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Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke
6+ hour, 36+ min ago (380+ words) PAOAY, Philippines: Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part major military exercises that include US forces, angering China. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has accelerated Japan's shift toward a more…...
Ukraine slams Russian "cynicism" ahead of separate truces
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (410+ words) KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of "utter cynicism" for launching deadly attacks while also seeking a truce to stage its May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow. Several people were killed in overnight strikes that came after…...
Masam project clears 4, 076 war remnants in Abyan
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (203+ words) JEDDAH: Members of the Saudi-backed Masam Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen have destroyed 4, 076 landmines and other war remnants in Dofas, Abyan governorate. The operation was carried out on Thursday by the project's First Special Tasks Team as part of…...
French rescue 119 migrants trying to cross to England
1+ week, 3+ day ago (257+ words) LILLE: French coastal services have rescued more than a hundred migrants from the Channel as they tried to make the crossing to England over the weekend, with one person rushed to hospital, officials said Sunday. In a series of operations…...
Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (1395+ words) HIROSHIMA, Japan: Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining elderly Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the acceptance of nuclear weapons by global leaders. The US attacks on Hiroshima…...