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  Last update: 09:19 27.05.2019

  09:19 27.05.2019

  World

  Japan Agrees to Buy 105 US F-35 Fighter Jets - Trump

  US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are currently paying a four-day state visit to Japan.

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  Last update: 12:37 27.05.2019

  12:37 27.05.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Two Indian Army Commanders Escaped Pakistan's Kashmir Air Strike - Report

  Indian Northern Army Commander Lt Gen. Ranbir Singh and 16 Corps Commander Lt Gen. Paramjit Singh had left for another post, 700 metres from the military compound where the Pakistan Air Force dropped precision-guided glide bombs in an air strike on 27 February in retaliation to the IAF's strike a day earlier.

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  Last update: 05:57 27.05.2019

  05:57 27.05.2019

  Opinion

  Traditionalists Secure Majority in EU Parliament, Face Right-Wing Competition

  The political battle for EU parliament seats is over with the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) group celebrating victory. Another key trend is the rise of the right-wing ENF (Europe of Nations and Freedom), which doubled in size and won domestically across the EU.

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  Last update: 09:28 27.05.2019

  09:28 27.05.2019

  Europe

  Ramadan Interferes With Learning Process, Finnish Teachers Complain

  Strict fasting routines make it difficult for hungry Muslim children to concentrate during their lessons and prepare for final exams at the end of the spring semester; this anxiety has not only affected their grades, it's had an adverse effect on their fellow students, according to the Finnish daily Suomen Kuvalehti.

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  Last update: 07:19 27.05.2019

  07:19 27.05.2019

  Europe

  UK Brexit Party Leading in EU Parliamentary Elections - Preliminary Results

  LONDON (Sputnik) - The UK Brexit Party, led by former head of the right-wing UK Independent Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, is leading in the UK European Parliament elections, according to preliminary results.

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  Last update: 11:18 27.05.2019

  11:18 27.05.2019

  Europe

  Assange Accuser Ridiculed for Proclaiming Teenage Climate Activist New Biblical 'Prophet'

  According to Anna Ardin, the Swedish deacon who has accused Julian Assange of sexual misconduct, the world must listen to Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old with Asperger's Syndrome who has risen to international fame and inspired thousands of followers with her "school strike" campaign, claiming that her message comes from God himself.

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  Last update: 06:39 27.05.2019

  06:39 27.05.2019

  Business

  Samsung to Gain From Huawei’s Losses in US-China Trade War – Report

  The South Korean tech company should make its moves while its major Chinese competitor Huawei is driven away from the US market, Fitch Rating says in its report.

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  Last update: 08:03 27.05.2019

  08:03 27.05.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  'Rare Exception': Indian Foreign Minister to 'Fly Directly in Pakistani Airspace' - Reports

  In February, Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) closed the country's airspace to commercial flights. The decision was made after the Pakistani army downed an Indian military jet that had crossed the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region.