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Monday, 9 November 2026 Reading Room

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Takaichi Renews Call for Japan-North Korea Summit, Pledging Breakthrough in Decades-Old Abduction Dispute

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reaffirmed her commitment to hold a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, vowing to resolve the long-running dispute over North Korea’s abductions of Japanese citizens.

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp ·

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Danjuma Endorses Tinubu in North Central Game Changer Ahead of 2027 Polls

*Move will have impact in Taraba, Adamawa, Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, other *Christians in identified places still angry over killings Olawale Olaleye Weekend’s endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s…

  • Former Minister of Defence Danjuma endorses Tinubu for re-election.
  • Endorsement comes ten weeks before 2027 Nigerian polls.
  • Danjuma's support impacts North Central and North-East regions.

·thisdaylive.com

Iran mocks US military initiative to disrupt supply routes

Iran mocks US military initiative to disrupt supply routes Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has dismissed a new US military initiative to restrict the movement of goods through Iran's…

  • Iran's IRGC dismisses US plan to disrupt supply routes as "mere wordplay"
  • US Central Command creates Task Force Iron Gate in response
  • Iran prepared for economic pressure and maintains ties with neighbors

·middleeasteye.net

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