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Seoul announces plan to compensate victims of Japan wartime forced labour

Foundation will accept donations from major local companies benefitting from 1965 reparations

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In Selma, Biden says US must face ‘the good, the bad’ of its history

President accuses Republicans of trying to ‘hide the truth’ amid heated national debate over educational syllabus

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Egypt jails activists for years on ‘terrorism’: rights groups

All four veteran advocates previously part of banned NGO

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Britain to present new legislation to curb migrant boat arrivals

Bill to provide for detention, swift deportation of asylum seekers

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US plane makes emergency landing in Cuba after hitting birds 

Boeing 737 carrying 153 starts smoking after animals strike engine, nose after takeoff

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Estonian PM’s party handily beats far right in national election

Kaja Kallas’s centre-right, pro-Ukrainian outfit wins 31.6% of vote, likely three more seats than before

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Seven missing as boat capsizes off disputed Japan islands

Witnesses see apparent fishing boat with a Taiwanese, six Indonesians overturn near Senkaku islets

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Future pope John Paul covered up child abuse while cardinal: report

Karol Wojtyla transferred paedophile priests to other dioceses to ensure no scandal ensued, says investigator

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Fire at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh leaves thousands homeless

Around 2,000 shelters, 35 mosques, 21 learning centres for refugees suffer total damage

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More Iranian schoolgirls targeted in mystery poisonings

Incidents ongoing for three months with some victims being hospitalised, source still unknown

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Ukraine says Russia pursuing ‘attempts to encircle’ Bakhmut

Kyiv claims over 130 enemy attacks repelled over past day, Moscow releases video of defence minister visiting frontline

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Pakistan police attempt to arrest former PM Imran Khan

Officers arrive at his home in Lahore, but unable to locate him with large crowd surrounding premises

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Greek PM apologises ahead of more rail crash rallies

Relatives of disaster victims will gather today for memorial outside Larissa station