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Japan PM says Putin’s visit to disputed islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has criticised Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to the disputed Kuril islands on Thursday as “absolutely unacceptable”. Russian state media reported that Putin visited Iturup, known in Japan as Etorofu, one of four islands in the Kuril chain that are claimed by Russia and Japan. Putin’s trip “has worsened Japanese sentiment towards […] The post Japan PM says…

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Shildon to UAE: A 200-year railway journey

Shildon to UAE: A 200-year railway journey

It’s a small world, which was made smaller by something that happened in a little town in England two centuries ago. I’ve been back in the UK seeing family and friends and with it came a reminder of…

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