The United States, United Kingom and other countries say they will send lower-level officials to ceremony that will take place on Friday. The mayor of Nagasaki has defended his decision not to invite Israel to Friday’s memorial for those killed in 1945’s atomic bombing after ambassadors from countries including the United States and the United Kingdom said they would no longer attend the event. “It is unfortunate that...

The dismissal comes ahead of Tunisia’s October 6 presidential election and amid a continuing crackdown on critics. Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and replaced him with the social affairs minister. The statement from the president’s office late on Wednesday did not specify why Hachani was removed. Hachani had taken office on August 1 last year, replacing Najla Bouden, who was also dismissed without...