Category: 2. World
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Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister
TOKYO — TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister, after her governing party secured a crucial coalition partner.
Takaichi, 64, is set to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tuesday’s…
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Trump threatens 'massive' tariffs on India until Russian oil imports cease – samaa tv
- Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariffs on India until Russian oil imports cease samaa tv
- Trump vows to keep ‘massive’ tariffs on India until Russian oil imports cease Dawn
- India strengthens ties with Russia, defies US pressure; Pakistan moves to…
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Zelensky says ready to join Putin, Trump at Budapest summit if invited
KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to join Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump at their summit in Hungary if he is invited.
Trump and Putin said they would meet in the…
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Press Briefing Transcript: Middle East and Central Asia Department – International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Press Briefing Transcript: Middle East and Central Asia Department International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Middle East withstood ‘big geopolitical shock’ of last 2 years despite conflict: IMF official Dawn
- IMF Raises Growth Forecasts for…
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Colombia recalls US ambassador amid spat with Trump over strikes on alleged drug boats | Colombia
Colombia has recalled its ambassador to Washington amid a furious war of words between the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, and Donald Trump over deadly US strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
The row took a sharp turn this weekend when Petro…
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Italy’s FM Tajani at MED9: resources for the EU pillars, with a focus on the South
The summit of the Mediterranean EU countries (MED9), held in Slovenia and hosted by Prime Minister Robert Golob, marked a renewed moment of political convergence among Southern European governments on economic competitiveness, energy…
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Why Gaza’s “eternal” ceasefire is holding—for now – The Economist
- Why Gaza’s “eternal” ceasefire is holding—for now The Economist
- Gaza residents say ‘no change’ despite ceasefire as Israel blocks aid Al Jazeera
- Trump envoy in Israel as UN warns aid supplies into Gaza ‘way below what is needed’ BBC
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In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi? – The New York Times
- In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi? The New York Times
- China will soon have a new Five Year Plan. Here’s how they have changed the world so far BBC
- Roiled by purges and buffeted by US frictions, China’s leadership meets to…
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At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials | Gaza
At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel to Gaza had been held in a notorious detention centre already facing allegations of torture and unlawful deaths in custody, officials from Gaza’s health ministry have told the…
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