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Japan emperor abdication debate could stir discussion on female succession
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Brazil’s Temer ally is new lower house speaker, eyes reforms
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Hezbollah has more missiles below ground than EU above ground, says Israeli UN envoy
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Hundreds ‘disappeared’ in Egyptian government crackdown, says Amnesty International
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Russian jets blast Syrian refugee camp along Jordan border killing 12, injuring scores
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US State Department ‘baffled’ by John Kerry’s latest comments on Syria, rebels
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China vows to protect its sovereignty after international tribunal’s South China Sea ruling
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah training Afghan snipers to fight for Assad
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Sanders finally endorses Clinton for president
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Berri rejects extensions of parliament term says elections will be held regardless of electoral law