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Japan is preparing to hold diplomatic talks with India to focus on China's growing military assertiveness in the East and South China Seas.
Both countries have pledged to increase military cooperation to pursue a rules-based free and open maritime order in the Indo-Pacific region.
Thisanka Siripala reports from Tokyo.
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Floods triggered by incessant rains have battered parts of the central region, destroying crops and paralysing normal life.
Around 300 villages have been affected.
Authorities say more than 7,500 people from severely affected districts have been relocated for safety.
Ishan Garg tells us about the government's efforts from New Delhi
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A US federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to unseal a redacted version of the document used to justify the search of Donald Trump's Mar a Lago residence.
The affidavit may reveal more about the investigation into the former president's alleged mishandling of classified documents.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer reports
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California regulators are set to approve a plan to ban the sale of gasoline-only powered vehicles by 2035 in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
It is the only US state with the ability to set its own emissions rules.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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Former tennis world number one and 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has confirmed he won't be travelling to New York for the US Open, which kicks-off on Monday.
The Serb was hoping to compete and win his fourth trophy at Flushing Meadows, but since October last year, the United States has banned entry for non-citizens who aren't vaccinated against Covid-19.
Djokovic did not defend his Australian Open title in January because his vaccination status led to him being deported from the country.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer has more.
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The first US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years took up his post on Wednesday.
It's the latest step since Washington removed Khartoum from its state sponsors of terrorism list in 2020.
Naba Mohiedeen reports from Khartoum.
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Uganda is on high alert after authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed the resurgence of Ebola in the North- eastern Kivu province bordering Uganda.
Hillary Ayesiga reporting from Kampala
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A federal jury has awarded Vanessa Bryant, widow of Kobe and Christopher Chester, 31 million dollars in damages.
They sought damages over photos of the helicopter crash that led to the death of the basketball star, and 8 others in 2020.
U.S. Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
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Thousands of South African workers have taken to the streets, protesting high inflation, and increasing costs of electricity and fuel. The government has been given 14 working days to address demands made by protesting union members. Protesters face a no work, no pay policy for participating in the attempted ‘national shutdown’. Mark Roughton reports.
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The World Bank and the Export-Import Bank of the U.S are partnering with Nigeria in the country's energy transition plan.
They are committing over 3 billion dollars to the project.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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India's Supreme Court has sought a response from the state of Gujarat on petitions challenging the premature release of 11 men convicted of gangraping a woman in 2002.
The men were granted remission from the state government this month, leading to widespread protests in the country.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is pledging to do more to clear up his political party's links with the controversial Unification Church.
The religious group has faced increasing scrutiny since it became a key focus in police investigations into the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe last month.