Japan to reopen to mass tourism from October
Japan will scrap tough pandemic-related border restrictions from October, paving the way for mass tourism for the first time in two and a half years. Japanese Prime Minis...
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Gunman kills 13 in Russia school shooting
A gunman with a swastika on his t-shirt killed 13 people, including seven children, and wounded more than 20 at a school in Russia on Monday before committing suicide. Th...
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US aircraft carrier reaches South Korea for joint military drills
A US aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea for a joint naval exercise for the first time since 2017 amid increasing threats from North Korea. The nuclear-powered US...
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China jails former justice minister for corruption
A former justice minister in China Fu Zhenghua, who spearheaded several corruption-fighting campaigns, has been jailed for bribery. In July, Fu pleaded guilty to receivin...
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Trump hit by lawsuit in family business
Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, his three adult children, the Trump Organization, and senior management of the business are the focus of a massiv...
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Death toll rises as anti-hijab protests spread in Iran
Rising death tolls were reported by Iranian authorities on Wednesday as anger at the death of a woman detained by the morality police fuelled protests for a fifth day and...
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Japanese man sets himself on fire to protest Abe’s funeral
A Japanese man in his 70s has been taken to hospital in Tokyo after setting himself on fire near the prime minister’s office, according to Japan’s public broa...
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Putin escalates Ukraine war, issues nuclear threat to West
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia’s first mobilisation since World War II and backed a plan to annex swathes of Ukraine, warning the West he was not bl...
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Israeli PM meets Turkish president, first time in 14 years
Israeli prime minister has met with Turkey’s president for the first time in 14 years, the latest sign of warming ties between the two regional powers after a long...
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Turkey detains 10 IS suspects
Police in Turkey on Tuesday said it has detained 10 Islamic State (IS) suspects in security operations covering four provinces. It stated that during concurrent police op...
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