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What the rise of Japan's new ultraconservative prime minister means for the Trump administration
Margaret Thatcher-san? In many ways, Takaichi will be a natural partner for President Donald Trump in the region, but has promised to closely guard Japan’s national interest, especially under the U.S.-Japan trade & investment deal.
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Vance announces opening of US-Israel Civilian Military Cooperation Center to rebuild Gaza
“We are one week into President Trump’s historic peace plan in the Middle East, and things are going, frankly, better than I expected that they were,” Vice President JD Vance said
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Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year prison sentence for conspiracy with Gadhafi
"It’s not a former president of the Republic being locked up this morning, it’s an innocent man," former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said
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Boris Johnson admits he went 'far too fast' on the net-zero policy he championed as British PM
Johnson set ambitious goals during his tenure for reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, in favor of wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy.
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Middle East peace on the line two years after Oct. 7 attacks
Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack.
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U.S. steps up pressure on diplomats to oppose Cuba resolution at U.N.
Cuba is allegedly supporting Russia's war by sending fighters to Ukraine, which has fueled the increased pressure.
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Blizzard strands nearly 1,000 on Tibet’s Mount Everest slope, rescue effort underway
Across the Nepal border, heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides, resulting in at least 47 deaths there since Friday.
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Israel is preparing to implement first stage of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the military has shifted into a defensive posture inside Gaza, halting offensive strikes but maintaining all current troop deployments.
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Gaza death toll tops 67,000, Hamas-run ministry says
According to the ministry’s figures, which do not distinguish between civilian and combatant casualties, 67,074 deaths have occurred so far — including 66 fatalities in the past 24 hours.
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Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi leader who is set to become first female prime minister
Takaichi, a veteran conservative lawmaker and former internal affairs minister, won the party leadership contest on Friday following the resignation of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
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You Vote: Now that Hamas says it has agreed to release hostages, do you think it's about to happen?
Hamas also signaled an agreement to give up power in the Gaza Strip as a way to end its war with Israel, according to the Associated Press. Israel has already agreed to the proposed peace plan.
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Albania installs AI bot as minister of procurement, in effort to end corruption in contract awarding
The bot, "Diella," is based on Microsoft digital infrastructure and will not have the power to unilaterally award contracts, only to advise.
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Jews warned UK of rising anti-Semitism, harassment, long before Manchester synagogue murders
Jihad Al-Shamie, the man charged with attacking Jewish worshippers on the holiest of holidays, was at the time free on bail for rape charges. While the intelligentsia of the UK look the other way, the UK’s chief rabbi said the attack creates an “urgent need for national soul-searching.”