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Australia-US nuclear submarine deal in doubt amid cuts | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
There are worries in Australia that a nuclear submarine deal with the US could be at risk from Washington's latest budget plan.
The US has decided to cut next year's planned submarine production from two to just one to save costs.The move has sparked concerns about the impact on deliveries to Australia, but…
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People in Gaza awaiting food aid reportedly attacked again | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Media reports say people in the Gaza Strip have again come under attack as they await food aid, suggesting that the humanitarian crisis there will continue even during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Local media say residents waiting for food in Gaza City in the north of the enclave were attacked by Israeli…
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Fierce fighting continues in Gaza despite start of Ramadan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Israeli forces are continuing their offensive and reportedly killing and wounding many people across the Gaza Strip despite the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday.
International mediators have failed to secure a ceasefire to stop the fighting in Gaza before the month of fasting.…
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Ukraine raises concerns over nuclear plant safety | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko has urged Russia to withdraw its troops from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine.
During a news conference in Vienna on Friday, the minister said the overall situation at the plant is inching closer to a possible nuclear accident, as the number of…
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Japan’s Ground SDF holds joint military exercise with Indian Army | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the Indian Army completed a two-week joint drill at a training facility in a desert in India's western state of Rajasthan on Saturday.
Forty members from each country took part in the exercise, the fifth of its kind.
Members of the Indian Army, who are said to…
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WFP: Afghan women, girls need international support | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
March 8 is International Women's Day.The World Food Programme is calling on the international community to help Afghan women, who can barely feed their families at a time when the UN body is short of funds.
To mark Women's Day, the WFP released a video of the challenges facing women in Afghanistan.The agency says…
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Taliban: media can continue work if respectful of Islamic values | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
In Afghanistan, the Taliban interim government has announced it will establish a mechanism to financially support journalists in the country.
The country's ministry of information and culture held a meeting to discuss the ongoing activities of local media.
The acting minister Khairullah Khairkwah…
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Singapore faces backlash over Taylor Swift deal | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Pop superstar Taylor Swift's concerts in Singapore have raised a bit of a diplomatic row, as other countries in Southeast Asia are not happy that the city-state made a deal that left them off the schedule.
The US singer is visiting five continents to play over 150 shows, with six in Singapore set to wrap up on…
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Indian siblings reunited with their mother after 13 years | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
India is in the grips of a missing children crisis. But one mother has finally found peace of mind after she was reunited with her daughter and son following a 13-year absence.
The siblings ran away from their home in the northern city of Agra in 2010 when they were 11 and seven years of age. They planned to go…
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Myanmar’s UN envoy denounces junta | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, who was appointed before the military coup in the country, says the junta's dictatorship is the biggest obstacle to Myanmar's stable future.
Thailand's parliament held a seminar over the weekend to discuss the situation in neighboring Myanmar, where the junta continues…
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