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U.N. Warns 1 Million Gazans Could Face Deadly Starvation by Mid-July (www.democracynow.org)

In other news from Gaza, the U.N. food agency has issued a dire warning, stating, “Over one million people — half the population of Gaza — are expected to face death and starvation by mid-July” if Israel’s war on Gaza does not end. The warning comes in a new report on global hunger that also says the risk of starvation...

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Israel says it is ready for an offensive along the northern border with Lebanon and is nearing a decision as the Hezbollah movement said it was not seeking to widen the conflict but was ready to fight any war imposed on it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/05/world/israel-lebanon-border-offensive/

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Popular social network TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls, a report showed, flouting its own guidelines and raising questions about its ability to detect election falsehoods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/tiktok-disinformation-eu-election/ #worldnews #politics #tiktok #misinformation #eu #europe #russia #socialmedia

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A high court in Pakistan has overturned jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's conviction on charges of leaking state secrets, though a conviction in another case means he will remain in prison for now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/pakistan-imran-khan-acquitted-jail/

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Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is trying to win the election by campaigning on the political center ground, and by showing voters how the party has shifted since its historic electoral defeat in 2019. Defense is a key part of that strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/starmer-uk-security-debate-sunak/

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@thejapantimes He's abandoning the core Labour vote for the Tories he feels more at home with. He's taking votes for granted.

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The International Court of Justice is hamstrung by a dysfunctional global system that sees countries comply with its rulings — or not — based on their own double standards, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/icj-dysfunctional-global-system/ #worldnews #politics #un #icc #icj #russia #israel #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #israelhamaswar #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu

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Trump Reportedly Took Guilty Verdict Hard, Looked ‘Old and Decrepit’, a ‘Shadow of What He Was Four Years Ago’ https://www.byteseu.com/155905/

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First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

The early results declared in South Africa’s election suggest the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the first time in 30 years. With results in from 13% of polling stations at 10 a.m. local time, support for the ANC stood at 42.5%....

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Jailed Trump: Secret Service ‘Has Met With Local Jail Officials’ in Preparation for Possibility a Guilty Ex-Prez is ‘Remanded on Spot’ https://www.byteseu.com/147953/

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A senior member of a Russian think tank whose ideas sometimes become government policy has suggested Moscow consider a "demonstrative" nuclear explosion to cow the West into refusing to allow Ukraine to use its arms against targets inside Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/world/politics/kremlin-russia-nuclear-explosion/ #worldnews #politics #nato #nuclearweapons #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

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Chinese firms must stop supplying components that Russia can utilize in weapons used to attack Ukraine, or face consequences, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/world/politics/china-russia-weapons-adeyemo/ #worldnews #politics #wallyadeyemo #us #china #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #sanctions

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@thejapantimes says the US while funding and arming a genocide…

Personally I think we should bring all ICC designated war criminals to justice..

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Israeli forces have taken control of a buffer zone along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, and they continued deadly raids on Rafah in southern Gaza despite an order from the International Court of Justice to end attacks on the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/world/israel-gaza-border-egypt-rafah/ #worldnews #egypt #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #rafah

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Russia is Fanning The Flames of Hate and Division and People Don’t Know They’ve Been Cult Trained. https://www.byteseu.com/146733/

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In Afghanistan, leftover mines and ordnance from decades of conflict kills one child every other day. Despite demining efforts, dangers persist, exacerbated by funding shortages and new freedoms of movement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/world/mines-unexploded-afghanistan-children/

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How much does it cost to take a sample of water, transfer to a lab and run a series of what are pretty much standard tests.

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Israel’s Rafah assault could halt last functioning hospital, WHO warns (www.aljazeera.com)

WHO says a ‘full incursion’ into the Gaza city will only leave ill-equipped field hospitals and additional mortality. A World Health Organization official said the last working hospital in Rafah could stop functioning and a substantial number of deaths could be expected if Israel launches a “full incursion” into the...

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