NEW DELHI -- An activist of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was shot dead by unknown gunmen in eastern Indian state of West Bengal, police said Monday.

The 36-year-old Chandan Sau was attacked Sunday night in Bhatpara area of North 24 Parganas, about 33 km east of Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal. (India-BJP-Activist)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's defense ministry said Monday that the Ulchi Taegeuk exercise was launched among civilians, government officials and armed service members to better address various potential contingencies such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks.

Choi Hyun-soo, defense ministry spokesperson, told a press briefing that the Ulchi Taegeuk drill, which is defensive in nature, would continue from Monday to Thursday. (S.Korea-Military exercise)

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TOKYO -- The leaders of Japan and the United States underscored the importance of the two countries' alliance at the outset of talks in Tokyo on Monday.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the beginning of talks with U.S. President Donald Trump said that, "I hope to make this visit by Mr. and Mrs. Trump something befitting the opening of a new era, Reiwa."

For Trump's part, he said that he had a good relationship with his Japanese counterpart and that relations with Japan are the best they have been. (Japan-U.S.-Visit)

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KABUL -- At least 10 people were wounded after a bomb blast struck a government workers' bus in Afghan capital on Monday, a security official confirmed.

"A sticky bomb attached to a mini-bus carrying employees of Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs was detonated in Baraki neighborhood, Police District 2 roughly at 7:45 a.m. local time. The initial information found 10 people aboard the bus were wounded," said a police officer who requested anonymity. (Afghanistan-Bomb) Enditem

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