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Japan’s new PM faces sumo-sized dilemma: will Takaichi defy the sport’s ban on women?

Women are banned from entering the ‘sacred’ dohyo, but the country’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to present a trophy later this month

Anticipation is building among sumo fans in Japan as they wait to discover if the country’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, will defy centuries of tradition and step into the sumo ring to present a trophy later this month.

With 11 days of the current 15-day tournament in Fukuoka, south-west Japan, remaining, government officials have left the sport’s devotees guessing with vague comments over the likelihood of clash between Takaichi and the Japan sumo association.

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© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

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Thousands protest Jared Kushner-linked development on site of bombed-out Belgrade building

Many in Serbia see the site – a former army headquarters damaged in a 1999 Nato bombing campaign – as a tribute to those who died

Thousands of people have protested against a plan to tear down a former army headquarters in the Serbian capital Belgrade to make way for a luxury hotel complex, as part of a project linked to US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

The rally added to a spate of anti-government protests putting pressure on president Aleksandar Vucic triggered by the collapse a year ago of a railway station roof that killed 16 people.

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© Photograph: Andrej Čukić/EPA

© Photograph: Andrej Čukić/EPA

© Photograph: Andrej Čukić/EPA

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Borderline ambiguity: How Google Maps removes disputed Western Sahara border for Morocco users

The tech giant has released a statement acknowledging the use of different border displays between Western Sahara and Morocco

The dotted lines illustrating the border between Western Sahara and Morocco, indicating the former’s disputed territory status, have never been visible to people using Google Maps in the latter.

After media reports last week highlighted the discrepancy, tying it to the UN security council endorsing the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara, the tech company released a statement acknowledging it has always displayed the border differently depending on the search region.

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© Photograph: François Mori/ASSOCIATED PRESS

© Photograph: François Mori/ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Jack Schlossberg, Kennedy Heir, to Seek Nadler’s N.Y. Congressional Seat

Mr. Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy, said the Democratic Party needed someone who could stand up to President Trump and his allies.

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Jack Schlossberg has been critical of his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has espoused health-related conspiracy theories.
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