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United States
Long time needed to identify remains
When the remains of US soldiers handed over by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea arrive in Hawaii on Wednesday, the US military will begin an identification process that experts said could take from three days to two decades to complete. The remains within each of the 55 boxes may not be those of a single person and are likely fragments of bones, said Paul Cole, an expert. The boxes also bear a message of good faith made by DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un at his summit with US President Donald Trump in June.
Tajikistan
IS claims attack that killed cyclists
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a car-and-knife attack on Western tourists that killed two US citizens and two Europeans. Officials didn't publicly address the IS claim. The four were killed when a car rammed into the group as they were cycling south of the capital of Dushanbe. The driver and the passengers then got out and attacked the cyclists with knives.
Japan
Tokyo vows to rescue journalist
The government said on Wednesday it's doing its utmost to rescue a journalist believed to be held in Syria after a video of a man appearing to be him was posted on the internet. Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda was last heard from in Syria in 2015. Chief Cabinet Spokesman Yoshihide Suga said he believed the man in the video was Yasuda. Suga refused to give further details about the rescue efforts.
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