Japan principal of scandal-hit school says he got donation from PM's wife
The head of a Japanese nationalist school at the heart of a political scandal said in sworn testimony in parliament on Thursday that he received a donation of 1 million yen from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife in her husband's name.
China says hopes new Japanese carrier doesn't mark return to militarism
China said on Thursday that it hoped the entry into service of Japan's second big helicopter carrier, the Kaga, did not mean a return to the country's past militaristic history.
Police reopen streets in east London after suspect package alert
British police cordoned off streets in Shoreditch, east London, on Thursday and were investigating a suspect package, a day after an attack at the country's parliament killed three people and put the city on high alert
Ukraine accuses Russia of 'state terrorism' after former MP shot
Ukraine accused Russia of "state terrorism" after a former Russian lawmaker and key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead in broad daylight outside a hotel in central Kiev on Thursday.
Ukraine sees Russian hand in ammo warehouse blasts
Ukraine suspects the Russian military or its separatist rebel proxies were responsible for blowing up a warehouse storing tank ammunition at an eastern military base early on Thursday morning, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said.
France's Le Pen to visit Moscow on Friday
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen will visit Russia on Friday, a country whose leader she admires and which has been at the center of allegations of interference in the French election campaign via media outlets.
China says has no dispute with Philippines over Benham Rise
China and the Philippines do not and will not have a dispute over Benham Rise, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, referring to a vast area the United Nations has declared to be part of the Philippines' continental shelf.
Greece won't last in euro zone in long-run: Bavarian finance minister
Greece will not last in the eurozone in the long run and officials working on a review of its bailout package should prepare for such a possibility, a senior member of the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives said.
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