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Japan’s ruling coalition to lose parliamentary majority, exit polls show
NHK poll says ruling LDP and junior coalition partner may win between 174 and 254 of the 465 seats in parliament.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 975
As the war enters its 975th day, these are the main developments.
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Michiko’s story: How a Japanese girl survived an atomic bomb
Michiko Kodama was a small child when the US atomic bomb hit her home city of Hiroshima in 1945.
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Bangladesh’s new outcasts: Students from ex-PM Hasina’s party now in hiding
Until August, they dominated college campuses and were accused of leading violent mobs against anti-Hasina protesters.
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Japan’s parliamentary election: Why it matters
Japanese voters go to the polls after new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called a snap election.
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Japan’s parliamentary election: Why it matters
Japanese voters go to the polls after new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called a snap election.
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Dozens killed in ‘horrific’ Israeli bombing in Beit Lahiya: Gaza ministry
Israeli air strikes have hit densely populated area in northern Gaza with no warning, killing at least 35 Palestinians.
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Dozens killed in ‘horrific’ Israeli bombing in Beit Lahiya: Gaza ministry
Israeli air strikes have hit densely populated area in northern Gaza with no warning, killing at least 35 Palestinians.
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Will Iran respond to Israel’s latest attack?
Israel attacked Iran early on Saturday and said its objectives have been achieved.
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Could the Republicans lose the House? Five US congressional races to watch
Republicans hold a small majority in the House of Representatives, but crucial races could flip control to Democrats.
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Israeli forces detain medics, patients after violent raid on Gaza hospital
Dozens of staff detained and parts of Kamal Adwan Hospital damaged during Israeli raid on the facility in north Gaza.
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Georgia’s governing party leads key election race: Early results
The governing party takes a lead but the pro-West opposition claims victory setting stage for confrontation.
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Expected, yet stressful. How Iranians reacted to Israel’s attack
Life returned to its normal rhythm within hours in Iran, but a sense of trepidation remains.
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Fact check: Does Donald Trump want to do away with the Affordable Care Act?
Kamala Harris’s campaign claims that he does.
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Israel strikes Iran: What we know so far and what’s next
Israel has warned Tehran against retaliating after residents in the city woke up to explosions.
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Dozens killed by paramilitary RSF in Sudan’s Gezira, aid groups say
UNICEF calls for more international attention to 'the forgotten crisis' as about 25.6 million people face acute hunger.
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How the world keeps failing eastern DRC
Old ‘peacebuilding’ schemes are obsolete in a country that is seeing new and ever-changing conflict dynamics.
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New Zealand inflict India’s first home Test series defeat in 13 years
New Zealand seal the three-match series - their first in India - with a 113-run win in the second Test in Pune.
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Georgia votes in high-stakes election affecting EU membership ambitions
An alliance of pro-Western opposition parties is challenging the ruling pro-Russian Georgian Dream.
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Polls close in Georgia’s high-stakes parliamentary elections
An alliance of pro-Western opposition parties is challenging the ruling pro-Russian Georgian Dream.
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