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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Defence ministers and officials from the United States, China, Russia and Southeast Asia gathered in Indonesia on Thursday for a meeting where they are expected to discuss geopolitical crises in and outside the region. Defence ministers in Southeast Asia’s regional bloc ASEAN called on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Gaza and a durable solution in Myanmar, as conflicts are deepening there. “Indonesia is of the view that […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WOODSIDE, California (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had not changed his view that Chinese President Xi Jinping was effectively a dictator, a comment likely to land with a thud in Beijing after the two leaders held straightforward summit talks after months of preparation. Biden held a solo news conference after four hours of talks with Xi on the outskirts […]

By Daewoung Kim and Jimin Jung SEOUL (Reuters) – Half a million South Koreans sat for the annual nationwide college entrance exam on Thursday, the first time in four years that the exam, often considered life-defining in the highly competitive society, has taken place free of pandemic rules. This year, nearly 505,000 high school students, graduates and others signed up to take the single-day, five-session College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) […]

(Reuters) -The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Wednesday said about 3,900 members representing Volvo Group-owned Mack Trucks ratified a new five-year contract in the U.S., ending a 39-day long strike following the rejection of an earlier deal. The UAW and Mack Trucks had reached a tentative deal in October that included a 19% pay raise, but union workers overwhelmingly rejected it and went on a strike. The deal had […]

TOKYO (Reuters) -A car crashed into a barricade near the Israeli embassy in Tokyo on Thursday and a man in his 50s was arrested on the spot, Fuji TV reported. One police officer was injured, the broadcaster said. No one picked up the phone at the embassy when Reuters called. (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama and Mariko Katsumura; Editing by David Dolan and Muralikumar Anantharaman) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Max A. Cherney, Matt McKnight and Carlos Barria SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A demonstrator draped in a Free Tibet flag climbed a flagpole in front of the hotel where Chinese President Xi Jinping was due to meet with U.S. CEOs on Wednesday evening, capping a day of demonstrations against, and for, the Chinese leader. Protesters of the Israel-Hamas war, critics of the global response to climate change and other causes […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – A car crashed into a barricade near the Israeli embassy in Tokyo on Thursday and a man in his 50s was arrested on the spot, Fuji TV reported. One police officer was injured, the broadcaster said. (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by David Dolan) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WOODSIDE, California (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he had made it clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a two-state solution was the only answer to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict and that occupying Gaza would be “a big mistake.” Biden told reporters he was doing everything in his power to free hostages held by the Hamas militant group in […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police in riot gear used pepper spray and made arrests to try to disperse demonstrators who had gathered outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington on Wednesday evening to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. The demonstration was organized by three advocacy groups and took place in an area near the U.S. Capitol building. U.S. Capitol Police said its officers were “working to keep back approximately […]