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Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan marks court presence as supporters clash with police

By Ariba Shahid and Akhtar Soomro ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan officially marked his presence in court in the country’s capital on Saturday, his aide said, complying with judicial orders after a standoff with police that has led to intense clashes with his supporters. Local media Geo TV reported that the trial …

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Female entrepreneurs from across Afghanistan seek out foreign markets

By Ahmad Masih Noori and Lisa Barrington KABUL/DUBAI (Reuters) -Dozens of Afghan businesswomen took part in an exhibition in Dubai remotely this week to promote carpets, jewellery, dried fruit and other handmade goods as part of a push to access international markets after work options for women shrank in Afghanistan under the Taliban administration. The …

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Analysis: Touting friendship and peace, China’s Xi takes ‘diplomatic dance’ to isolated Russia

By John Geddie (Reuters) – Xi Jinping walks a diplomatic tightrope as he heads to Moscow, seeking to present China as a global peacemaker while strengthening ties with his closest ally, President Vladimir Putin, who faces criminal charges over his Ukraine war. Leaving on Monday for his first trip overseas since securing a third term …

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Germany, Japan seek cooperation on economic security amid supply chain strains

By Sakura Murakami and Andreas Rinke TOKYO (Reuters) -Germany and Japan agreed to cooperate closely on economic security on Saturday during their first ever high-ministerial government consultations, held amid tensions over global supply chains and economic disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accompanied to Japan by six ministers, is looking …

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Before Xi visit, Russia says it held naval drills with China and Iran in Arabian Sea

(Reuters) – Russia, China and Iran have completed three-way naval exercises in the Arabian Sea that included artillery fire at targets on the sea and in the air, the Russian defence ministry said on Saturday. The exercises, off the Iranian port of Chabahar, took place as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to host his Chinese …

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Walmart pumps $200 million in Indian fintech PhonePe in ongoing fundraise

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian digital payments firm PhonePe said on Friday it has raised $200 million from majority backer Walmart Inc at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion. PhonePe, already India’s most valuable payments firm and among the country’s most highly-valued startups, said the investment is part of its ongoing fundraise of up to $1 …

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Japan, Germany agree to carefully monitor markets, coordinate as needed

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Germany agreed on Saturday to coordinate closely on financial jitters stemming from problems among Western banks while carefully monitoring global markets and economy, a Japanese finance ministry official told Reuters. The agreement came in a 45-minute meeting between Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and German Finance Minister …

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Pakistan police enter Lahore property of ex-PM Imran Khan – party officials

LAHORE (Reuters) – Pakistani police on Saturday entered the property in Lahore of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, officials from his political party said, as he was arriving in the capital Islamabad for a court appearance. The move followed days of standoff and intense clashes between police and his supporters around the property, where police …

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North Korea claims almost 800,000 have signed up to fight against US

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation’s military to fight against the United States, North Korea’s state newspaper reported on Saturday. About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist in the military to …

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