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🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·2 months ago

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Nuclear waste plan for Japanese resort town sparks backlash: ‘not our problem’

The rural Japanese town of Hitachiomiya sprawls down the Naka River valley in northwest Ibaraki prefecture, surrounded by lush forests and overlooked by the picturesque Yamizo mountains. Just 140km (87 miles) from Tokyo, its golf courses attract weekend players, while onsen hot spring resorts in the surrounding hills keep local business steady year-round. The local tourism association’s website highlights traditional festivals, campsites, hiking and cycling routes, alongside unique sights –...

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BSW says it shares common ground with AfD on issues related to Russia, sanctions

According to Thomas Schulze, like the AfD, the BSW advocates for "affordable energy"

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·2 months ago

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Iran war live: Tehran to announce new Hormuz shipping route in coming days

Move comes as Iran's top negotiator warns of heavier responses to new attacks after US strikes on Iranian oil tankers.

🇮🇷 Iran·Al Jazeera·2 months ago

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Russian forces attack Zaporizhzhia, shopping centre catches fire

Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia with drones overnight, setting a shopping centre on fire. No casualties were reported.

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrainska Pravda·2 months ago

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FWO seeks 4-year payback for $432m Azeri-funded pipeline

• Guaranteed transportation tariff to facilitate Socar participation ISLAMABAD: Supported by the federal government, the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has sought recovery of about $432 million in investment in the proposed 437km Faisalabad-Peshawar white oil pipeline within four years through a guaranteed transportation tariff to ensure the participation of Socar, Azerbaijan’s state oil company. Under a tariff petition filed with the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), transportation of

🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·2 months ago

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N. Korea commissions nuclear-capable naval destroyer Kang Kon

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🇰🇵 North Korea·Yonhap·2 months ago

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Mike Huckabee criticised for accusing Jewish UK foreign secretary of 'Jew hate'

Mike Huckabee criticised for accusing Jewish UK foreign secretary of 'Jew hate' The US ambassador to Israel has been criticised for accusing the British foreign secretary, who is Jewish, of "Jew hate" over his criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza. British foreign secretary Ed Miliband released a video earlier this week in which he said: “I just came out of this meeting talking about Gaza to people who've been there and are there on the ground, and frankly it was horrific what is unfolding.” He

🌍 GLOBAL·@OSINTdefender·2 months ago

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🌍 Africa·X/@sudantribune_en·2 months ago

Sudan's dialogue committee to meet Quintet this week; excludes army & RSF

Sudan's independent dialogue committee will meet the diplomatic Quintet in Khartoum this week to advance plans for all-civilian peace talks. The committee confirmed that the Sudanese army and RSF paramilitary group will not be invited, calling the resolution of the war a civilian task. https

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Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s new 5,000-ton destroyer, Kang Kon, will become part of its nuclear response system as Pyongyang expands its naval forces.

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POLITICO reports that Chinese state-owned Jilin Chemical Fiber Group supplied 46 tons of PAN precursor to a sanctioned Rosatom subsidiary that produces carbon fiber for Russia’s Shahed-style attack dr

POLITICO reports that Chinese state-owned Jilin Chemical Fiber Group supplied 46 tons of PAN precursor to a sanctioned Rosatom subsidiary that produces carbon fiber for Russia’s Shahed-style attack drones. Documents reviewed by U.S., U.K. and Ukrainian officials allegedly show the shipment was disguised under a civilian customs code. Experts estimate the material could support production of up to 1,300 drones and say the evidence may justify new sanctions on the Chinese supplier. Beijing den

Jewish settlers kill Palestinian man in occupied West Bank

Jewish settlers kill Palestinian man in occupied West Bank Jewish settlers have shot and killed a Palestinian man in Hajeh village, east of Qalqilya in the northern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry says. The ministry confirmed the death after earlier reports that Israeli forces and settlers had opened fire on Palestinians in the village, wounding several people.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Deutsche Welle·2 months ago

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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold Ukraine talks after meeting Putin

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, seeking to revive efforts to end the war. But the latest diplomatic push seems to have produced no breakthrough.

Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov on Germany:

Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov on Germany: But I remember that before the start of the Great Patriotic War, the Germans also closed their diplomatic missions. They want war again. And all those statements made by Merz about how he will make Germany the leading military power in Europe again are being practically implemented. He is essentially declaring war on us. And history’s lessons haven’t been learned at all. I think the Russian leadership will draw appropriate conclusions.

🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·2 months ago

Arab, Muslim countries affirm establishing Palestinian state is condition for peace with Israel

The statement, which was also signed by Turkey, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia, warned about turning Palestinian emigration into real policy.

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Iran accuses US of making world pay for war it started

Iran accuses US of making world pay for war it started Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei has accused Washington of blaming Tehran for turmoil caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran. In a post on X, Baghaei said the Strait of Hormuz remained fully open until the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. He said Washington’s “illegal and brutal war” disrupted commercial shipping, halted oil tankers and drove up global energy prices. Baghaei accused the US of starting the confl

🌍 Africa·X/@sudantribune_en·2 months ago

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Sudan army chief al-Burhan meets UN envoy; discusses civilian protection & prisoner swap

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and UN envoy Pekka Haavisto held talks in Khartoum on Sunday, discussing civilian protection and plans for a prisoner swap in coordination with the ICRC. https://t.co/UkGu2RKbXj #Sudan #Khartoum #UN #Burhan #SudanWar https://t.co/L7YijNFx7X

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Israeli attacks kill and wound Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

Israeli attacks kill and wound Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank An Israeli drone strike has killed one Palestinian and wounded another in the Rimal neighbourhood, west of Gaza City, a source at al-Shifa Hospital has told Al Jazeera. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces and settlers shot and wounded several Palestinians in the village of Hajeh, east of Qalqilya.

French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon on AfD result in Saxony-Anhalt:

French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon on AfD result in Saxony-Anhalt: The far right is back in Germany. A catastrophic demonstration of the blindness of centrist European policies. This disaster is their result. Under these conditions, Germany's military project to create Europe's first conventional army is unacceptable for France.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·2 months ago

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National Guard troops show destruction of rare Russian Zhitel EW system behind enemy lines

Soldiers from the Lasar's Group unmanned aerial systems unit of the National Guard of Ukraine have shown how they destroyed a rare Russian R-330Zh Zhitel electronic warfare system deep behind enemy lines.

Witkoff and Kushner leave Kyiv.

Belgrade's Eternal Derby between Red Star and Partizan opened with an official minute of silence for Ratko Mladić — convicted of genocide at Srebrenica.

Belgrade's Eternal Derby between Red Star and Partizan opened with an official minute of silence for Ratko Mladić — convicted of genocide at Srebrenica. Ultras from both rival clubs chanted his name together. Red Star fans displayed a banner reading "Pravac Potočari" — a reference to Mladić's 1995 order during the Srebrenica massacre — alongside his image. His funeral is scheduled for tomorrow. The Srebrenica Memorial has called for Red Star to be banned from European competitions.

🌍 Global·Guardian World·2 months ago

News live: parents of Australian surfers killed in Mexico fly in for trial; Labor pressured to toughen lobbying rules

Follow the day’s news live The independent member for Curtin, Kate Chaney, will put forward a bill to establish Australia’s first legislated mandatory framework for the use of automated decision-making in government this week. The use of the controversial tool within the aged care sector has affected hundreds of applications for out-of-home care. It’s not clear if there’s a human who can actually apply a common sense overlay to these decisions. And it’s not clear how you can review these if they

🌍 Global·Jerusalem Post·2 months ago

Sen. Fetterman rejects former staffers' accusations of neglecting Senate duties as 'hit pieces'

The WSJ report cited interviews with former staffers who detailed how Fetterman has appeared to neglect his constituents’ concerns. In response, the senator called the report "smears."

🇺🇦 Ukraine·TASS·2 months ago

UN welcomes any efforts toward talks between Russia, Ukraine

Thus Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq commented on the visits by the US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kiev

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·2 months ago

War update: 206 clashes on front line, fiercest fighting in Pokrovsk sector

On September 6, there were 206 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian forces along the front line, with nearly 40 of them in the Pokrovsk sector.

🌍 Global·Al Jazeera·2 months ago

Can AfD form Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II?

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to win a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt.

Two years ago today, Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was killed by Israeli forces during a peaceful protest in the occupied West Bank.

Two years ago today, Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was killed by Israeli forces during a peaceful protest in the occupied West Bank. Eygi, 26, was taking part in a demonstration against Israeli settlement expansion in Beita. Independent reporting found that earlier clashes had already ended and protesters had retreated before she was shot. Her family says accountability has still not been achieved, with no independent U.S. investigation opened into her death.

🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·2 months ago

10 dead, 64 injured in Mexico fireworks explosion at church festival

Pyrotechnic material exploded during the festival for a patron saint in a town in Mexico State, collapsing a wall, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 64, Mexican authorities said. The explosion happened on Saturday night next to the Nuestra Senora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo, a municipality in central Mexico with 66,000 residents. Hundreds of them were preparing to watch a fireworks display that is part of a religious festival when the blast happened. The municipality is about

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Yemeni govt warplanes strike Houthi positions across multiple locations

Yemeni Government Forces: Warplanes launched raids on Houthi sites in Al-Barah and south of Hodeidah. Military aircraft also targeted Houthi militia sites and gatherings in Al-Jawf, along with positions on the western outskirts of Marib. Al Hadath.

🕌 Middle East·X/@osint613·2 months ago

🇮🇷 Iran·TASS·2 months ago

Ex-Pentagon chief anticipates US-Iran standoff to continues for six months more

Leon Panetta noted that there are very few options available to bring this war to an end

Palestinian children watch Lion King in Gaza.

Palestinian children watch Lion King in Gaza. 📸 Omar Ashtawy

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Israel killed five-year-old Wafaa Yusuf Akilah and her father on Sunday in a drone strike on their vehicle in western Gaza City.

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🌍 Africa·X/@sudantribune_en·2 months ago

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SAF captures Hamrat al-Wiz in North Kordofan; strategic supply route to Khartoum secured

The Sudanese army and allied forces have captured Hamrat al-Wiz in North Kordofan, pushing back the RSF and securing a vital transport and supply link to Khartoum. https://t.co/f5myZbhkR2 #Sudan #NorthKordofan #SAF #RSF #SudanWar https://t.co/MJTikTwJLt

German AfD Leader Alice Weidel on Russia-Ukraine:

German AfD Leader Alice Weidel on Russia-Ukraine: The Alternative for Germany has a very clear position: we are always open to diplomatic channels. And we have always criticized the fact that, especially when we talk about Ukraine, we need an open channel to Russia in order to reach an understanding and achieve a peaceful solution. We have also always said that we need good relations not only with Russia, but above all with the United States. We can now see that the United States is sendin