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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will hold a commemorative summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia in June, the Philippines’ top diplomat said Friday. Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro said in a post on X that she and her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, spoke on the phone about ASEAN’s to be held in the Russian city of Kazan. The Russian Embassy in […]

By Tom Balmforth, Gram Slattery, Humeyra Pamuk and Lucy Papachristou LONDON/WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine the leader of Armenia’s bid for re-election next month, fearing his victory could lock in the former Soviet republic’s realignment with the West, according to Western intelligence and government officials. Moscow’s plans ahead of the June 7 election have included disinformation campaigns in favour of pro-Russian candidates and […]

May 29 (Reuters) – Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels late on Thursday and overnight as they sailed along Ukraine’s maritime export corridor in the Black Sea, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Friday. The strikes caused fires on the vessels, but they were extinguished by the crews, Kuleba said on Telegram. Ukraine’s seaports authority said the vessels were under the flags of Vanuatu, the Comoros and Panama. […]

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) – Bond market volatility is boosting the case for Japan’s central bank to pause the unwinding of its massive debt holdings next fiscal year, which would give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi some relief amid growing investor concerns about her spending plans. A pause would mark a turning point in the Bank of Japan’s quantitative tightening (QT) plan – in train since 2024 as […]

By Rishika Sadam May 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has flagged data integrity, manufacturing and maintenance lapses at one of Dabur India’s plants following an inspection earlier this year, according to an inspection report. Dabur is one of India’s oldest and largest consumer goods companies, describing itself as one of the world’s largest suppliers of Ayurvedic products with a legacy of over 140 years. It sells […]

LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) – British technology group Ocado has agreed a partnership with Asda to develop the supermarket group’s online business across the UK and help it reverse a loss of market share, the firms said on Friday. Asda is Britain’s third largest grocer but has been losing sales to bigger rivals – industry leader Tesco and number two Sainsbury’s. Asda trades across about 1,100 stores and already operates […]

By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI, May 29 (Reuters) – A Kenyan high court has ordered the temporary suspension of plans for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country. High Court Judge Patricia Nyaundi said in her orders late on Thursday that Kenya was also not allowed to admit anyone exposed to or infected by Ebola under the planned agreement with the United States, until a […]

TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who took them to end their own lives is expected to plead guilty Friday to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide, his lawyer said. Kenneth Law is scheduled to appear in a Newmarket, Ontario, court to enter the plea and sentencing is expected to take place later. Canadian prosecutors will withdraw 14 murder charges in […]

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is under growing pressure from a wave of defections to a new party set up by a former protege, analysts and lawmakers said, ahead of an election that could take place as early as this year.  Anwar came to power in November 2022 after more than two decades as an opposition leader campaigning against corruption. While his […]