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World leaders are so preoccupied with wars, power struggles, social tensions and political polarization that they appear largely unwilling to invest in preserving global economic integration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/04/world/vulnerable-global-economy/ #commentary #worldnews #globaleconomy #trade #russiaukrainewar

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Putin badly underestimated both Ukraine and the West two years ago, but he has adapted and will win unless both the West and Ukraine can build and execute a new strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/04/world/new-ukraine-strategy/

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Northern Israeli towns evacuated due to Hezbollah attacks are hoping for a September school return, amid government discord on safety and resettlement, with $38 million for new schools planned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/school-israel-lebanon-strategy/

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Nationalist parties in Europe are gaining support but face internal divisions on mainstream acceptability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/europe-hard-right-divisions/ #worldnews #europe #eu #marinelepen #france #italy #giorgiameloni #uk #nigelfarage #hungary #viktororban #afd #germany #russia

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Iran-backed Shiite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian allies of potential Israeli retaliation and regional escalation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/iran-allies-in-iraq-israel/

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Political polarization in Europe over the war in Gaza is the latest threat to mainstream parties hoping to deepen European integration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/gaza-europe-politics-left/

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin paid Cambodia a visit on Tuesday in an effort to reset ties with the staunch China ally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/us-pentagon-cambodia-china/

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The generative artificial intelligence hype train has attracted fraudsters who aren’t only using it as part of their schemes, but in their ads on social media sites https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/04/world/ai-scam-complaints/

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A pro-Russian propaganda group used AI-generated audio to make it appear as if actor Tom Cruise had narrated a Netflix documentary denigrating the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. This effort seems aimed at deterring people from attending the games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/russia-tom-cruise-olympic-disinformation/ #worldnews #politics #misinformation #olympics #russia #deepfakes

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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/

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Investors in India are already cheering a third-term victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi based on exit polls, pushing stocks to a record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/modi-indian-markets-third-term/

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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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Brexit architect Nigel Farage picked the perfect moment to deal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a major blow in announcing he would run — the day before the first TV debate of the U.K. election campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/nigel-farage-campaign-sunak-starmer/

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A draft resolution European powers submitted to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors for a vote this week presses Iran again to explain uranium traces found at undeclared sites. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/europe-draft-iaea-iran-inspectors/

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An outbreak of violence in New Caledonia is undercutting French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to retain, and even extend, Paris’ influence overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/pacific-island-macron-global-ambition/ #worldnews #politics #newcaledonia #emmanuelmacron #pacificislands #france #frenchpolynesia

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans a raft of business-friendly measures if he wins a third term this week, including pushing through regulations making it easier to hire and fire workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/india-modi-reforms-chinese-manufacturing/

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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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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/

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Jacob Zuma, who led South Africa for almost nine scandal-tainted years before being ousted by the governing African National Congress, may now play a major role in the country’s political future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/jacob-zuma-south-africa-fate-vote/ #worldnews #politics #jacobzuma #southafrica #anc #cyrilramaphosa

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Mexico is expected to make leftist Claudia Sheinbaum, the ruling party candidate, their first woman president after most polls closed on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/violence-mexico-vote-woman-president/

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Two days after U.S. President Joe Biden laid out what he called an Israeli proposal to end its war on Hamas, it’s clear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not embraced key aspects of the deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/israel-gaza-ceasefire-biden/

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State Library of NSW apologises after guard asked student wearing keffiyeh to leave https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/03/state-library-of-nsw-guard-asked-student-wearing-keffiyeh-to-leave?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #worldnews #guardian

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Following its worst performance in an election since 1994, South Africa’s African National Congress has begun talks with rivals to form a government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/south-africa-anc-rivals-election/

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North Korea will stop sending trash-carrying balloons into South Korea after Seoul threatens “unbearable” retaliatory steps over its balloon activities and other recent provocations. Read more from AP: https://flip.it/cLU5-x

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Mexico is expected to elect its first female president in Sunday’s election between a former academic who vows to continue Mexico’s current populist policies and a tech entrepreneur pledging to fight against deadly drug cartels. AP reports: https://flip.it/xZ8EK_

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