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Wartime allies pay tribute to VJ-Day veterans on 75th anniversary
Wartime allies Britain and Canada both paid tribute Saturday to veterans of the multinational Second World War campaign against Japan, which formally ended 75 years ago some three months after Nazi Germany had been vanquished in Europe.
Bahrain, Oman could be next to normalize relations with Israel. Saudi Arabia? Not so fast
The U.S.-brokered deal between Israel and the U.A.E. to establish diplomatic relations could lead other countries in the region to normalize relations with Israel. But it's unlikely that Saudi Arabia, arguably the most important geo-political Persian Gulf state, will follow suit any time soon, according to experts who specialize in the region.
Families of Lebanon blast victims plead for international investigation
Many Lebanese want the probe taken out of the hands of their own government, having learned from past experience that the long-entrenched political factions, notorious for corruption, won't allow any results damaging to their leadership to come to light.
California orders rolling power outages during heat wave
California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2011 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system.
Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Saturday
India is ready to mass produce coronavirus vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he launched a national project to roll out health cards for each citizen to store medical records.
