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Oct 2024
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CHINA PLUS
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Tuesday marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Japan’s parliament has formally elected Shigeru Ishiba as the country’s new prime minister. The Israeli military says it has begun a limited ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

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