From The Independent
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Japan's PM Kishida denies he will step down over his party's loss in special elections
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his governing party’s major defeat in last weekend's by-elections was largely due to a political fundraising scandal and that he will not resign or replace party executives to take responsibility
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North Korean missile fragments found in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Russia used North Korean Hwasong 11 ballistic missile in 2 January attack on Kharkiv, UN monitors find
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G7 agrees to end coal-fired power plants by 2035
‘Too little, too late,’ says Greenpeace, as G7 agrees to phase out coal power by 2035
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Charlotte shooting latest: Suspect dead after four US Marshals killed and four officers injured
Officers were shot at as they served a fugitive arrest warrant at a house in North Carolina
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Wheel of Time writer apologises for the way one main character turned out on the show
‘It’s not my fault. I tried. Oh, how I tried,’ writer said
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3-year term for allowing money laundering
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, faces sentencing in a Seattle courtroom
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The top UN court is set to rule on Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt aid to Israel
The United Nations’ top court is set to rule on a request by Nicaragua for judges to order Germany to halt military aid to Israel
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From spring offensive to charm offensive: The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
A Taliban-run tourism and hotel management institute has opened its doors to students
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A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the US
An immigrant from Laos who has been battling cancer won an enormous $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon earlier this month
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Colleges across US seek to clear protest encampments by force or ultimatum as commencements approach
Colleges around the U.S. are begging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to clear out tent encampments as commencement ceremonies approach
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At Tony Award nominations, there's no clear juggernaut but opportunity for female directors
The final list of almost 40 new plays and musicals vying for Tony Award nominations this year are ready and hoping for their closeups
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Prosecutors at Donald Trump's hush money trial zero in on the details
Donald Trump's hush money case resumes Tuesday with testimony from Gary Farro