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President Obama visits Hiroshima

27/05/2016 GMT

President Obama Visits Hiroshima

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Obama is first serving US president to visit Hiroshima since the 1945 nuclear bombing

Obama visits Hiroshima; Political unrest in Venezuela; Underwater music performance

Obama becomes first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima since the 1945 nuclear bombing. Also: Political unrest in Venezuela; Underwater music performance; The world's toughest diplomat?

(Image: President Obama lays a wreath at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Photo by AP)

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