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Rescuers continue their grim search for survivors after a massive landslide devastated a remote village in Papua New Guinea. AP has more: https://flip.it/nv-08Z

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In 2016, Britain voted for Brexit and America for Trump, heralding a populist wave. Both countries face pivotal elections this year — but their paths appear to have diverged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/world/politics/uk-conservatives-us-elections/

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Ukraine has begun releasing prisoners to serve in its army in an effort to rebuild its depleted forces after more than two years of war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/world/ukraine-prisoners-military/

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated cease-fire that recognizes the current battlefield lines, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/world/politics/putin-russia-ukraine-ceasefire/

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The West wants to dig into Moscow's pockets to provide aid to Ukraine, but tapping frozen Russian assets is not that simple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/world/politics/russia-assets-seizure-g7/

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The top U.N. court ordered Israel Friday to halt military operations in Rafah, a landmark ruling likely to increase international pressure for a cease-fire more than seven months into the war sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/world/politics/icj-israel-rafah-halt-order/

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U.S. Fears Joint North Korea-Russia ‘October Surprise’: Report https://www.byteseu.com/134367/

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ICJ Live: Court orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive and open Gaza-Egypt border crossing for aid | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/icj-live-court-rule-israels-offensive-gaza-2024-05-24/

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The question is no longer if Western museums should return looted historical goods; it’s when and how to do so. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/24/world/museums-stolen-artifacts/

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The U.S., China and Europe are entering a combative economic phase that threatens to deepen fractures and challenges decades of free-market orthodoxy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/world/politics/us-china-europe-trade-war/

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said there would be no deportations of asylum seekers to Rwanda before a national election in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/world/politics/uk-rwanda-plan-slow-start/

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on a visit to New Caledonia on Thursday that inequalities had widened on the French-ruled Pacific archipelago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/world/politics/new-caledonia-crisis-inequality/

Tongan diaspora blasts PM Hu‘akavameiliku over leaked document supporting China against Australia, NZ over involvement in Solomon Islands (www.kanivatonga.co.nz)

The Prime Minister has been heavily criticised after documents from his government criticising Australia and New Zealand against China were leaked to media. The leaked document from Tonga’s Foreign Affairs Ministry shows that kingdom’s officials sharply criticised Australia and New Zealand’s response to the security pact...

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Biden’s tariffs on Chinese imports are strategic, aimed at protecting U.S. industries, preventing economic disruptions and ensuring the success of domestic green energy initiatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/21/world/second-china-shock/

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Much attention to date has focused on how India’s religious and caste divides have become political fodder. In fact, tensions between Indian states may be even more dangerous. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/23/world/indias-most-dangerous-divide/

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International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan's decision to request arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders may be one of the most contentious of his entire career. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/prosecutor-arrest-warrant-hamas-israel/

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Infighting among Europe's far-right parties is disrupting pre-election campaigning, as France's Le Pen's National Rally cuts ties with Germany's AfD, jeopardizing conservative gains in the European Parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/europe-far-right-disarray-elections/

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With Russia having opened a new front in its war on Ukraine, consensus in Washington over U.S. weapons supplies to Kyiv being conditional on them never being fired into Russian territory is beginning to fray. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/white-house-ukraine-us-weapons/

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Spain, Norway and Ireland said on Wednesday that they would recognize an independent Palestinian state, a rebuke to Israel over its war in Gaza and its decades of occupation of Palestinian territories. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/european-recognition-palestinian-statehood/

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The European Uyghur Institute claims that Uyghurs in France face "intimidation and harassment" amounting to "repression" from China in a legal complaint filed Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/uyghur-chinese-repression-france/

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China warns 'Taiwan independence forces' will have 'heads broken and blood flowing' | AFP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIW7nXieeIE&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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Signal scramblers that incapacitate drones have become a mainstay in recent months in Ukraine, used to neutralize the devices that now saturate the sky over battlefields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/drone-jammers-ukraine/

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