Japan's parliament is now more inclusive.
For the first time, the country's parliament opened a special session including more women and two disabled members.
All of them were elected last month.
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe both attended the opening ceremony of the "Extraordinary Diet" session in Tokyo.
Israeli exit polls show deadlock, point to setback for Netanyahu
Israel's wartime election appeared deadlocked on Tuesday, exit polls showed, with Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc running neck and neck with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp, leaving neither side with a clear path to power.
US-brokered ceasefire starts in Ukrainian town facing starvation
A ceasefire began on Tuesday around the Ukrainian town of Oleshky after more than four years of Russian occupation which have left trapped and starving residents desperate for food, water and medicine.
Jordan says it killed more than 20 IS militants in airstrikes on Syria
Jordan killed more than 20 IS militants in airstrikes on southern Syria on Monday evening following a deadly attack on a church in Jordan, Government Communication Minister Mohammed al-Momani said on Tuesday.
Fire breaks out in shantytown in Seoul's Gangnam district
A fire broke out on Tuesday in Guryong village, a shantytown in Seoul's upmarket Gangnam district, affecting 77 households and 107 people, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said.
Two men charged in UK with helping Iran over RAF Fairford incident
British prosecutors said on Tuesday they had charged two men under the National Security Act over an incident last month at the RAF Fairford airbase, with police saying the two were suspected of assisting Iran.
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