WorldPingPresident Vladimir Putin visited Russia's far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting protests by Japan which also claims the territory.
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WorldPingThe four southernmost islands of the chain also are claimed by Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories.
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the Russian leader's visit “wounds the feelings” of the Japanese people and further hardens anti-Russian sentiment in her country.
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WorldPingRussian President Putin has made his first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, travelling to Iturup, one of four islands claimed by both Russia and Japan. Tokyo strongly protested the visit, calling it “absolutely unacceptable.”…
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WorldPing'Falcon Strike': US launches first-ever multinational attack-drone task force — full report at Times of India.
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Japan has enough cash at its disposal for a couple more rounds of yen-buying on the scale of last month's intervention, Goldman Sachs says.
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WorldPingJack Draper slumps to a straight sets defeat in the first round of the Cincinnati Open after leading 5-2 in the second set.
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