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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

The Japanese national flag is flown at half-mast at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2026, following the death the previous day of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at age 97.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

A man reads a newspaper in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2026, reporting that former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji died at 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Photo taken in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2026, shows copies of newspapers reporting the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at the age of 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Photo taken in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2026, shows copies of newspapers reporting the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at the age of 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026, shows copies of the same day's editions of Chinese newspapers reporting that former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji died at 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

A large screen in Beijing shows on Aug. 12, 2026, a news report on the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at age 97 earlier in the day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026, shows copies of the same day's editions of Chinese newspapers reporting that former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji died at 97 the previous day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

A large screen in Beijing shows on Aug. 12, 2026, a news report on the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at age 97 earlier in the day.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R, front) and his wife, Lao An, take a ride on a high-speed maglev train on an experimental track in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Oct. 16, 2000, during his official visit to Japan. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on April 12, 2002, at the first Boao Forum for Asia held in Hainan, China. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (C) takes part in a dialogue with about 100 members of the Japanese public on a live TBS television program in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2000. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) shakes hands with President Jiang Zemin in Beijing on Oct. 22, 2002. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji talks with Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2000. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji is pictured in Beijing on July 1, 2011. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Hiroshi Okuda (R), a former Japan Business Federation head and president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., is pictured with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in January 2005. Okuda, who played a key role in supporting reforms under Prime Minister Koizumi's administration in the 2000s, died on Aug. 8, 2026, aged 93.

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Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Hiroshi Okuda (R), a former Japan Business Federation head and president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., is pictured with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in January 2005. Okuda, who played a key role in supporting reforms under Prime Minister Koizumi's administration in the 2000s, died on Aug. 8, 2026, aged 93.

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Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Toyota Motor Corp. President Hiroshi Okuda unveils the Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid car, in October 1997. Okuda, who later chaired both Toyota and the Japan Business Federation, died on Aug. 8, 2026, aged 93.

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Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Toyota Motor Corp. President Hiroshi Okuda unveils the Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid car, in October 1997. Okuda, who later chaired both Toyota and the Japan Business Federation, died on Aug. 8, 2026, aged 93.

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Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Toyota Motor Corp. President Hiroshi Okuda unveils the Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid car, in October 1997. Okuda, who later chaired both Toyota and the Japan Business Federation, died on Aug. 8, 2026, aged 93.

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Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies

Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014, shows Hiroshi Okuda, a former Japan Business Federation head and president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. Okuda, who played a key role in supporting reforms under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's administration in the 2000s, died on Aug. 8, 2026, aged 93.

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Japanese ex-abductee Soga

Japanese ex-abductee Soga

Hitomi Soga, a 67-year-old Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 and repatriated in 2002, speaks during a seminar for teachers in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 7, 2026.

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Japanese ex-abductee Soga

Japanese ex-abductee Soga

Hitomi Soga, a 67-year-old Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 and repatriated in 2002, speaks during a seminar for teachers in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 7, 2026.

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Japanese ex-abductee Soga

Japanese ex-abductee Soga

Hitomi Soga, a 67-year-old Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 and repatriated in 2002, speaks during a seminar for teachers in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 7, 2026.

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[Breaking News]4th anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

NARA, Japan, July 8 Kyodo - Flowers are offered at a flower stand for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara on July 8, 2026, the fourth anniversary of his assassination in the city. (Kyodo)

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4th anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

NARA, Japan, July 8 Kyodo - Flowers are offered at a flower stand for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara on July 8, 2026, the fourth anniversary of his assassination in the city. (Kyodo)

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4th anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

4th anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, offers a prayer at the Abe family grave in Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2026, the fourth anniversary of his assassination in Nara Prefecture.

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4th anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

4th anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Flowers are offered at a flower stand for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara on July 8, 2026, the fourth anniversary of his assassination in the city.

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4th anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

4th anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Flowers are offered at a flower stand for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara on July 8, 2026, the fourth anniversary of his assassination in the city.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

A truck carrying late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's coffin crawls through crowds in a funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

A truck carrying late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's coffin crawls through crowds in a funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

A truck carrying late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's coffin crawls through crowds in a funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

A truck carrying late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's coffin crawls through crowds in a funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral ceremonies are held for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

A mourner holds up images of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leaders during funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 5, 2026, following their deaths in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

A mourner holds up images of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leaders during funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 5, 2026, following their deaths in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

A mourner holds up images of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and two other leaders during funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 5, 2026, following their deaths in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

A mourner reacts during funeral ceremonies for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 5, 2026, following their deaths in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Mourners carry Iranian and Shiite religious flags during funeral ceremonies for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 5, 2026, following their deaths in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

A mourner holds up images of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and two other leaders during funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 5, 2026, following their deaths in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Mourners gather during funeral ceremonies for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 5, 2026, following their deaths in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Funeral for Iran's ex-leader Khamenei

Photo shows the coffin (top) of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, alongside the coffins of members of his family, on stage during funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 5, 2026, following their deaths in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in February.

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