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Iran calls for compensation after Hormuz oil spill reaches Qeshm island
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Iran calls for compensation after Hormuz oil spill reaches Qeshm island

Iran is demanding compensation after an oil spill in the Strait of Hormuz reached its Qeshm island, blaming a foreign bulk carrier

Heavy rain soaks eastern Japan, prompting highest-level warning
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Heavy rain soaks eastern Japan, prompting highest-level warning

Heavy rain soaked eastern Japan, flooding homes and prompting Chiba's first-ever highest-level warning from weather officials

Pakistanis most value hospitality, food and natural beauty, survey finds
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Pakistanis most value hospitality, food and natural beauty, survey finds

New Ipsos survey finds Pakistanis most value hospitality, food and natural beauty, offering an upbeat view ahead of Independence Day

Pakistan at 80: Can new provinces fix its governance crisis?
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Pakistan at 80: Can new provinces fix its governance crisis?

Kamran Khan says Pakistan needs to rethink how governance is delivered and power is distributed as debate over new provinces and administrative reforms grows

Iran rejects Trump claims of US control over Hormuz as 'lies'
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Iran rejects Trump claims of US control over Hormuz as 'lies'

Iran's military rejected as "lies" Trump's claim of US control over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the waterway is fully under Iranian control

Afghan finds 500-kg Soviet-era bomb in garden, police say
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Afghan finds 500-kg Soviet-era bomb in garden, police say

A 500-kg Soviet-era bomb was found in a home garden in Afghanistan, the latest of tens of thousands of war remnant casualties