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Major Japanese opposition party seeks policy consensus in bid to take power
The head of a major Japanese opposition party on Tuesday called on other opposition forces to unite on key policies to pave the way for… Read
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Japan on Tuesday welcomed the release of hostages and a ceasefire secured under the first phase of a U.S.-led peace deal to end more than… Read
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The Nagano District Court on Tuesday sentenced a 34-year-old man to death for killing two police officers and two women in 2023. Masanori Aoki was… Read
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Police in Miyazaki City have arrested a 62-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally stabbing her 64-year-old husband. According to police, Reiko Kumagai is accused of… Read
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Iran is out in the cold as the Mideast unites in support of Gaza ceasefire
As the Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its… Read
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Lies. Cover-up. Abuse of power. Peculation. In a word: politics. “Local autonomy is a school of democracy,” wrote British politician and scholar James Bryce (1838-1922).… Read
