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US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq

After more than a decade, the US-led coalition is ending its mission in Iraq, having helped save the country from jihadists while causing persistent friction. Coalition troops deployed to Iraq and Syria in 2014 to fight the Islamic State (IS) group, which had seized large swathes of both countries and committed massacres and atrocities. The group was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria in 2019,…

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Japan-born giant panda twins make debut in China after repatriation

SHANGHAI (Kyodo) -- A pair of Japan-born giant pandas made their public debut Tuesday in southwestern China's Sichuan Province, according to a facilit

  • Japan-born panda twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei debut in China
  • Sisters returned after eight months, marking first panda-less Japan since 1972
  • Twins displayed at Ya an Base, part of conservation agreement

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