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North Korea tells new U.S. administration to cease war games if wants to 'sleep in peace'
SEOUL (Reuters) - The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new U.S. administration that the smell of cordite wafting over the border would not help bring peace, state news reported on Tuesday.
U.S. urges Paraguay to work with Taiwan amid pandemic protests
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Paraguay to work with its diplomatic ally Taiwan to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, after protests in the South American country over the government's handling of the health crisis.
U.S. seeks to reinvigorate diplomatic effort alongside U.N. in Yemen - State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to reinvigorate diplomatic efforts, alongside the United Nations and others, to end the war in Yemen, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told U. N. Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths, a State Department spokesperson said on Sunday.
Li Keqiang says Taiwan’s politicians welcome for talks if they accept there is ‘one China’
Premier reiterates that ‘1992 consensus’ should be basis for dialogue and says Beijing ‘will continue to promote peaceful development of relations’Taipei says it should ‘take note of the mindset of the Taiwanese people and refrain from using political terms to hold back amicable interaction’
Exclusive: North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach - U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has not responded to behind-the-scenes diplomatic outreach since mid-February by President Joe Biden's administration, including to Pyongyang's mission to the United Nations, a senior Biden administration official told Reuters on Saturday.
Afghan government to attend both U.S. and Russia backed peace conferences
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government said on Saturday it would participate in two separate U.S.- and Russian-backed peace conferences in the coming weeks.
Ethiopia rejects U.S. allegations of ethnic cleansing in Tigray
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Saturday rejected U.S. allegations there has been ethnic cleansing in Tigray, pushing back against the latest criticism of its military operation in its northern region by the new administration in Washington.
Asean News Headlines on Friday (March 12)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (March 12)
US, India, Japan and Australia agree to billion-dose vaccine pact
The United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners committed to supplying up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses across Asia by the end of 2022 at a summit.
China hits back at US criticism of Hong Kong election change
A Chinese official hit back Friday at US criticism of planned election law changes in Hong Kong, noting the chaos surrounding the recent American presidential election.