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Snipers deployed on rooftops in southern governorate as Damascus condemns rise in cross-border incursions
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Taiwan issues warnings as Typhoon Champi nears
Taiwan is bracing for Typhoon Champi, which is causing flight cancelations and warnings for severe weather conditions as it approaches the island’s northeast coast.
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Aging Japanese Village Turns to Peru in Search of New Residents
In a misty mountain village in Japan, residents recently welcomed unlikely guests from a Peruvian district along the Amazon River, seeing a chance to revive an aging community facing extinction. The mayor of Belen and two young women visited a care home on their trip to Nanmoku, a village of just 1,300 people in Gunma Prefecture, greeting the elderly with broad smiles as some looked on slightly puzzled.
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What's Holding Up Washington's $14 bn Arms Sale to Taiwan?
Taiwan has been waiting months for US President Donald Trump to approve a $14 billion sale of weapons and equipment, which the island democracy would use to fend off a potential Chinese attack. Washington -- Taipei's most important security backer -- has sold many billions of dollars' worth of arms to Taiwan, most recently in December when it approved a record $11.1 billion package, said AFP. China opposes American military support for Taiwan, which Beijing claims is part of its territory and has threatened to seize with force.