- Japan’s next leader may be its first woman or youngest in modern era Reuters
- Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it? CNN
- Japanese politics heats up The Economist
- Rice is on the…
Category: 4. World
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Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed Thursday to the southern port of Ashdod to process some 450 international activists detained by Israeli naval forces hours earlier in…
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Netanyahu met at White House with Qatari power broker tied to Gaza ‘cash suit
The official was identified as Ali Al Thawadi, a veteran Qatari diplomat who holds ministerial authority and has previously served as chief of staff to Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, the brother of Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim.
Al Thawadi was…
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Global Sumud Flotilla supporters rally around the world
Supporters of the Global Sumud Flotilla took to the streets in several major cities — including Rome, Istanbul, Athens and Buenos Aires — following news that Israeli forces had intercepted an…
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Israel draws global condemnation for Gaza flotilla interception; protests in Europe
A series of countries criticized Israel for its interception of an activist flotilla aiming to break the navy’s blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid, as Israeli forces detained more than 400 activists sailing on 41…
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‘What’s stopping us?’ — Putin threatens to attack Ukraine’s nuclear power plants
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened strikes on Ukrainian nuclear power plants at the Valdai International Discussion Club in the city of Sochi on Oct. 2.
Putin framed this potential move as a “mirror response,” claiming that Ukraine has…
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Europe split on ‘drone wall’ project, plan to battle Russia’s attacks remains elusive
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz waits alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before a meeting of the Ukraine Contact…
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2 killed, 4 seriously injured in Yom Kippur attack at UK synagogue; terrorist shot dead
Two people were killed and four seriously injured when a man drove a car into people outside a packed synagogue in Manchester, northern England, on Thursday and then began stabbing them, in a terror attack on Yom Kippur.
Police shot and…
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Manchester Synagogue Attack: Starmer to Hold Emergency Meeting
British police arrested two people and killed the main suspect after a fatal terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, leading UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to warn about the threat of rising antisemitism.
Two people were killed and four…
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