China seized Japan's crown for vehicle exports in 2023, data shows (www.japantimes.co.jp)
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EU Seeks Ammunition Boost for Ukraine in Bid to Near Goal (www.bloomberg.com)
The European Union will aim to boost ammunition deliveries to Ukraine as it tries to make up for delays in meeting an ambitious target of sending 1 million artillery rounds by March, Estonia’s defense minister said....
China comes just shy of Japan as the world's largest car exporter (www.cnbc.com)
Japanese customs data showed the country exported 5.97 million vehicles last year, more than the 5.22 million vehicle exports that China customs data reported....
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Japan’s former PM, 83-year-old Aso, piles insults on female foreign minister (www.theguardian.com)
Taro Aso, vice-president of ruling LDP, said Yoko Kamikawa ‘not that good looking’, got her name wrong, used ageist jibe and mixed up her place in history...
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How Chinese mafia run a scam factory in Myanmar – DW - Lemmy.ca (lemmy.ca)
Russian lawmakers approve bill to confiscate assets of people who 'discredit' the army (abcnews.go.com)
The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill that would allow the confiscation of money, valuables and other assets from those convicted on charges of spreading “deliberately false information” about the country’s military...
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EU must defend Ukraine even if US reduces military support, Macron says (www.theguardian.com)
French president says future security architecture of Europe could no longer be settled by the US and Russia...
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French move to make abortion a ‘guaranteed freedom’ gains big win in lower house (www.theguardian.com)
Constitutional change could face fight in Senate after national assembly approves measure by 493 votes to 30...
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Biden says he's decided on response to Iran over deadly drone attack (abcnews.go.com)
President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s decided how the U.S. is going to respond to the drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan by Iran-backed militants that killed three American soldiers....
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Imran Khan, Pakistan former PM, sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption (www.theguardian.com)
Ruling against Khan and wife Bushra Bibi comes just a day after a 10-year sentence was handed down, and just before Pakistan goes to the polls in a general election...
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Sweeping strikes impact entire country [of Finland] Wednesday through Friday (yle.fi)
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(LEAD) U.S. F-16 fighter crashes off Gunsan; pilot rescued (en.yna.co.kr)
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) – A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in waters off South Korea’s west coast on Wednesday and the pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft, the U.S. Air Force said....
Vietnam, Philippines seal deals on South China Sea security (www.reuters.com)
HANOI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Vietnam and the Philippines agreed on Tuesday to boost cooperation between their coastguards and to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea, in an announcement during a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The two Southeast Asian countries have competing claims over some...
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Ukraine update: German politicians press Scholz on Taurus (p.dw.com)
Politicians from Germany’s ruling coalition have increased pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine....
Iran on high alert as Biden mulls response to killing of US servicemen (www.theguardian.com)
Tehran warns Washington but regime unsure of degree of support for interventionist foreign policy...
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We oppose axing UNRWA mid-war, senior Israeli official says amid global funding halt (www.timesofisrael.com)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government does not support the immediate discontinuation of UNRWA, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday as a host of Western countries moved to suspend funding for the UN relief agency for Palestinians amid allegations that roughly a dozen of its employees took part in Hamas’s...
Brazil, confronting calls for reparations, grapples with slavery's painful legacy (www.nbcnews.com)
RIO DE JANEIRO — The executive manager for institutional relations at a Brazilian state bank took the microphone before roughly 150 people at a forum on slavery’s legacy in his country, which kidnapped more Africans for forced labor than any other nation....
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Israel Raids West Bank Hospital as Clashes Erupt With Hamas in Northern Gaza - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
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Italy lodges protest after citizen led in chains into Budapest court (www.theguardian.com)
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Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region (www.cnn.com)
In a surprise move, the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, announced on Tuesday the suspension of its military operations against US forces in the region two days after a drone attack killed three US service members and wounded dozens of others....
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CIA director: Not passing Ukraine aid would be a mistake 'of historic proportions' (www.politico.com)
Helping Ukraine is “a relatively modest investment with significant geopolitical returns,” the CIA director wrote....
Ukraine Situation Report: Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb's Arrival Finally Imminent (www.twz.com)
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Israel claims a tunnel ran through this Gaza cemetery it destroyed. A visit to the site raised more questions than answers | CNN (www.cnn.com)
A spokesman for the Israeli military said they would provide video of the tunnel shaft in the enormous hole, but never did....
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Israeli Military Confirms It Has Begun Flooding Hamas Tunnels (www.nytimes.com)
The Israeli military said Tuesday that it had begun pumping water into the vast network of tunnels beneath Gaza, which Hamas has used to launch attacks, store weapons and imprison Israeli hostages....
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