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‘Gotta be fun, gotta be cool, gotta be sexy’: The candidates vying to be Japan’s PM
Up to 11 candidates could contest the election to become head of Japan’s ruling party and the country’s prime minister. Among them is the son a former PM and two women vying to become the country’s first female leader.
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Zelensky fires air force commander after F-16 crash that killed pilot
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Unscripted Kamala Harris leans into optimism as her detractors pounce
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‘She’s my queen and I’m her pharaoh’: Welcome to a royal wedding like no other
The marriage between Norway’s fourth in line to the throne and a self-styled shaman has ruffled more than a few feathers.
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US election
Can I get a vote in the US election? I’m more informed than most Americans
I even know Tim Walz’s son’s name. But Albo’s? No clue.
- by Richard Glover
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Europe
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Asia
‘Must be a mistake’: Pacific leaders remove Taiwan from document after China complaint
A traditional communiqué released at the end of the Pacific Islands Forum on Friday has enraged China so much, a new one was quietly reposted on Saturday.
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‘Gotta be fun, gotta be cool, gotta be sexy’: The candidates vying to be Japan’s PM
Up to 11 candidates could contest the election to become head of Japan’s ruling party and the country’s prime minister. Among them is the son a former PM and two women vying to become the country’s first female leader.
- by Lisa Visentin
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