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Japan Lifts Ban on Lethal Weapons: 80 Years of Constitutional Pacifism Swept Away in a Single Vote

Tokyo authorizes the sale of warships, missiles, and combat drones to 17 countries -- Beijing denounces 'militarism,' the Philippines applaud.

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Tim Cook Steps Down from Apple: Silicon Valley's Most Watched Succession Reveals the Fault Lines of the AI Era

Cook hands over the reins of a $4 trillion empire—and picks a hardware engineer to win a software war.

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Israeli soldier destroys Christ statue in Lebanon: Netanyahu apologizes, American right erupts

A viral photo shows an IDF soldier smashing a Jesus statue with an axe in a Christian village in southern Lebanon — and for the first time, American evangelicals raise their voice against Israel.

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Bulgaria: Radev wins electoral landslide and opens door to Moscow in heart of Europe

Former president Radev crushes legislative elections with 44.7% of votes — the strongest score since 1997 — and Russia and the EU are applauding at the same time.

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Japan shakes and the world holds its breath: magnitude 7.7, megaquake alert, and the specter of Fukushima

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami alert and an unprecedented warning: 1% probability of a magnitude 8+ megaquake within the week.

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Kyiv shooting: six dead, officers flee, and Zelensky warns Russia is preparing general mobilization

A former military officer kills six people in a Kyiv café. Police officers are suspended for fleeing the scene. Zelensky then warns that Russia could announce a general mobilization to attack Ukraine or the Baltic states.

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Trump eases Russian oil sanctions: Zelensky furious, Meloni breaks away, gas above $3 until 2027

Washington renews the waiver on Russian oil sanctions, contradicting Treasury Secretary Bessent's promises. Zelensky denounces billions gifted to the Russian military. The Energy Secretary warns gas will stay above $3 until 2027. Meloni breaks with Trump.

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Milei prays in Jerusalem, Lula opens the Hannover Fair: two Latin Americas, two worlds

While Milei prays at the Western Wall and meets Netanyahu amid war, Lula inaugurates Europe's largest industrial fair alongside Merz and champions multilateralism. Two presidents, two trajectories, two worldviews colliding.

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Pope Leo XIV Eases Tensions with Trump, Who Follows Up with Bible Marathon Reading — World Watches, Divided

Pope Leo XIV defuses the crisis with Trump by declaring he is 'not at all' seeking to debate. Trump responds by participating in a Bible marathon reading. The imminent meeting with King Charles III is shaping up under high diplomatic tension.

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Iran shuts Hormuz again mid-talks: negotiations show progress but US blockade derails everything

Iran announces the re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz 48 hours after reopening it, accusing the US of violating the deal. Trump claims a peace deal is near while negotiations stall over nuclear issues and blockade terms.

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles amid Iran war: Pyongyang exploits global chaos

Pyongyang launches multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, including a potential submarine-launched missile, while the world focuses on the Iran crisis. Japan protests, Seoul convenes emergency meeting.

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After Orbán: Magyar inherits a hollowed-out country, EU unfreezes €18 billion, Balkans lose their protector

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Strait of Hormuz Reopens Under High Tension: Iran Holds the Cards, Trump Sidelines NATO, Paris and London Launch Their Own Naval Mission

The Strait of Hormuz has been declared officially reopened to commercial shipping by Iran and confirmed by Trump, but underlying tensions persist. France and the UK have launched an independent joint naval mission outside NATO framework after Trump explicitly rejected NATO involvement in securing the strait. Maritime companies and insurers remain cautious despite the official reopening, and a fundamental divergence exists between Iran's claim of full sovereignty over the reopening and Western interpretations attributing it to American pressure. This development reveals a deeper fracture: Trump's rejection of NATO for this mission forces Europe to build independent naval capacity, marking a potential shift in the global security architecture surrounding critical maritime routes.

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The Mandelson-Epstein affair rocks Starmer: failed vetting, lies, and calls for resignation

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The USA Abandons Syria, Delays European Weapons, and Depends on Starlink: Anatomy of an Overextended Military Empire

Washington is completing the transfer of its bases in Syria, warning Europe of delays in weapons deliveries, and discovering that the Pentagon depends on a private company for its drones—three signals of the same overcommitment.

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Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire: Ten Days to Transform a Truce into Historic Peace

Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and invites their leaders to the White House—a first in 34 years—while Iran negotiates the handover of its enriched uranium.

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Six weeks of kerosene in Europe, three million new poor in the Philippines: the energy bill of war

The IEA chief warns that Europe has only six weeks of kerosene left—while the Philippines counts its future poor and Indonesia buys Russian oil.

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Asim Munir in Tehran: Pakistan positions itself as the pivot of US-Iran peace

Pakistan's military chief arrives in Tehran with a message from Washington while Prime Minister Sharif begins a tour of Riyadh-Doha-Istanbul — Islamabad is playing all sides before the ceasefire expires.

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Missile barrage on Ukraine: deadliest night in weeks

A 12-year-old child among 14 dead, 703 aerial targets detected in 24 hours, and stalled negotiations—Russia's war of attrition reaches a new threshold.

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China's GDP Defies War: 5% Growth While the World Staggers

While war in Iran shakes global markets, Beijing posts 5% first-quarter growth — and no one reads this number the same way.

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Sudan enters its fourth year of war: 150,000 dead, drones, famine, and the world's silence

April 15 marks three years of war in Sudan. 150,000 dead, 14 million displaced, 700 civilians killed by drones in three months — and the war in Iran has even driven up wheat prices in Khartoum.

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Italy suspends defense agreement with Israel: Meloni defies Trump and Netanyahu the same day

Giorgia Meloni suspends the Italian-Israeli defense agreement after shots fired at Italian UN peacekeepers — Trump responds by calling her a "coward." Trump's most loyal European ally has just changed course.

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Israel-Lebanon: First Direct Talks in 30 Years, But Two Countries Discussing Different Kinds of Peace

For the first time since 1993, Israeli and Lebanese representatives sat at the same table in Washington — but Israel wants to disarm Hezbollah, Lebanon wants a ceasefire, and France has been deliberately excluded.

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