The UAE said on Tuesday it was pulling its remaining forces out of Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave within 24 hours, deepening a crisis between the two Gulf powers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/uae-forces-yemen-saudi-arabia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #unitedarabemirates #saudiarabia #yemen #middleeast

Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran a day after the capital's shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a message of understanding from the president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/students-join-iran-demonstrations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iran #inflation #trade

President Donald Trump revealing a covert U.S. strike against what he said was a drug-trafficking facility in Venezuela raised new questions about how far he is willing to go to pressure the regime of Nicolas Maduro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/politics/trump-venezuela-steps/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #venezuela #us #usmilitary #southamerica #congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Kyiv was discussing with Washington a possible presence of U.S. troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/politics/zelenskyy-trump-us-troops-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #usmilitary

New Year's Eve revelers will toast the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/2025-trump-truces-turmoil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #2026winterolympics #russiaukrainewar #space #israelhamaswar #australia #massshootings

Hundreds of Colombian ex-soldiers have been drawn to Sudan with the promise of Emirati paychecks. What many found instead was death in a faraway war marked by mass killing, rape, famine and child recruitment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/world/colombia-soldiers-sudan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #colombia #sudan #uae #africa #middleeast #latinamerica

In 2025, overlooked climate challenges included the warming effects of reduced pollution, stalled progress in green hydrogen and rising financing costs for renewables. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/world/2025-bad-climate-news-you-missed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #2025 #carbonemissions #fossilfuel #coal #renewables #greenhydrogen

Despite political setbacks and misinformation, scientists worldwide made significant advances in conservation, human origins, medical ethics, genetics and metabolism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/world/science-made-incredible-breakthroughs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #health #science #nasa #ryukyuislands #fat #ozempic #glp1drugs

Heading into 2026, every pillar of the world order we have known since World War II’s end is crumbling, but despite this, a majority of electorates believe helping others is a reliable way to help oneself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/world/multilateralism-still-alive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #aid #hunger #development #socialwelfare

Gambling with the dollar: While there is no immediate candidate to supplant the U.S. dollar, higher U.S. inflation remains a threat, and global trade with the U.S. is becoming increasingly fragmented. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/world/gambling-dollars-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #dollar #us #donaldtrump

Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin’s residence and vowed retaliation, providing no evidence for a claim Kyiv dismissed as baseless. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/world/ukraine-russia-putin-residence-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #vladimirputin #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar

The U.S. has hit and destroyed a docking area for alleged Venezuelan drug boats, President Donald Trump said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/world/trump-venezuela-drug-boats-dock/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #venezuela #us #drugs #smuggling #usmilitary

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran of fresh strikes and said Hamas would have “hell to pay” if it fails to disarm in Gaza, presenting a united front with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/world/trump-netanyahu-iran-hamas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #benjaminnetanyahu #us #israel #hamas #israelhamaswar #middleeast #gaza #iran

Tens of thousands are fleeing violence in oil-rich Kordofan, where the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces — locked in a brutal war since April 2023 — are vying for control. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/world/politics/sudanese-escape-kordofan-fighting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #sudan #rapidsupportforces #kordofan #darfur #civilwar #internationalorganizationformigration #worldhealthorganization #un

Syria’s government has ordered soldiers to guard a mass grave created to conceal atrocities under Bashar Assad and has opened a criminal investigation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/world/syria-mass-grave-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #syria #basharassad #syriancivilwar #damascus #middleeast

Despite gloomy headlines, 2025 saw climate progress with cleaner grids, falling cement demand, rising EV adoption, solar industry shifts, and batteries stabilizing electricity markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/29/world/positive-climate-news-you-this-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #2025 #evs #solar #carbonemissions #cement #fossilfuels

Barely a decade after President Barack Obama announced a “pivot” to Asia, the United States' commitment to the region is as tenuous as the days of the Vietnam War. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/29/world/asia-adrift-alone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #trade #defense #china #southkorea #vietnam #southkoreajapanrelations

By 2025's end, the world felt newly unsettled. Donald Trump’s return to power reshaped the global dialogue, as the rapid advance of artificial intelligence, inspired both optimism and anxiety. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/world/world-news-photos-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #2025inreview

Families of Bondi Beach shooting victims have urged Australia’s prime minister to launch a royal commission — an independent public inquiry — into the “rapid rise of antisemitism” in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/world/crime-legal/bondi-families-antisemitism-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #australia #bondibeach #massshootings #massmurder #guns #anthonyalbanese

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