UNITED NATIONS: Japan committed $1.5 billion Tuesday to counter the growing Middle East refugee crisis as Tokyo pressed demands at the UN General Assembly for a greater role in the world body.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been instrumental in demanding reforms that would allow Japan -- the second-largest contributor to the UN budget -- to become a permanent member of the Security Council.

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