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Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills, to the Southeast Asian nation that came under brutal Japanese occupation in World War II but is now building an alliance with Tokyo as they face an increasingly assertive China. MANILA, Philippines

With just three weeks to go before the opening of the Paris Olympics, the water quality in the Seine river finally seems to have improved, with toxic bacteria coming down to acceptable limits, the Paris mayor’s office said in a statement Thursday, citing test results. The Seine is set to be used for the swimming

Source; Anadolu  Agency Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterates Türkiye’s commitment to pursuing peace, pledges to continue talks with both parties involved in conflict.   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd R) meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (2nd L) within the scope of his contacts at the 24th Summit of Heads of State of the Shanghai

  Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) attends a meeting with Chairman of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party Herbert Kickl for a joint statement, in Wien, on June 30, 2024 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced he wanted to form a new alliance with Austria’s far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party. The trio