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Military · WashingtonChina will likely have a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035 if it continues with its current nuclear buildup pace, according to a report released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.
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China likely to have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035: Pentagon
39% Center coverage: 55 sources
Transgender · TokyoA court said on Wednesday that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional, delivering a blow to LGBTQ rights with the second such ruling in the only G7 nation where same-sex marriage is not permitted.See the Story
Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban constitutional, but holds out hope
39% Left coverage: 31 sources
Asia · BeijingChina mourns death of former leader Jiang Zemin. State media said Jiang had died of leukaemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai. Floral tributes were laid in Jiang's hometown of Yangzhou and nearby Shanghai. flags on some government buildings in Beijing were at half-mast.See the Story
Chinese papers go black in mourning for late leader Jiang Zemin
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Religion · JapanShinji Miyadai, a professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, was found bleeding after suffering multiple slash injuries to his neck. The 63-year-old was also attacked from behind but was conscious as he was taken to hospital. Police are searching for the suspected attacker, who was seen running away from the scene.See the Story
Prominent professor seriously injured in Japan knife attack
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Halloween · WashingtonAnne Gieske, a third-year nursing student at the University of Kentucky, was among the those who died. At least 153 people died in a crush of Halloween revelers in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday night.Gieske was studying in South Korea this semester, school president says.See the Story
Two Americans were killed in Seoul Halloween crowd crush
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Europe · KyivA huge barrage of missiles slammed into Kyiv and cities across Ukraine. Images and videos from the very heart of the capital showed buildings scorched, cars destroyed and trees felled. Russia is thought to have used up a large proportion of its precision-guided missiles. It appears to be a new chapter in an already cruel war.See the Story
Death Toll of Russian Missile Strikes Rises to 19, Over 100 Wounded: Ukraine
36% Left coverage: 31 sources
Kim Jong-Un · WashingtonU.S. and South Korea agree to work together to stop North Korea from launching more missiles. North Korea has launched more than a dozen missiles in the past week. The U.N. Security Council has called for an end to the missile tests, which are considered a threat to U.S.-led forces.See the Story
Biden speaks with Japanese PM after North Korean missile launch
55% Center coverage: 22 sources
Kim Jong-Un · SeoulNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Japanese coast guard said. The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover as the missile appears to have flown over and past its territory before falling into the Pacific ocean. The latest launch was Pyongyang's fifth in 10 days, amid military muscle-flexing by the United States and South Korea, which staged trilateral anti-submarine exercises last week with Japanese naval forces.See the Story
N.Korea fires missile towards the east as Japan warns
38% Center coverage: 189 sources
US & Canada · MarylandPresident Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, headed to London on Saturday to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral, departing Washington without any former U.S. presidents, who are not taking part in the somber event.
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Bidens head to London for Queen Elizabeth's funeral
48% Center coverage: 177 sources
Europe · MoscowTass news agency reported that a Japanese diplomat called Motoki Tatsunori was arrested in Russia by its Federal Security Service (FSB) as he was suspected of spying.
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Japanese diplomat arrested in Russia by its Federal Security Service, suspected of spying
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Offbeat · TokyoAn international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has engineered a system for creating remote controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached to a solar cell. Despite the mechanic devices, ultrathin electronics and flexible materials allow the insects to move freely. Scientists have been trying to design cyborg insects—part insect, part machine—to help inspect hazardous areas and monitor the environment. See the Story
Scientists iron out the bugs to harness cyborg-roaches for rescue work
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