Japanese minister visits shrine to war dead, angering China, South Korea

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has proposed talks with North Korea to formally end the Korean War.

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Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, authorities say

Israel's military said it had struck "Hezbollah terror infrastructure" in response to what it described as an earlier action against its soldiers.

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West Asia war LIVE: Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills 7 people, Lebanese state media say

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Is China seeking to copy Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade around Taiwan?

Taiwan has long prepared for a Chinese military invasion but wars in Iran and Ukraine expose new potential threats.

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'We're seeing an important escalation in southern Lebanon despite the so-called truce'

Overnight Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least seven people in one village, in the deadliest escalation since the lull in fighting began two months ago.

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