A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scientific research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/science-health/landmark-pesticide-study-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #pesticides #health #cancer #environment

Qatar and Egypt, guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire, called for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the deployment of an international stabilization force. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/world/politics/qatar-egypt-gaza-truce/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #qatar #egypt #gaza #israel #israelhamaswar #us #donaldtrump #middleeast

The U.S. wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials said, a deadline that struck some as unrealistic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/world/politics/us-2027-deadline-europe-nato/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #europe #nato #donaldtrump #usmilitary #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar

The message couldn’t have been clearer. In a 33-page National Security Strategy signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House said Europe risked being wiped away unless it changed its culture and politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/politics/europe-trump-security-strategy-ukraine-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #europe #us #donaldtrump

The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday lashed out at U.S. sanctions, arguing they effectively put top court officials on a par with "terrorists and drug traffickers." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/crime-legal/icc-deputy-prosecutor-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #icc #donaldtrump #us #warcrimes

A brief conversation with a partisan AI chatbot can influence voters' political views with evidence-backed arguments — true or not — proving particularly persuasive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/politics/chatbots-voter-opinion-influence-studies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ai #tech #chatgpt #donaldtrump #kamalaharris

A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scientific research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/science-health/landmark-pesticide-study-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #pesticides #health #cancer #environment

Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro said on Friday that his father, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has backed him for a presidential run next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/politics/bolsonaro-son-presidential-run/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #flaviobolsonaro #brazil #jairbolsonaro

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff held productive talks with Ukraine's senior negotiator Rustem Umerov over the past two days, U.S. officials said on Friday, with further talks scheduled for Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/us-officials-ukraine-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #stevewitkoff

An advisory panel appointed by President Donald Trump's vaccine-skeptic health secretary voted Friday to stop recommending that all newborns in the United States receive a hepatitis B vaccine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/science-health/vaccine-policy-us-shift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #vaccinations #us #donaldtrump #robertfkennedyjr #health #children #hepatitisb

U.S. President Donald Trump became the first ever recipient of FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw Friday — a compensation gift for a leader who still dreams of winning the Nobel Prize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/politics/trump-fifa-peace-prize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #fifa #gianniinfantino

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defense despite Western pressure on New Delhi to scale back its ties with Moscow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/politics/modi-putin-india-russia-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #india #russia #vladimirputin #narendramodi #us #ukraine #russiaukrainewar

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said in a long-awaited new strategy document Friday that the United States will shift from its historic global role toward vigorously fighting migration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/politics/trump-strategy-shift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #us #eu #europe #taiwan #china

US may partially"withdraw from NATO by 2027. The US demands that Europe take over most of NATO's conventional defense functions by 2027, from intelligence to missiles.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-sets-2027-deadline-europe-led-nato-defense-officials-say-2025-12-05

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By fostering the skills people need to make use of AI and building institutions that enable them to apply those skills creatively, Asia's economies can unlock new sources of inclusive, durable growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/05/world/is-ai-asias-growth-engine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asia #jobs #ai #artificialintelligence #aging #asianeconomy

Fossil fuels like propane and isobutane, commonly used for BBQs, are helping replace potent HFC refrigerants, significantly cutting greenhouse gas emissions and showing that practical solutions can slow global warming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/05/world/bbq-gas-cools-a-warming-planet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #cop30 #hfcs #co2 #carbondioxide #greenhousegasses #climatechange #globalwarming #pollution

Three countries have pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest after organizers opted not to vote on Israel's future participation, allowing it to take part in next year's event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/countries-boycott-eurovision-over-israel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israel #eurovision #spain #ireland #netherlands #music

The New York Times sued the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday in an effort to force the Pentagon to abandon its restrictive new press policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/nyt-sue-pentagon-press-access/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #newyorktimes #pressfreedom #journalism #censorship #donaldtrump

Despite U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s repeated missteps, he has managed to maintain U.S. President Donald Trump's support — at least for now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/politics/hegseth-missteps-trump-favor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #petehegseth #donaldtrump #defense #venezuela #drugs

A U.S. appeals court will allow President Donald Trump to keep thousands of national guard troops in Washington for now, temporarily halting a district judge’s ruling declaring the deployment unlawful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/crime-legal/appeals-allows-trump-deployment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #nationalguard #courts