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Japan’s Abe vows to reform constitution despite no ‘supermajority’ (Guardian)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged to keep alive his plans to amend the…
Huge fire breaks out at London shopping centre (Metro)
A large blaze broke out at a shopping centre in East London this morning. Firefighters…
Twitter suspends Iran news agencies over ‘harassment of Baha’is’ (BBC)
Twitter has suspended several Iranian news accounts over alleged harassment of people who follow the…
Ukraine’s TV-star president looks to bolster power (BBC)
Polling is taking place in Ukraine, with voters electing a new parliament. Volodymyr Zelensky became…
Four killed over withcraft allegations in India (Guardian)
Four members of a family including two women were killed by fellow villagers in central…
César Pelli: Architect of Malaysia’s Petronas Towers dies at 92 (BBC)
The Argentine-American architect César Pelli, designer of the Petronas Towers in the Malaysian capital Kuala…
Hong Kong actor Simon Yam stabbed on stage in China (BBC)
Hong Kong actor and film producer Simon Yam has been stabbed while speaking on stage…
French army asks sci-fi writers to predict future (BBC)
The French army is to create a “red team” of sci-fi writers to imagine possible…
Tehran denies US claim of destroying Iranian drone (Guardian)
Tehran on Friday denied the United States had downed one of its drones, saying all…