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• Southeast Asian defence pact helps ‘balance’ region, members say June 3, 2023
  By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Top officials from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Britain said on Saturday that their 52-year-old Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) pact helped keep things in balance amid regional tensions. “The longstanding FPDA… always been an important part of ensuring signalling collective defence in this region,” New Zealand defence […]
• Tennis-‘Nothing matters’: Attitude adjustment helps Tsitsipas rediscover his rhythm June 3, 2023
  PARIS (Reuters) – Stefanos Tsitsipas said he is getting back to his best by easing the burden on his shoulders and playing without any expectations as he cruised into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-2 6-2 6-3 victory over Diego Schwartzman on Friday. Once considered the rising star to take on […]
• South Korea says some countries ignore N.Korea’s unlawful behaviour June 3, 2023
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) – South Korea’s defence minister said on Saturday that some countries were “ignoring North Korea’s unlawful behaviour”, which he said threatens to weaken U.N. sanctions against its missile and nuclear programmes. China and Russia on Friday ignored a U.S. call for the U.N. Security Council to condemn North Korea for a recent attempt […]