New deal puts Takaichi on track to be Japan's first woman PM: reports
Japan's ruling party is set to sign a new coalition deal on Monday, paving the way for Sanae Takaichi to become the country's first woman prime minister, media reports said.
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Colombia accuses US of violating sovereignty in strike
Colombia's president accused on Saturday Washington of violating his country's sovereignty and killing a fisherman, shortly after US leader Donald Trump confirmed that US forces carried out another strike in his military campaign against "narcoterrorists."
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France's ex-president Sarkozy goes to jail
France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be jailed Tuesday over a scheme to acquire Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run, becoming the first former head of an EU country to serve time behind bars.
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Israel receives bodies of two more hostages returned by Hamas
The Israeli government said on Sunday that Hamas has handed over more hostage remains, as delays in finding bodies buried under the rubble of Gaza threatened the fragile ceasefire.
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Pope Leo to proclaim seven new saints, including three nuns
Pope Leo XIV is set to create seven new saints Sunday, including the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide and a Venezuelan "doctor of the poor".
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Bollywood's favourite romance still going strong after 30 years
India's longest-running film celebrates 30 years in the same cinema on Monday, a Bollywood romance so beloved that fans know it simply by its acronym "DDLJ".
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Withering vines: California grape farmers abandon fields as local wine struggles
For more than a century, Lodi's grape growers have supplied the old wineries that make this Californian city famous. But rocketing costs, falling demand and competition from imports mean some are now abandoning their vineyards.
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China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coal
Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too.
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Doncic anchors Lakers' NBA title bid in James's possible last stand
Past and future converge for the Los Angeles Lakers this season as LeBron James and Luka Doncic embark on their first full NBA campaign chasing a title that could cement one legacy and launch another.
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NBA teams ring changes but Thunder still fancied to repeat
Superstar players on new teams and All-Stars sidelined by severe injuries have jumbled expectations, but Oklahoma City remains a championship favorite when when the NBA's 80th season begins Tuesday.
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