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TOKYO: Severe tropical storm Jangmi ripped across Japan on Wednesday (Jun 3), with fierce winds and torrential rain disrupting transport and businesses, and knocking out power for tens of thousands of homes.The storm’s centre lay about 150km south of Tokyo as of early Wednesday afternoon, moving northeast with maximum sustained winds of up to 25m per second, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. The storm is set to pass very close to the Pacific side of eastern Japan and heightened vigilance is needed, the agency added.At least 15 people have sustained minor injuries, according to authorities. The storm, with a central pressure…

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Ex-Somali PM Khaire accuses government forces of attacking him before planned antigovernment protests in Mogadishu.Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026Heavy gunfire has broken out in central Mogadishu as Somalia’s former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire says he has been attacked by government forces before planned protests.“An attack was launched against us by forces commanded by the president whose term has expired,” Khaire said in a social media post on Wednesday, adding they had been preparing for a “peaceful demonstration” the following day.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listPresident Hassan Sheikh Mohamud “bears full responsibility for today’s violent attack…

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Christina Bohannan won the Democrat primary in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, CBS News projects, giving her a third chance at trying to unseat Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Bohannan, a University of Iowa law professor and former state representative, beat political newcomer and healthcare worker Travis Terrell to advance to the November general election. The Iowa district, which spans the southeastern corner of the state, has a history of close races, with Miller-Meeks defeating her Democratic opponents by slim margins. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report has rated the race a toss up, and House Democrats’ campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you or someone you know is the victim of domestic abuse, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.Courtney Clenney’s defense team has inspected the knives at the center of her murder case as the former OnlyFans model awaits trial in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli.During a pretrial hearing on Monday, Clenney’s attorneys confirmed they had been able to examine the knives involved in the case, according to Court TV. Her attorneys also told the judge they have more than eight depositions scheduled in the coming days…

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Ontario’s financial watchdog says the province’s labour force declined in the first quarter of this year at the sharpest rate since records began, excluding the pandemic lockdowns. A new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario said the number of people in work dropped by 71,300 between January and March, a decline of 0.8 per cent.That decline is the steepest drop — barring COVID-19 —since the figure was first tracked in 1976.The labour force estimates people who have done any work, whereas unemployment refers to people actively looking for work who haven’t found.“Doug Ford is a jobs disaster,” said…

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FIFA World Cup SoFi Stadium preps We go to SoFi for a behind-the-scenes look at how the stadium is preparing for World Cup, set up and scale, plus we talk with a SoFi Chef about additions to the menu for matches NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be staffed in Los Angeles during the World Cup but will not be actively detaining foreign travelers, Los Angeles ​County Sheriff Robert Luna said this week.ICE’s presence at World Cup games has been an ongoing discussion, especially in Los Angeles, to the point that…

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SEOUL: North Korea on Wednesday (Jun 3) slammed remarks by the top American military official in South Korea comparing his host nation to “the dagger in the heart of Asia”, saying it reflected Washington’s strategy to contain China.General Xavier Brunson made the comments in an interview as speculation builds that Washington may seek to expand the US Forces Korea (USFK) role in countering China’s regional influence.About 28,500 US troops are stationed in South Korea to help guard against the nuclear-armed North.The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a commentary by analyst Kim Myong Chol, who said Brunson’s remarks showed the…

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