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The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

WORLD NEWS
09-08-2025 13:27 HKT
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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows as he approaches the podium to give a speech during the annual memorial ceremony for the victims at the Peace Park in Nagasaki on August 9, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing during WWII. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows as he approaches the podium to give a speech during the annual memorial ceremony for the victims at the Peace Park in Nagasaki on August 9, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing during WWII. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

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