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Japan to go panda-less as Ueno zoo pair set for China return in January
Kyodo News, Published on 16/12/2025
» Popular twin pandas at a Japanese zoo will be returned to China in late January, a move that will leave Japan without any pandas for the first time in around half a century and disappoint much of the public, the Tokyo metropolitan government said on Monday.
China's rulers push party role before WWII anniversary
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» WUXIANG (CHINA) - An elderly Chinese war veteran's shin still bears the mark of a bullet wound he suffered when fighting the Japanese as a teenager, a year before the end of World War II.
Israel wants world attention on hostages held in Gaza
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel said Monday the plight of hostages held in Gaza should top the global agenda, after Palestinian militants released videos showing them looking emaciated, heightening fears for their lives after nearly 22 months in captivity.
Sara Netanyahu: the ever-present wife of Israel's prime minister
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» JERUSALEM - Whether dining opposite US President Donald Trump or accompanying her husband on an official Pentagon visit, Sara Netanyahu's front-row role in Washington this week has sparked fresh questions over her place in Israeli politics.
Bone collectors: searching for WWII remains in Okinawa
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» ITOMAN (JAPAN) - Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II.
Israel PM names new security chief, defying attorney general
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday his pick for the next head of the Shin Bet domestic security agency, defying the country's attorney general and a significant segment of the public.
Israel expands ground offensive in Gaza
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli military announced the launch of a new ground offensive in Gaza City on Friday to expand the security zone it has established in the Palestinian territory.
Israel strikes target Hezbollah in Beirut, kill 3
AFP, Published on 01/04/2025
» BEIRUT, Lebanon - An Israeli strike on Beirut killed at least three people on Tuesday, Lebanon's health ministry said after Israel announced its second strike on the country's capital in a fragile four-month truce.
Thousands protest against new Israel law expanding control over judicial appointments
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» JERUSALEM - Thousands protested Thursday after Israel's parliament passed a law expanding the power of politicians over the appointment of judges pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Israel government sacks Shin Bet intelligence chief
AFP, Published on 21/03/2025
» JERUSALEM - The head of Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, was sacked Friday, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he no longer trusts him, and fallout from a report on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.