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Russian aggression towards Ukraine could jeopardise Indo-Pacific stability, says US after Quad meeting
US secretary of state Antony Blinken says Russia’s actions could embolden other countries to pursue military a…
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‘Peeing is very easy’: Japanese billionaire returns to Earth after documenting life on ISS
Yusaku Maezawa spent 12 days at the space station, marking Russia’s return to space tourism after a decade-lon…
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Rahm Emanuel leads confirmed Biden nominees in late-night logjam break
Ex-Obama chief of staff will go to Japan after deal for vote on Russia pipeline sanctions ends Republican Sena…
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Japanese fashion tycoon to blast off for ISS as Russia revives space tourism
Yusaku Maezawa to become first space tourist sent to space station by Russia in more than a decadeThe Japanese…
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Russia sends defence missiles to Pacific islands claimed by Japan
Moscow defence ministry posts video of missile system arriving on Matua in Kuril island chainRussia has deploy…
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From Roys to royals, succession battles are raging the world over
For edge-of-the-seat drama, the TV dynasty can’t match the power struggles of leading families in Japan, Saudi…
- Japan, Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Vladimir Putin, Olympic Games, Protest, Russia, Sport
The Guardian view on Belarus: an Olympic athlete joins the exodus | Editorial
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has followed in the footsteps of thousands of others deserting Lukashenko’s totalitari…
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Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky set to join the multibillionaire club
Banking and payments app launched six years ago valued at £24bn in deal secured by 36-year-old CEORevolut beco…
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China blasts Japanese minister’s ‘sinister’ remarks about Taiwan
Beijing lodges diplomatic protest with Japan after defence minister calls island a ‘democratic country’China a…
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Australia pressed to show leadership on Indo-Pacific health ahead of Quad meeting
Access to Covid vaccines is set to be one of the main talking points when Scott Morrison meets with Joe Biden …
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Gurrumul, Omar Souleyman, 9Bach and DakhaBrakha: the best global artists the Grammys forgot
From the Godfathers of Arabic rap to the father of Ethio-jazz, Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan guides a to…
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Joe Biden talks tough on putting the world to rights. But can he deliver?
The new US president faces a series of intractable foreign policy problems that won’t be solved by signing exe…
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Japan reports five cases of coronavirus variant found in UK
Cases emerge as Russia becomes latest country to tighten controls on travel from BritainSee all our coronaviru…
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Russia’s cyber-attack plan for Olympics part of a familiar pattern
The reach of the GRU spy unit behind attacks on Japan and South Korea is remarkableRussia planned cyber-attack…
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Russia planned cyber-attack on Tokyo Olympics, says UK
Foreign secretary condemns ‘cynical and reckless’ bid to disrupt Games, before they were postponedRussian mili…
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Global report: don’t count on vaccine, US scientist warns, as cases pass 5m
Brazil reports nearly 20,000 infections in one day; Trump says he’ll stop taking hydroxychloroquine in two day…
- Japan, Europe, Africa, Infectious diseases, Coronavirus outbreak, World news, Medical research, Asia Pacific, China, UK news, Middle East and North Africa, Microbiology, Russia, Science
Coronavirus live news: Spain death toll passes 10,000 with record single-day rise of 950
Iran passes 50,000 cases and 3,136 deaths; Russia and Afghanistan record single-day records; Cambodian governm…
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Spain defends response to coronavirus as global cases exceed 500,000
China shuts its borders to foreign visitors, and Russia closes all bars and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest up…
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Coronavirus outbreak: four cruise ship passengers test positive in UK – live news
Turkey and Pakistan close borders with Iran after eight deaths, while in northern Italy towns are on lockdown …
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‘Something resembling hell’: how does the rest of the world view the UK?
Three years after the referendum, and hovering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit, international journalists sha…