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The Global Briefing: Rescue teams are racing against time in southern Japan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 18 people and left hundreds injured
The Global Briefing: Rescue teams are racing against time in southern Japan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 18 people and left hundreds injured
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure after a controversial cabinet reshuffle, with critics inside his own party questioning the timing just weeks before key state elections in September.
Iran has rejected an Omani proposal to share management of the Strait of Hormuz, insisting on greater control over one of the world's most strategically important shipping routes.
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