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BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities banned a pro-Palestinian group on Thursday for its alleged support of Hamas and police raided properties to confiscate devices and documents, the interior minister of North-Rhine Westphalia said.

Herbert Reul said the group, Palestine Solidarity Duisburg, had repeatedly propagated "its anti-Israeli and antisemitic worldview, at meetings and on social media channels."

Some 50 police officers searched... (continue reading...)

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Communist Party on Thursday added four new member to its Politburo, the most powerful decision-making body in the country, state media reported.

The new additions follow the removal of four members since late 2022 for unspecified "violations and shortcomings".

The newcomers include Le Minh Hung, a former central bank governor, according to online newspaper VnExpress. Others are Do Van Chien, Nguyen Trong Nghia... (continue reading...)

HANOI (Reuters) - One of the most senior members of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has been removed from its elite Politburo due to "violations and wrongdoings", state media reported on Thursday citing a party statement.

Thuong Thi Mai's removal would be the latest upheaval in Vietnam's top ranks following the exit since March of both the national assembly chairman and the state president, two of the country's four "pillars" of leadership.

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's finance minister on Thursday said Seoul and Beijing should seek better economic cooperation on the supply chain for raw materials.

"We should lead global industries by cooperating on supply chain and technologies across new sectors such as bio and clean energy, as well as across raw materials such as urea, gallium, graphite," South Korea's Choi Sang-mok said in opening remarks on a bilateral video conference with... (continue reading...)

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal for the two countries to coordinate to re-open the Rafah crossing between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip, and to manage its future operation, two Egyptian security sources said.

Officials from Israeli security service Shin Bet presented the plan on a visit to Cairo on Wednesday, amid rising tension between the two countries following Israel's military advance last week into Rafah,... (continue reading...)