Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels as other fronts calm
[Japan Today] - 01/3/2025
The rockets from Gaza have mostly fallen silent. A ceasefire with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon has taken hold. But repeated fire from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a faraway foe,…
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Missing surfer in Australia believed dead in shark attack
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[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Biden blocks Nippon Steel's proposed deal to acquire U.S. Steel
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[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
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[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
56-year-old woman arrested over death of 80-year-old mother
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[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
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[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
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While much remains unknown about the man who carried out an attack in New Orleans on New Year’s and another who died (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Neil Young says he will play Glastonbury after all
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[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Osaka into first semifinal since 2022
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[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Hanoi declared world's most polluted city
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[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Moldovan PM warns of security crisis after cut-off of Russian gas
Moldova faces a security crisis after its breakaway enclave of Transdniestria was cut off from supplies of Russian (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff
South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
