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U.S. dangles security guarantees for Ukraine but no deal on 'painful' territorial concessions
U.S. negotiators have offered to provide NATO-style security guarantees for Kyiv as U.S. and European negotiators reported progress in talks on Monday to end the war with Russia, but a deal on territorial concessions remained elusive.Envoys sent by U.S. President Donald Trump made the unprecedented offer at talks with…Read
Japan's only two pandas to be sent back to China
Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century.Loaned out as part of China's "panda diplomacy" program, the distinctive black-and-white animals have symbolized friendship…Read
Trump condemned for saying filmmaker Reiner brought on his own murder
Donald Trump faced a storm of condemnation on Monday after posting "perverse" and "sick" remarks suggesting Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered because of the celebrated filmmaker's criticism of the U.S. president.Among those shocked were some staunch Trump loyalists, and the remarks triggered a wave of unusually negative…Read
Ultra-nationalists see Japan tilting their way
Driving around Tokyo blaring slogans on the 84th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, ultra-nationalist outfit Taikosha only has around 100 mostly male, middle-aged members.But the recent rightwards lurch of mainstream politics under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi means that suddenly some parts of their patriotic messaging no…Read
Australian police say father-son duo allegedly behind Sydney mass shooting
Two gunmen who attacked a Jewish celebration in Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed 15 people were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia mourned victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years.The father, Sajid Akram, 50, was killed at the scene while his 24-year-old…Read
Shooter kills 2, wounds 9 at Brown University during final exams
A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for the suspect.University President Christina Paxson said she was told that 10 people who were shot…Read
Ukraine drops NATO goal as peace talks in Berlin extend into second day
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered to drop Ukraine's aspirations to join the NATO military alliance as he held hours of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin on Sunday to end the war with Russia, with negotiations set to continue on Monday.No more details were immediately available of the meetings between…Read
U.S., Japan defense chiefs say China harming regional peace
Beijing's actions are "not conducive to regional peace", Japan's defense minister and U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed during a call after Chinese aircraft locked radar on Japanese jets near Taiwan, the Japanese government said Friday.The December 6 radar incident came after comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan…Read
Australian PM Albanese proposes tougher national gun laws after mass shooting in Sydney
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach, leaving at least 15 people dead.Albanese said he would propose new restrictions, including limiting the number of guns a licensed owner can obtain. His proposals were announced after…Read
Japan eyes record defense budget of about ¥9 trillion for FY2026
Japan is considering allocating about 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for next fiscal year's defense budget, including plans to deploy long-range missiles and drones, sources close to the matter said.The figure would surpass the record 8.7 trillion yen in the initial budget for the current fiscal year starting April,…Read
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