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Japan election: Takaichi's conservatives on course for landslide

An exit poll by NHK projected the Liberal Democratic party would win between 274 and 328 of the 465 lower house seats, well above the 233 needed to regain the majority it lost in 2024. With seats for its junior coalition partner, the Japan Innovation party, the two parties could

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Sanae Takaichi’s L.D.P. Secures Absolute Majority Amid Heavy Snow

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on course for a big win in a snap parliamentary election, with NHK’s analysis giving her Liberal Democratic Party at least 234 seats, up from 198. That outcome would hand the party an absolute majority in the 465-member House of Representatives and remove the

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Will Cuba’s Communist Government Fall Under Trump?

Cuba’s economy has plunged into crisis: power outages spread across the island, millions have left, and tourism and state revenues have dried up. The Trump administration has tightened a chokehold by cutting off foreign oil, curbing tourist flows and targeting the island’s medical missions, moves that U.S.

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Dining across the divide: ‘Tariffs are the one thing I agree with Donald Trump on’

John, 41, an automotive engineer who sometimes votes Green or Lib Dem and describes himself as a hardcore raver, and Jeremy, 54, who works for a charity and normally votes Lib Dem, met for dinner at Hicks Bar in St Austell. Jeremy had a chicken and pistachio terrine with piccalilli

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Alberta's push to join the US reignites fears of foreign meddling

Thirty years after Quebec’s independence campaign courted sympathy abroad — including a trip by the province’s premier to France and a Parisian welcome that outraged anglophone Canada — reports of a covert visit to the US by a group from Alberta’s independence movement have provoked a similar backlash, reviving

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MAGA Split Over Israel Spurs Debate About 1967 USS Liberty Attack

On June 8, 1967, Israeli jets and torpedo boats attacked the U.S.S. Liberty, a U.S. Navy intelligence ship off the Sinai, killing 34 service members and wounding 171. Those facts are not in dispute, but the motive behind the attack has become a fierce fault line within

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Seguro favoured to beat Ventura in Portuguese presidential runoff

The centre-left Socialist candidate, António José Seguro, is heavily favoured to defeat the far-right populist André Ventura in Portugal’s runoff presidential election on Sunday, in a vote that will test the depth of support for Ventura’s brash style of politics. Recent opinion polls suggest Seguro will collect twice

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Andrew vouched for Epstein on state visit to UAE with queen in 2010

Newly released emails show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor vouched for Jeffrey Epstein during a 2010 UK state visit to the United Arab Emirates with Queen Elizabeth II. An email sent from “The Duke” to Epstein on 24 November 2010 carried the subject “Abdullah”, an apparent reference to the UAE foreign minister Sheikh

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Queensland moves to ban 'from the river to the sea' in new hate laws

Queensland could become the first state in Australia to outlaw the phrase "from the river to the sea" under sweeping new hate speech reforms announced by the state government. The premier, David Crisafulli, announced the proposed laws on Sunday, ahead of their introduction to parliament on Tuesday, describing

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Pam Bondi announces arrest of key participant in 2012 Benghazi attack

The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said on Friday a “key participant” in the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four US government officials, including the US ambassador to Libya, J Christopher Stevens, has been arrested. Bondi said the suspect, Zubayar al-Bakoush, was taken into US custody at 3am ET on

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Veteran French politician quits Arab World Institute amid Epstein links

Jack Lang, a former French culture minister, has resigned as head of Paris’s Institut du Monde Arabe after revelations of past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein and the opening of a financial investigation by French prosecutors. He quit on Saturday night before an urgent meeting called by the French foreign

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Standoff over Sydney rally route as protest group challenges police powers

Protesters planning to march through Sydney’s CBD during the visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog have been urged to take an alternate route, while the Palestine Action Group prepares to challenge the premier’s use of special powers before the rally. Acting assistant commissioner Paul Dunstan said negotiations were

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NSW to seize and destroy illegally modified ebikes

The NSW government has announced a crackdown that will give police powers to seize and destroy ebikes that do not cut power assistance at 25km/h. Transport minister John Graham said new seizure laws will allow police to remove non-compliant bikes from the streets and crush them, and that the

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Coalition to reunite after Ley brokers deal with Littleproud

Sussan Ley has brokered a deal with David Littleproud to bring the Liberals and Nationals back together, with the opposition leader expected to announce the agreement on Sunday. The move would reform the Coalition less than three weeks after a rift over Labor’s hate speech laws split the parties

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Trump’s Board of Peace to Meet in Washington on Feb. 19

U.S. and Board of Peace officials said the group is scheduled to meet in Washington on Feb. 19. The charter has divided several U.S. allies, including France and other European nations that declined to join. Critics call the board an example of efforts to dismantle the post-World War

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GetUp hires David Sharaz to lead media and political campaigns

GetUp has hired David Sharaz to a senior role, naming him to lead its campaign work on media accountability, misinformation and political operations. Sharaz, formerly a journalist and most recently a public relations executive, is married to Brittany Higgins. The role will draw on the experience of overseas groups including

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Fake Post, Which Looked to Be Trump’s on Truth Social, Spreads Widely

A fake post designed to look like President Trump’s social media feed spread widely over the weekend, adding confusion to debate about his recent online activity. Posts on X circulating the forgery reached at least 3.7 million views by Saturday. The message appeared to explain why Mr. Trump

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Pelosi to Endorse Jack Schlossberg, Again Backing a Kennedy for Congress

Ms. Pelosi is planning to endorse Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, in his run for New York’s 12th Congressional District, making a rare foray into a crowded Democratic primary. The Manhattan district is an affluent quasi-rectangle that includes Times Square, Central Park, the United Nations and

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Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors

Last weekend Chad Mizelle, a former chief of staff to Attorney General Pam Bondi, posted an unusual help-wanted message seeking federal prosecutors who would “support President Trump and [the] anti-crime agenda,” asking interested lawyers to direct-message him on X. The solicitation, made while he acted as a private citizen, underscored

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Use of Shannon airport for US deportation flights called 'reprehensible'

Politicians in Ireland have described the use of an airport in County Clare by planes deporting Palestinians from the US to Israel as "reprehensible". An investigation found a private jet owned by Donald Trump donor Gil Dezer was chartered by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for two

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Hegseth Says Defense Department Will Cut Ties With Harvard

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the Defense Department would sever its academic ties with Harvard University, the latest broadside by the Trump administration in its pressure campaign to force the university to cut a deal with the government. In a statement and video published on Friday evening,

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Trump says suspect 'could be definitive' in Nancy Guthrie case

President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One Friday night that investigators are very close to cracking the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie’s mother and may even have a suspect. When a journalist asked if someone had been identified, he replied, "Yeah. Could be definitive." He added

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Why Trump’s Calls to ‘Nationalize’ Voting Have Raised Midterm Fears

President Trump has escalated calls to "nationalize" or "take over" the administration of elections, a stance that conflicts with the Constitution’s allocation of election authority to the states and has alarmed election officials across the political spectrum. White House spokespeople say he is referring to

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Portugal votes in storm-hit runoff as rivals seek to block far right

Portuguese voters will return to the polls on Sunday for the final round of a presidential election that has been marked by a push to keep the far-right candidate at bay and overshadowed by deadly storms. The moderate leftwing candidate António José Seguro won the first round on 18 January

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Trump Reverts to Diplomacy With Iran, but the Road Is Narrow

Even with President Trump’s “beautiful armada” off its shores, Iran has again turned to a familiar tactic: prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program. Talks in Oman did not end in acrimony or airstrikes and are expected to continue, but the rapid buildup of American forces and Israeli concern about