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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making final arrangements not to call a snap election during the current parliament session ending June 23, the Asahi daily reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources in his administration.

Kishida has effectively given up a previously planned scenario to win a snap election ahead of September's ruling party leadership race, given low approval ratings due to recent funding scandals within his... (continue reading...)

By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - Experts are investigating a shark bite of a swimmer near San Diego, seeking to determine the species and uncover any clues to explain the rare event, a leading shark researcher said on Monday.

A 46-year-old man who was swimming with about a dozen others in Del Mar was bitten on the torso, left arm and hand about 100 yards (meters) from shore on Sunday, a Del Mar lifeguard spokesperson said, according to the... (continue reading...)

By Francois Murphy

VIENNA (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany have submitted a wide-ranging draft resolution against Iran to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors for it to be voted on later this week, the text seen by Reuters showed on Monday.

The text follows a resolution passed 18 months ago ordering Tehran to urgently comply with an International Atomic Energy Agency investigation into uranium traces found at... (continue reading...)

By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Georgia appeals court will hear arguments in October on whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting Donald Trump for trying to overturn his 2020 defeat, a schedule that will likely postpone that trial until after the Nov. 5 election.

At issue is whether the prosecution is tainted as a result of Willis' past affair with her one-time top deputy whom she hired... (continue reading...)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco police detained a group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who entered the lobby of the building housing the Israeli consulate after they refused to leave, authorities said on Monday.

An unspecified number of people were "detained for potential arrest," police said in a statement. "Officers have been making multiple warnings to the individuals to disperse and exit the private property on their own."

A... (continue reading...)