Tokyo leads gains in most Asian markets on trade deal hopes. Tokyo led most Asian markets higher Friday on optimism about a Japan-US trade deal as investors keep tabs on countries’ tariff talks with the White House. US President Donald Trump’s remarks that he was reluctant to further hike levies on Beijing also provided a […]
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US judge limits Musk’s DOGE access to social security data. A US judge ruled Thursday to restrict access to Americans’ social security data for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), after unions raised concerns about the unelected billionaire’s sweeping powers. The order by District Judge Ellen Hollander bans DOGE staff from accessing data containing
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Russian mercenaries draw suspicion in Equatorial Guinea. Authorities have never announced their deployment and they do not appear in official photographs — but Russian mercenaries in combat fatigues are a daily sight in Equatorial Guinea’s capital Malabo. Their presence, and the lack of transparency about their mission, has annoyed some citizens in this central African
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US ambassador to Japan ‘extremely optimistic’ about trade deal. The new US ambassador to Japan said Friday he was “extremely optimistic” that the two countries will agree a trade deal, after Tokyo’s tariffs envoy visited Washington. Ryosei Akazawa met President Donald Trump on Wednesday and held talks with senior US officials as Japan looks to
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Gunmen attack hotel in Somalia, killing at least 5. Gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali city of Beledweyne on Tuesday, leaving at least five people dead and triggering an ongoing siege, according to witnesses and a Somali lawmaker. In an interview with VOA Somali, federal lawmaker Dahir Amin Jesow said local elders and government
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Queen Elizabeth II’s lawyer managed wealth of Syria’s ‘Butcher of Hama’ Rifaat al-Assad. An investigation has revealed that the late British monarch Queen Elizabeth II’s private solicitor spent eight years assisting in the management of the offshore wealth belonging to the uncle of recently ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Rifaat al-Assad has been dubbed the “butcher of Hama” due to the central
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Denmark considers to reactivate its coastal defence with NSM batteries. Coastal anti-ship missile batteries were found in several countries during and in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, but with the general reduction of the armed forces following the end of the Cold War, these were in many cases retired and not replaced. With
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Japan releases image of Railgun installed on naval vessel. On April 18, 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) released an image of its state-of-the-art railgun currently undergoing testing aboard the test ship JS Asuka. Latest status of rail gun development In the Japanese MoD, railgun development is conducted by the Ground Systems Research Center
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More than 170 arrested for attacks on Pakistan KFC outlets in Gaza protests. Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 mob attacks on outlets of U.S. fast-food chain KFC, sparked by anti-United States sentiment and opposition to its ally Israel’s war in Gaza, officials said. Police in
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US may ‘move on’ from peace push if no progress in days, says Secretary of State Marco Rubio. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the US may be ready to “move on” from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is not progress in the coming days. Speaking in Paris after
