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Associated PressIsrael Says It Has Killed a Top Hamas Commander in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Saturday said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosi...
December 14, 2025
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ObituariesJapanese Film Director Masato Harada Dies at 76
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese film director Masato Harada, known for socially conscious works inc...
December 14, 2025
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Associated PressFighting Rages on Thai-Cambodian Border despite Trump’s Ceasefire Claim
SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia,...
December 14, 2025
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Associated PressRussia and Ukraine Trade Attacks as US and European Officials Prepare for Peace Talks
Moscow pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure with drone and missile strikes on Saturday and Kyiv...
December 14, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Pledges Retaliation after 3 Americans Are Killed in Syria Attack That the US Blames on IS
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that "there will be very serious reta...
December 14, 2025
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Associated PressPolice Search Brown University after Shooter Kills 2 and Wounds 8 on Campus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight o...
December 14, 2025
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SoccerDoan Solo Fires Frankfurt past Augsburg
BERLIN (AFP-Jiji) — A brilliant solo goal from Ritsu Doan took Eintracht Frankfurt to a hard-foug...
December 14, 2025
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Associated PressBelarus Frees Nobel Prize Laureate Bialiatski, Opposition Figure Kolesnikova as US Lifts Sanctions
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key oppositio...
December 14, 2025
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EconomyLiberal Democratic Party Body Proposes Active Use of JBIC for Corporate Overseas Expansion
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Headquarters for the Promotion of Economic Security, in a draft pr...
December 14, 2025
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EconomyTokyo Economic Security Forum to Hold Inaugural Meeting Amid Tense Global Environment
Energy resources, rare earths, food, semiconductors, advanced technology — how can Japan secure s...
December 14, 2025
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EconomyUniversity of Tokyo Professor Discusses Japanese Economic Security in Interview Ahead of Forum
Prior to the Tokyo Economic Security Forum, The Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed experts who are sched...
December 14, 2025
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EconomyJapanese Government to Hold 1st Economic Security Forum
The Tokyo Economic Security Forum, an event organized by the Japanese government at which governm...
December 14, 2025
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Asia-PacificDr. Nakamura’s Dream Clinic Awaits Leprosy Patients; Prejudice Toward Disease Remains Barrier
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Thursday marked six years since Dr. Tetsu Nakamura was fatally shot at t...
December 14, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Hibakusha Group Meets with American Woman Who Witnessed Attack on Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU — A delegation from a hibakusha group in Nagasaki Prefecture met with an American woman ...
December 13, 2025
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Crime & CourtsSapporo Man Defrauded of ¥122 Mil. by Men Claiming to Represent Fukushima Police
SAPPORO — A man in his 50s in Sapporo was defrauded of a total of ¥122 million by men claiming to...
December 13, 2025