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TOKYO (Reuters) -A pipe-like object was thrown near Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an outdoor speech in the city of Wakayama on Saturday, Japanese media said. Kishida was evacuated, Jiji said. An explosion-like sound was heard at the scene, public broadcaster NHK reported, adding that Kishida took cover at the site of the explosion site and remained safe. News footage appeared to show officers subduing and removing a man […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – A pipe-like object was thrown near Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an outdoor speech in the city of Wakayama on Saturday, the Jiji news service said. Kishida was evacuated, Jiji said. An explosion-like sound was heard at the scene, NHK reported. News footage appeared to show officers subduing and removing a man as people cleared the area. (Reporting by Rocky Swift; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) Brought […]

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of Sudan’s army, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of a powerful Sudanese paramilitary group, are prepared to take steps to de-escalate tensions between their forces, mediators said in statements on Friday and early Saturday. The army on Thursday warned of a possible confrontation between the two forces following mobilisations by the Rapid Support Forces […]

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of Sudan’s army, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of a powerful Sudanese paramilitary group, are prepared to take steps to de-escalate tensions between their forces, mediators said in statements on Friday and early Saturday. The army on Thursday warned of a possible confrontation between the two forces following mobilisations by the Rapid Support Forces […]

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s head of state and army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is prepared to take any step to solve an ongoing standoff with the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a group of mediators including leaders of other paramilitary groups said in a statement early on Saturday. “We reassure citizens that the crisis is on the way to being solved,” they said. Tension between the army and […]

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new home prices rose in March at the fastest pace in 21 months, official data showed on Saturday, as continued government policy support helped prop up demand amid a broader push for an economic recovery. New home prices in March edged up 0.5% month-on-month after a 0.3% rise in February, marking the fastest pace since June 2021 and the third consecutive monthly rise, according to Reuters calculations […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new home prices rose at the fastest pace since June 2021 in March, official data showed on Saturday, as continued government policy support helped prop up demand amid a broader push for an economic recovery. New home prices in March edged up 0.5% month-on-month compared with a 0.3% rise in February, according to Reuters calculations based on National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data released on Saturday. […]

By Horacio Soria and Juan Carlos Bustamante BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s annual inflation rate soared to 104.3% in March, the official statistics agency said on Friday, one of the highest rates in the world, straining people’s wallets and stoking a cost-of-living crisis that has pushed up poverty. The inflation reading for the month came in at 7.7%, well above analyst forecasts of 7.1%, marking the fastest monthly rise since 2002 […]

By Lewis Jackson and Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – The second person ever charged with violating Australia’s foreign interference laws appeared in a local court on Saturday following his arrest a day earlier. Alexander Csergo, 55, appeared via video link before a local court in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta and lawyers asked to adjourn the matter until Monday, which was granted by the judge, according to Reuters witnesses. Court […]