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Japan PM heckled at WWII memorial
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (367+ words) Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo's further shift away from its decades-long pacifist stance, television footage showed. Close US ally Japan in April loosened rules on lethal…...
Ukraine slams Russian "cynicism" ahead of separate truces
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (676+ words) Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of "utter cynicism" for launching deadly attacks while also seeking a truce to stage its May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow. Several people were killed in overnight strikes that came after both…...
UN warns powerful forces undermining global ties
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (218+ words) UN chief Antonio Guterres Saturday deplored a host of "powerful forces lining up to undermine global cooperation" in a London speech marking the 80th anniversary of the first UN General Assembly. Guterres, whose term as secretary-general ends on December 31 this year,…...
Ending wars and restarting factories
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (1433+ words) While industrialisation remains a top priority for Global South countries, debt-driven austerity, corporate dominance, wars and sanctions keep many poorer nations locked into dependency and underdevelopment, writes Vijay Prashad IN MID-NOVEMBER 2025, at a United Nations Industrial Development Organisation conference in…...