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Fires and aftershocks beset search for trapped survivors of Japan quake

The Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has ordered army personnel to help the relief effort.

At least 30 people have died following the 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on Monday - we get the latest as the Japanese authorities warn of fresh quakes.

The leader of South Korea's political opposition has been stabbed in the neck at a news conference in the southern port city of Busan, we hear the latest from there.

And we report on the situation in Gaza as thousands of doses of vaccines against childhood diseases have been delivered to help tackle a growing health emergency.

50 minutes

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  • Tue 2 Jan 202406:06GMT