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Alaska: A Source Of Russian Imperial Nostalgia

Some Russians mourn the loss of Alaska because 'it's where our bears live'
Alaska, the US state that will host the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on Friday, is a source of imperial nostalgia and often less-than-serious territorial claims in Russia.

North Korea Denies Removing Border Loudspeakers

A North Korean soldier stands guard in a watch tower next to a giant loudspeaker near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas in June
The powerful sister of North Korea's leader on Thursday denied reports by the South Korean military that Pyongyang has started removing loudspeakers used in tit-for-tat propaganda wars along their border.
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Visitors are led on a tour of Taiwan POW Memorial and Peace Park

'Nobody Else Knew': Allied Prisoners Of War Held In Taiwan

In a small urban park in Taiwan, more than 4,000 names are etched into a granite wall -- most of them British and American servicemen held by the Japanese during World War II. The sombre memorial sits on the site of Kinkaseki, a brutal prisoner of war camp near Taipei and one of more than a dozen run by Japan on the island it ruled from 1895 until its defeat in 1945.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference to discuss crime in Washington

Trump Expects 'Constructive Conversation' With Putin

US President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to have "constructive conversations" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and expressed displeasure with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for ruling out territorial concessions.
Gazans face dire shortages of food, water and medicine with UN agencies warning of starvation in the territory

Gazans Mourn Al Jazeera Staff Killed By Israel

Gazans gathered on Monday for the funeral of five Al Jazeera staff members and a sixth reporter killed in an Israeli strike, with Israel calling one of them a "terrorist" affiliated with Hamas.

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