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US authorities say a member of Japan's criminal underworld has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar.
60-year-old Takeshi Ebisawa also pleaded guilty to international narcotics trafficking and weapons charges.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Tokyo.
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The United Nations says more funding is needed to aid its efforts in Syria.
The UN Security Council heard on Wednesday that close to 13 million people are facing acute food insecurity.
This comes a month after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, which had ruled the country since 1971.
Sally Patterson reports from New York, where the United Nations is headquartered.
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US Vice-President Kamala Harris says the White House will ensure "no community has to respond alone" to several devastating and deadly wildfires still raging around the suburbs of Los Angeles.
The former California Senator is promising federal support to tackle the blazes tearing through LA neighbourhoods.
But thousands of firefighters are struggling to control the flames, fuelled by dry weather and 160kph gusts of wind.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Nigeria has appointed Éric Chelle as the new head coach of Nigeria's National Football team, the Super Eagles.
The 47-year-old was a former coach of Mali's team for 2 years.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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An inquiry's heard that UK special forces in Afghanistan seemed 'beyond reproach' with a 'golden pass allowing them to get away with murder.'
It's alleged that SAS troops operating in the country murdered Afghans who posed no threat, during raids against suspected Taliban fighters.
The claims have emerged in evidence given to an inquiry examining night-time raids carried out from mid-2010 to mid-2013.
James Heappey is the former Minister of State for the Armed Forces and a former soldier, who says the allegations undermine the British military as a whole…
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The foreign ministers of the United States and Japan have said that ties between the two countries are stronger than ever - even though Japan's prime minister has expressed concerns about the Biden administration's decision to block Nippon Steel's almost $15 billion acquisition of US Steel.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Tokyo.
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Thousands of people in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood west of Los Angeles have been ordered to evacuate due to a fast-moving wildfire.
Dangerous windy conditions are forecast to continue into Wednesday.
Ira Spitzer has more from California.
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The American public can now pay their respects to former US President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state after passing away late last year, aged 100.
His remains were flown on Tuesday from his home state of Georgia to the United States Capitol, with a horse-drawn caisson hearse carrying his casket down the snowy streets of Washington DC.
From there, Benji Hyer reports.
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