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Tensions in Japan’s supplemental budget debate

Here are developments in Japanese national politics as of the weekend: The Takaichi government is moving forward with a supplemental budget but faces some choices. The LDP’s new study group aimed at supporting Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae attracted most of the party’s

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Trump says Iran peace deal is 'largely negotiated'

Iran, the United States and ​mediator Pakistan all said on Saturday (May 23) that progress had been made in talks on ending almost three months of war, with President Donald Trump saying they are "getting a lot closer" to an agreement.

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Suspected and confirmed measles deaths top 500 in Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 23 - At least 86 children have died from confirmed measles infections in Bangladesh this year, and another 426 with symptoms consistent with the disease, health officials said on Saturday, as the country battles one of its worst outbreaks in decades.

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