korea said in a joint statement they discussed the regularisation of missile defence and anti-submarine exercises to deter and respond to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. The announcement was made at the 13th Defence Trilateral Talks held on Friday in Washington D.C. to exchange assessments …

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IMF’s Georgieva sees ‘tangible progress’ on debt issues, urges seeking help earlier

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday that debtors and creditors made “tangible progress” on debt restructuring issues this week, but urged countries facing mounting debt problems to seek help earlier in the process. A new sovereign debt roundtable was helping to accelerate work on debt restructurings, Georgieva …

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Trudeau’s top aide tight-lipped on Chinese election meddling in Canada, citing security

By Rod Nickel and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide on Friday refused to say when Trudeau first learned about allegations that China tampered with recent elections, citing security concerns. Canadian authorities have started several investigations into the allegations of interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 elections, accusations that …

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Sega nears deal to acquire Angry Birds maker Rovio for $1 billion – WSJ

(Reuters) – Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc is nearing a deal to acquire Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the ‘Angry Birds’ mobile game, for about $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Tokyo-based Sega could finalize the deal to complete the acquisition of Rovio by early next week, the report said citing people …

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