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- The Japanese Diet is soon expected to re-elect Takaichi Sanae as prime minister. Her Liberal Democratic Party achieved a landslide victory in the Lower House election. There are now 106 first-time Lower House members, which is seven more than the last election two years ago. After every Lower House election, lawmakers in both chambers have to vote to choose a prime minister.
- The Japanese government has announced that it will make additional financial contributions to support UNESCO projects in Ukraine, Palestine and elsewhere. Japan’s government says it will provide about 1.378 billion yen, or over 8.9 million dollars, to support 27 countries and regions.
- Warner Bros. Discovery says it is reopening merger talks to give Paramount Skydance a one-week deadline to come up with a final buyout offer. The move comes after rival Netflix in December agreed to buy Warner’s video-streaming and studio businesses for 72 billion dollars.