An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. Taku Eto resigned…
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Putin makes first visit to Kursk since Russia claimed to have recaptured the region
by adminRussian President Vladimir Putin visited Kursk for the first time since Moscow claimed to have completely recaptured the region following a surprise incursion by Ukrainian forces last year, Russian state…
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa visits Trump for high-stakes talks that could reset or worsen fraught ties
by adminSouth Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold crucial talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a high-stakes meeting that could improve or deteriorate already…
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The Israeli military fired warning shots at a large delegation of European and Arab diplomats on an official visit to the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on…
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Trump fast-tracked processing of White South African refugees. But not everyone wants to leave
by adminA group of 59 White South Africans arrived in the United States last week after being granted refugee status by the White House, which has fast-tracked the processing of Afrikaner…
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Ukrainian ex-politician shot dead outside Madrid’s American school, police source says
by adminPortnov, 51, was shot several times as he was getting into a car around 9:15 a.m. local time in Madrid (3:15 a.m. ET), the police source said. Various assailants shot…
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“The root causes of the conflict.” These were startling words from a man purportedly on the path to peace. But it is the nub of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s position…
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Salvage crews have recovered the boom from the $40 million Bayesian luxury yacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily in August 2024, killing seven people, including British tech tycoon…
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Four arrested under Tokyo’s strict yakuza gang laws – but not for the reason you think
by adminThink of Japan’s famed yakuza gangs and you might think of heavily tattooed men getting into bloody fights – the stuff of action films and video games. But last week…
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Authorities in El Salvador have arrested a prominent attorney critical of President Nayib Bukele, in a move criticized by rights groups who say it reflects an increasing trend of “authoritarianism”…