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Hundreds of people protested Sunday against NATO and military spending and against a possible conflict with Iran, two d ...

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A sharp warning from voters for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's party in Sunday's Tokyo assembly election has signaled that ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday called into question the future of Iran's ruling theocracy after a surprise attack on three ...