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ISLAMABAD -- The death toll of a blast that hit a railway station in Quetta city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Saturday rose to 25, health and police officials said.
Confirming the casualties, Waseem Baig, media coordinator of the provincial health ministry of Balochistan, told Xinhua that the death toll increased after at least five injured people succumbed to injuries during treatment. (Pakistan-Terrorism Attack-Balochistan)
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TOKYO -- Japan's Komeito Party, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), held an extraordinary convention on Saturday to formally endorse land minister Tetsuo Saito as its new leader.
Saito, 72, takes over from Keiichi Ishii, who resigned following the party's loss of seats in the recent House of Representatives election, where he also lost his own seat. (Japan-Komeito-Leader)
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KABUL -- Afghan caretaker government's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has recently issued a decree to centralize control of military equipment, shifting authority over distribution from the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior Affairs, according to local media outlet Tolonews on Friday night.
"This measure aims to ensure the proper safeguarding of weaponry, preventing arms and other military assets from being used inappropriately and enhancing overall security," Tolonews quoted administration spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid as saying. (Afghanistan-Centralization-Weapons)
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TOKYO -- Over 800 representatives from government bodies, businesses and institutions from China and Japan gathered at a forum in Tokyo on Saturday to explore cooperation opportunities in green transformation.
Attendees at the 17th China-Japan Comprehensive Forum on Energy Saving and Environmental Protection noted that green development is a shared challenge and an area with substantial cooperation potential for both China and Japan, urging efforts to leverage comparative advantages to explore new areas for collaborative growth in energy conservation and environmental protection. (Japan-China-Green) Enditem
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