dw.com
Despite losing his parliamentary majority after a strong showing by right-wing populists, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to remain in office.
the Guardian
Israeli forces open fire on hungry Palestinians near Gaza City in one of bloodiest incidents involving aid seekers
Israel is ‘forcibly’ starving Palestinians in Gaza, advocacy group says, as 115 Palestinians killed on Saturday.
NPR
Congress passed the first major crypto legislation in the U.S., marking a major milestone for the digital currency sector. And with President Trump's support, the industry plans to march on.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit over a story the Wall Street Journal published about an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
www.abc.net.au
When Canada and Australia experienced similar election results, the impact of the Trump effect became clearer, along with its potential to shift future alliances.
Syria’s Interior Ministry denies reports that government forces are being redeployed to Suwayda amid renewed fighting.
Gizmodo
The most powerful artificial intelligence company in the world just admitted it needs help from one of its biggest rivals to stay afloat.
Asia Times
A widening gap between US submarine ambitions and industrial capacity is reshaping the undersea balance just as China accelerates its challenge beneath
CNN
The president said he personally told the Fox Corp mogul the story was a âscamâ and warned him not to print it. âBut he did, and now Iâm going to sue his ass off,â Trump wrote on Truth Social.
NBC News
Some key Senate Republicans are expressing serious reservations with a package of spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump as they barrel toward a final vote as soon as Wednesday evening.
www.abc.net.au
Dmitry Medvedev says Russia needs to be ready to respond, potentially with pre-emptive strikes, if the West escalated its involvement in the Ukraine war.
dw.com
The UK and Germany have agreed a friendship treaty aimed at resetting the countries' post-Brexit relations. The treaty comes nearly a decade after Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
www.abc.net.au
Taiwan, wary of increasing pressure from Beijing, has beefed up its defence drills and is training citizens of all ages to be ready for any forceful attempts to make it join the People's Republic of China.
President Trump has lashed out against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for weeks.
CNN
The new global clean energy regime can be summarized in one incredible statistic: China installed more wind and solar power in a single year than the total amount of renewable energy currently operating in the United States.
France 24
The Kremlin warned Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s promise to increase military aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia’s allies could fuel the conflict and hinder any peace talks.…
NBC News
WASHINGTON — Some conservative Republicans in Congress are breaking with President Donald Trump's handling of the case of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the latest development in a rare MAGA revolt against the administration
Threat to Jabalia residents comes after three Israeli soldiers were killed in a tank blast in northern Gaza.
www.abc.net.au
Donald Trump the commander-in-chief has decided that Russia is about to face a much more heavily armed Ukraine, while Donald Trump the businessman has decided that NATO — Europe and Canada — should pick up the bill.
the Guardian
After the Pacific nation struck deals with Beijing, New Zealand abruptly cut off millions of dollars in critical aid and funding
www.bbc.com
Under the new plan, the US will sell weapons to Nato countries who will send them to Ukraine.
NPR
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the police minister and launched a sweeping inquiry into alleged sabotage at the highest levels of law enforcement..
It shows a continuation of the serious rift between the two countries.
ABC News
North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un, will continue to "unconditionally support and encourage" Russia's war in Ukraine, according to state media.
RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including a bomb threat made against schools in the Nothern Mariana Islands.
www.abc.net.au
As Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine rages into its fourth year, Poland is preparing to be the Russian president's next target, beefing up defences on its borders and making every man a "fully fledged" soldier.
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