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Study session on abduction issue for new LDP lawmakers

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, meets the press at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on May 14, 2026, after making a speech during a study session held the same day for newly elected LDP lawmakers. His elder sister Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13.

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Japan: Severe Weather Strikes Across Country, Causing Widespread Disruption

Severe weather struck Japan on Thursday, May 14, with guerrilla thunderstorms causing flooding in Yokohama, hail cutting power to over 10,000 homes in Kanagawa, and graupel reported in Yamaguchi and Yamanashi prefectures.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

A pedestrian takes a photo of U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade traveling in Beijing during his state visit to the Chinese capital on May 14, 2026. ==Kyodo

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

People gather along a street in Beijing on May 14, 2026, to get a glimpse of U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade during his state visit to the Chinese capital for a summit with President Xi Jinping.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hoisted at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hoisted at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hoisted at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hoisted at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

A large screen in Beijing displays a summit taking place between U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

A large screen in Beijing displays a summit taking place between U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026.

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Vietnam's foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung (L) is pictured upon arriving at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on May 12, 2026.

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UK: London Battered by May Hailstorm

A hailstorm struck London on Wednesday, May 13, battering the city and disrupting commutes.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, is welcomed by children during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, is welcomed by children during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Victims' kin commemorate 1991 train accident in western Japan

Bereaved family members attend a memorial service in Koka in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2026, the 35th anniversary of a local train collision that killed 42 passengers and staff.

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Victims' kin commemorate 1991 train accident in western Japan

Bereaved family members attend a memorial service in Koka in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2026, the 35th anniversary of a local train collision that killed 42 passengers and staff.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, R) attends a welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump (not seen) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (front, L), Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook (2nd row, L), Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk (2nd row, C) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (2nd row, R) also attended the ceremony. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (front), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

People gather along a street in Beijing on May 14, 2026, to get a glimpse of U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade during his visit to the Chinese capital for a summit with President Xi Jinping.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

People gather along a street in Beijing on May 14, 2026, to get a glimpse of U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade during his visit to the Chinese capital for a summit with President Xi Jinping.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

People gather along a street in Beijing on May 14, 2026, to get a glimpse of U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade during his visit to the Chinese capital for a summit with President Xi Jinping.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

People gather along a street in Beijing on May 14, 2026, to get a glimpse of U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade during his visit to the Chinese capital for a summit with President Xi Jinping.

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Fire at shipbreaking site in Kure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire at a shipbreaking yard in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 14, 2026. No injuries were reported from the incident in the western Japan city well known for shipbuilding.

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Fire at shipbreaking site in Kure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire at a shipbreaking yard in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 14, 2026. No injuries were reported from the incident in the western Japan city well known for shipbuilding.

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Fire at shipbreaking site in Kure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire at a shipbreaking yard in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 14, 2026. No injuries were reported from the incident in the western Japan city well known for shipbuilding.

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Fire at shipbreaking site in Kure

A fire breaks out at a shipbreaking yard in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 14, 2026. No injuries were reported from the incident in the western Japan city well known for shipbuilding.

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Fire at shipbreaking site in Kure

A fire breaks out at a shipbreaking yard in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 14, 2026. No injuries were reported from the incident in the western Japan city well known for shipbuilding.

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Private space station project

Former Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata meets the press in Tokyo on May 14, 2026, on U.S. firm Axiom Space's plan to develop a private space station to replace the outmoded International Space Station. Axiom Space CEO Jonathan Cirtain said at the press event that Wakata will head the Japan unit of Axiom, to be set up in July.

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Private space station project

Axiom Space CEO Jonathan Cirtain meets the press in Tokyo on May 14, 2026, on the U.S. company's plan to develop a private space station to replace the outmoded International Space Station. Cirtain said former Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who also attended the media event, will head the Japan unit of Axiom, to be set up in July.

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Private space station project

Former Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (L) shakes hands with Jonathan Cirtain, CEO of Axiom Space, in Tokyo on May 14, 2026, as they meet the media over the U.S. company's plan to develop a private space station to replace the outmoded International Space Station. Cirtain said Wakata will head the Japan unit of Axiom, to be set up in July. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani (R) shakes hands with manager Dave Roberts in the dugout after pitching seven scoreless innings in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani (R) is pictured with manager Dave Roberts in the dugout after pitching seven scoreless innings in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani celebrates after San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames is thrown out at second base on a double play in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani (C) celebrates with his teammates in the dugout after pitching seven scoreless innings in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani gestures as San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames is thrown out at second base on a double play in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani reacts after San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames is thrown out at second base on a double play in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani gestures as San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames is thrown out at second base on a double play in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 13, 2026.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (front), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (front), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani (3rd from R) participates in a meeting on the mound after allowing two hits in a row in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 13, 2026.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) slaps his glove after getting San Francisco Giants' Bryce Eldridge to fly out in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 13, 2026.

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Scene in Kyiv

Photo taken on May 14, 2026, shows the wreckage of a high-rise condominium building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv following Russian attacks.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

Police officers (back) patrol at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026, as U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Chinese capital for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

Police officers stand guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on May 14, 2026, as U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Chinese capital for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Canada: Granville Street Bridge Closed Due to Police Incident in Vancouver

The Granville Street Bridge in Vancouver was closed in both directions on Tuesday afternoon, May 12, during rush hour due to a police incident. While authorities did not confirm details, social media posts suggested the closure was related to a mental health crisis involving a person on the bridge structure.

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U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hoisted at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026.