The pope has expressed concern and promised a high-profile visit to Iraq later this year.

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Buckingham Palace have canceled all the queen's official engagements for the next week, including a high profile visit to Rome.

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Yesterday, April 3, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide made a high profile visit during which he trumpeted a commitment from the U.S. given only last month to return to Japan five bases located south of Kadena by about 2020.

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