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Hong Kong leader orders independent probe into fire that killed 151

By Clare Jim and Donny Kwok HONG KONG, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday an independent committee would be established to investigate the cause of the city's deadliest fire in decades, including oversight of renovations blamed for the disaster that has ...
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No room for compromise on Taiwan’s security, president tells reservists

By Ann Wang YILAN, Taiwan, Dec 2 (Reuters) - There is no room for compromise when it comes to Taiwan's security, while freedom and democracy are core foundational values that have nothing to do with ideological disputes, President Lai Ching-te told army reservists on Tuesday. Lai ...
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China, Japan give conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku Islands

BEIJING/TOKYO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - China and Japan gave conflicting versions of a maritime confrontation involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel around the disputed Senkaku Islands on Tuesday. China's Coast Guard said the Japanese fishing vessel had illegally entered the waters of ...
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St. Lucia ruling party wins majority of legislative seats

CASTRIES, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Official results for St. Lucia's general elections on Tuesday showed the governing Labour Party winning at least nine of 17 legislative seats up for election, enough to re-elect Prime Minister Philip Pierre.(Reproting by Sarah Peter in Castries; ...
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Australian teen challenging social media ban says internet will be less safe

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A teenager suing the Australian government to overturn a ban on social media for under-16s says the measure would make the internet more dangerous for young people and be widely circumvented. Noah Jones, 15, is a co-plaintiff in a ...
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Macron heads to China as Europe walks tightrope between rivalry and reliance

By Michel Rose PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to China this week for his fourth state visit, as Europe seeks to balance economic and security threats from Beijing with reliance on the world's second-largest economy during a time of ...
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Trump met with advisers on Venezuela as US ramps up pressure

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump held talks on Monday with top advisers to discuss the pressure campaign on Venezuela, among other topics, a senior U.S. official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Oval Office meeting included senior ...
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Dominican Republic permits US airport access for anti-drug operations until April, president says

SANTO DOMINGO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic's agreement with the United States to allow its personnel access to restricted parts of two airports in the Caribbean nation will run until April 2026, President Luis Abinader said in a weekly press conference. The deal, ...
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Trump rejected Maduro requests on call, options narrow for Venezuela leader, sources say

By Marianna Parraga, Matt Spetalnick and Sarah Kinosian Dec 1 (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is running out of options to step down and leave his country under U.S.-guaranteed safe passage, following a short call with U.S. President Donald Trump last month where Trump ...
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The Media Line: Can Iran’s Water Mafia Be Contained?

Can Iran's Water Mafia Be Contained? Years of corruption have laid the foundation for causing and profiting from water scarcity in Iran By Giorgia Valente/The Media Line Tehran is now living in a countdown. After one of the driest years on record, Iranian officials and foreign observers ...
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Colombian prosecutors charge 2 ex-Cabinet members of bribing lawmakers for their votes

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Prosecutors in Colombia on Monday charged two former members of President Gustavo Petro's government with corruption for their alleged role in a congressional vote buying scheme. Colombian authorities have launched a spate of corruption proceedings. The former heads of Colombia's senate ...
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Putin told Russia has captured Ukrainian towns of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a military command post on Sunday and heard reports from top commanders of the capture of the towns of Pokrovsk and Vovchansk, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Monday. TASS news agency ...
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