Japan 'strongest level' ally of US: Trump
TOKYO, Oct 28 (AFP): Donald Trump told Japan's new leader Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday that Washington is an ally of the strongest level, as the US president visited Tokyo on an Asia trip taking aim at a trade deal with China.Takaichi greeted Trump at the prime minister's residence in Tokyo,...
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China eyes 'positive signals' from new Japan leadership
BEIJING, Oct 28 (AFP): Beijing's top diplomat on Tuesday told his Japanese counterpart he sees "positive signals" from Tokyo's new leadership, after the country swore in a prime minister long viewed as a China hawk.Japan last week named conservative Sanae Takaichi, who has previously said that Tokyo must "address the...
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India closes schools, evacuates thousands as cyclone Montha approaches
NEW DELHI, Oct 28 (AP): Indian authorities have shut schools and evacuated tens of thousands of people from low-lying coastal areas as the country's eastern seaboard braces for the impact of Cyclone Montha later Tuesday.Swirling over the Bay of Bengal, Montha has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, and is...
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World far off track to meet climate goals: UN
PARIS, Oct 28 (AFP): The UN estimated Tuesday that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10-percent emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that it was unable to provide a robust global overview after most countries failed to submit their plans on time.With just days to go before tense COP30 climate talks...
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Three Palestinians killed in raid near Jenin
JERUSALEM, Oct 28 (AFP): Israeli forces killed three Palestinians described as members of a "terrorist cell" during a raid near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, police said.The operation in the village of Kfar Qud was carried out jointly by the army and the police's elite counterterrorism...
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Trudeau pictured holding hands of singer Perry at Paris event
PARIS, Oct 28 (BBC): Singer Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau appear to have confirmed their relationship after being photographed holding hands at an event in Paris.Celebrity news site TMZ published the photographs and video footage of the pair walking hand-in-hand before getting into a car. Trudeau...
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