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80 years after Hiroshima atomic bombing, search for missing continues
On Ninoshima island, efforts to recover Hiroshima atomic bomb victims’ remains aim to honour the lost and aid survivors.
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Japan logs two new highest temperatures on record in a day
The recorded temperatures were 41.6C (106.8F) and 41.8C (107.2F), as weather agency warns of hotter days ahead.
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Hong Kong cancels passports, bans financial support for wanted activists
Hong Kong's Security Bureau announces measures over activists' alleged role in unofficial parliament overseas.
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Australia, Japan strike largest defence deal for advanced warships
Australian minister lauds deal for next-generation, Mogami-class frigates and their long-range missile capabilities.
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Israel’s Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza, reports say
Netanyahu's war cabinet set to approve military operations across entire enclave, according to Israeli media.
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Australia’s FM warns of ‘risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise’
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australian recognition of Palestinian statehood 'a matter of when, not if'.
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Bangladesh teeters between hope and deadlock a year after Hasina’s fall
Protesters wanted 'real change' but instability looms as political groups jostle for power and promised reforms falter.
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Russia’s Medvedev issues warning as Moscow says not bound by missile treaty
Ex-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns of 'further steps', blaming NATO's 'anti-Russian policy'.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,258
Here are the key events on day 1,258 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Far-right figure Tommy Robinson arrested for train station assault in UK
The 42-year-old was detained by the British Transport Police after disembarking from a flight from Portugal.
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US Democrats flee Texas to block Trump-backed election redistricting
Texas House fails to establish quorum as dozens of Democrats leave state to block redrawn congressional map.
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Milei vetoes pension, disability spending increases as Argentina feels cuts
Despite his austerity measures, the president's party is expected to do well in the crucial October mid-term elections.
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Palestinians distraught over relatives missing at deadly Gaza aid sites
Many families face agonising wait to find out why loved ones never returned from distribution hubs run by notorious GHF.
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Brazil Supreme Court orders house arrest of former President Bolsonaro
Justice Alexandre de Moraes says Bolsonaro violated pre-trial precautionary measures imposed by the court.
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Demands for justice on fifth anniversary of deadly Beirut port blast
Hundreds gathered in Beirut to mark five years since the deadly port explosion that killed over 218 people.
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US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits Israeli West Bank settlement
Johnson becomes the highest-ranking US official to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Commuters flee New Jersey train after fire breaks out
Passengers fled a smoke-filled carriage after a fire broke out beneath a train at Newport Station in Jersey City, US.
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Why have relations between Trump and Modi nosedived so quickly?
The United States slaps 25 percent tariffs on a nation long viewed as an ally.
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Israel court halts gov’t firing of attorney general investigating Netanyahu
Baharav-Miara at loggerheads with Israel PM over corruption charges, his ‘judicial coup’, and sacking of Shin Bet chief.
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Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF, government forces clash in Aleppo province
The Syrian Democratic Forces alleges that Damascus-linked factions attacked four of its positions early on Monday.
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