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Japan’s main opposition party is filing a no-confidence motion against Cabinet.
The move follows criticisms of government measures to reform party funding as ‘inadequate’.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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900,000 students in India are now stuck in limbo after officials scrapped a common entrance exam just a day after the students took the test.
Officials say the "integrity of the exam was compromised" - raising concerns about questions leaking ahead of the test.
The exam is mandatory for students seeking admissions in PhD programs or looking for teaching roles in federal government run universities.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Record-breaking temperatures are expected across the United States, as a heat dome continues to intensify over the northeast of the country.
Several states have opened cooling centres in libraries, town halls, and other public spaces to help residents without air conditioning.
It comes as many Americans celebrate Juneeteenth on Wednesday, a federal holiday commemorating the ending of slavery.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Nvidia has overtaken Microsoft and Apple to become the world's most valuable public company.
The computer chip maker — at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom — now has an overall market valuation of $3.34 trillion USD.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Nigeria has announced 17 new oil blocks for bidding by investors.
It brings the total blocks on offer by the country to 36 for the 2024 oil bid round.
Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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More than 550,000 proxy-vote applications have been submitted so far in the build-up to the French general election.
The second-round of the vote falls at the start of the French school summer holidays.
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The leaders of Russia and North Korea are holding their first summit in Pyongyang in 24 years.
Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived to a hug and handshake from his counterpart Kim Jong-un on Wednesday.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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US Senators accused Boeing of losing its way and putting profits above safety in a hearing about the planemaker's long list of issues, and allegations of coverup.
Relatives of some of the more than 300 people who died in two Boeing Max jet crashes on Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines were present at the hearing on Tuesday.
Caroline Malone reports.
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The United States and NATO are reaffirming the West's commitment to Ukraine, as the US prepares to host the North Atlantic Alliance's 75th anniversary summit in Washington DC next month.
Top American diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, held a press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday. In it, he hailed the increase in defence spending by many of the pact's countries, a move he insists is "necessary to meet the challenges of this time."
Benji Hyer reports.
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