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Israel vows to press on in Gaza after UN Security Council approves ceasefire proposal (edition.cnn.com)

Israel has vowed to persist with its military operation in Gaza, saying it won’t engage in “meaningless” negotiations with Hamas, shortly after the United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved a US-backed ceasefire plan intended to bring an end to the eight-month war.

Canada’s Parliament rocked by allegations of treason (www.politico.com)

The capital of one of the world’s most stable democracies is gripped by growing panic about foreign agents working in elected office. A bombshell report by Canadian lawmakers has unnerved Parliament Hill, alleging that unnamed politicians have been covertly working with foreign governments....

U.N. Warns 1 Million Gazans Could Face Deadly Starvation by Mid-July (www.democracynow.org)

In other news from Gaza, the U.N. food agency has issued a dire warning, stating, “Over one million people — half the population of Gaza — are expected to face death and starvation by mid-July” if Israel’s war on Gaza does not end. The warning comes in a new report on global hunger that also says the risk of starvation...

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Rishi Sunak’s unlikely bid to remain U.K. prime minister after July 4 appears in tatters after a week bookended by crises: one he thought he’d avoided but the other destined to go down as a historic self-inflicted blunder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/08/world/politics/uk-rishi-sunak-political-crisis/

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After multiple delays, NASA astronauts finally launched aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on Wednesday, marking a milestone in private spaceflight collaboration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/world/science-health/boeing-starliner-milestone-flight/

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Hamas would demand a permanent end to the war in Gaza and for an Israeli withdrawal as part of a cease-fire plan, the group's leader said, dealing an apparent blow to a truce proposal U.S. President Joe Biden touted last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/world/politics/biden-hamas-gaza-war/

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@thejapantimes Hamas works for Likud.

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Israel says it is ready for an offensive along the northern border with Lebanon and is nearing a decision as the Hezbollah movement said it was not seeking to widen the conflict but was ready to fight any war imposed on it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/05/world/israel-lebanon-border-offensive/

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Popular social network TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls, a report showed, flouting its own guidelines and raising questions about its ability to detect election falsehoods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/tiktok-disinformation-eu-election/

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A high court in Pakistan has overturned jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's conviction on charges of leaking state secrets, though a conviction in another case means he will remain in prison for now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/pakistan-imran-khan-acquitted-jail/

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Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is trying to win the election by campaigning on the political center ground, and by showing voters how the party has shifted since its historic electoral defeat in 2019. Defense is a key part of that strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/starmer-uk-security-debate-sunak/

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@thejapantimes He's abandoning the core Labour vote for the Tories he feels more at home with. He's taking votes for granted.

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The International Court of Justice is hamstrung by a dysfunctional global system that sees countries comply with its rulings — or not — based on their own double standards, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/icj-dysfunctional-global-system/

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Trump Reportedly Took Guilty Verdict Hard, Looked ‘Old and Decrepit’, a ‘Shadow of What He Was Four Years Ago’ https://www.byteseu.com/155905/

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First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

The early results declared in South Africa’s election suggest the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the first time in 30 years. With results in from 13% of polling stations at 10 a.m. local time, support for the ANC stood at 42.5%....

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Jailed Trump: Secret Service ‘Has Met With Local Jail Officials’ in Preparation for Possibility a Guilty Ex-Prez is ‘Remanded on Spot’ https://www.byteseu.com/147953/

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A senior member of a Russian think tank whose ideas sometimes become government policy has suggested Moscow consider a "demonstrative" nuclear explosion to cow the West into refusing to allow Ukraine to use its arms against targets inside Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/world/politics/kremlin-russia-nuclear-explosion/

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Chinese firms must stop supplying components that Russia can utilize in weapons used to attack Ukraine, or face consequences, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/world/politics/china-russia-weapons-adeyemo/

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@thejapantimes says the US while funding and arming a genocide…

Personally I think we should bring all ICC designated war criminals to justice..

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