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Explainer
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
By
Francis Tang
and
Gabriele Ninivaggi
How serious is the situation, and what should people do in the days to come? Here’s what you need to know.
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New Hamas chief is an arsonist in a desert tinderbox
Yahya Sinwar fills a post that opened with the July 31 killing of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s politburo chairman, while on a visit to Tehran.
Shira Loewenberg
Nagasaki bombing ceremony misses an important invitation: Israel's
Nagasaki’s Mayor Shiro Suzuki explicitly disinvited Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen to the 79th anniversary of the bombing of the city, citing security concerns.