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Ariel Sharon, the former prime minister of Israel and one of the country’s most iconic and controversial leaders, died Saturday after eight years in a coma, according to Israeli Army Radio. He was 85. A legendary general who became known as “the Bulldozer” after entering politics, he was seen as responsible for Israel’s disputed settlement project and a bloody war ...

Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right), followed by a security officer, visits Yasukuni Shrine to pay respect for the war dead in Tokyo. TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Yasukuni war shrine Thursday in a move sure to infuriate China and South Korea. Visits to Yasukuni by Japanese politicians have long been a point of friction ...

Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok has apologized for a comment that he was ‘dreading’ going to Nelson Mandela’s funeral in South Africa. Not every word leader, it seems, is anxious to attend Nelson Mandela‘s funeral. The Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok has admitted he was “dreading” the long trip to South Africa and that he had ...

AMIR COHEN/REUTERS Israeli far-right leader Avigdor Lieberman (left) is seen sworn in as Israel’s Foreign Minister at the parliament in Jerusalem on Monday. JERUSALEM — Hard-line Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman has been sworn in as the country’s foreign minister. Lieberman returns to the post after being cleared last week of all charges in a long-running corruption case. AMIR COHEN/REUTERS Israel’s ...