Israeli airstrikes killed at least 25 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip after its forces came under fire, a fresh flare-up testing an already-fragile truce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/world/israeli-army-gaza-hamas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas

The U.S. has signaled to Kyiv that it must give up territory and some weapons in a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/world/politics/ukraine-land-arms-us-peace-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us

Donald Trump ripped into a reporter on Tuesday, just days after calling another female journalist “piggy” after she asked a question related to the convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/piggy-trump-female-reporters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #journalism #women039sissues #donaldtrump #freepress #jeffreyepstein

Two top U.S. Army officials have made a rare wartime visit to Kyiv, in an unannounced trip for talks with Ukraine’s leaders in an attempt to revive stalled peace talks with Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/us-army-ukraine-peace-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us

U.S. tech giants' dominance in cloud services threatens digital sovereignty, prompting Europe to break monopolies and build its own infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/world/europes-cloud-scares-and-us-tech-dominance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #amazon #google #microsoft #europe #cloudservices #it #bigtech #cybersecurity

Smartphone bans in the U.S. are quickly going nationwide. Districts that acted early are already seeing results. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/world/lock-up-student-phones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #students #school #education #smartphones

The BBC faces a potential $5 billion lawsuit from Donald Trump over a misleading Jan. 6 documentary clip, but legal action is risky, costly, and could threaten the broadcaster’s survival despite its apology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/world/bbc-gambles-with-trump-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #bbc #donaldtrump #jan6 #freespeech

A retreat by the U.S. from its role as the world's top cop under President Donald Trump opens the door to regional strife. The good news is a great-power war remains unlikely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-us-role-regional-wars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #taiwan #china #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #nato #defense

Following a buildup of military forces in the Caribbean, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump has approved additional measures to pressure Venezuela and prepare for the possibility of a broader military campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-cia-plans-covert-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nicolasmaduro #venezuela #cia #southamerica #us #donaldtrump

Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country’s rivers and estuaries and sold abroad for thousands of dollars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/haiti-gangs-baby-eels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #haiti #eels #caribbean

In Somalia, a shaky front line barely holds back the 'dogs of war' https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/somalia-front-line-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #somalia #africa

An airstrike killed at least 13 and injured an unidentified number of people in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, one of Israel’s deadliest attacks on its neighboring country’s southern region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/israeli-strike-refugee-camp-lebanon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #lebanon #refugees #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #hezbollah

Two people identified as being responsible for an explosion in Poland on a railway route to Ukraine had collaborated with Russian intelligence, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk, adding they had fled to Belarus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/poland-railway-russian-intelligence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #poland #railaccidents #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #belarus

MI5 warned U.K. lawmakers of new China-backed efforts to target them online, reigniting concerns about espionage by Beijing around Parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/mi5-uk-chinese-espionage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #uk #espionage

Donald Trump said Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, contradicting U.S. intelligence assessments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-saudi-khashoggi-us-intel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mohammedbinsalman #jamalkhashoggi #saudiarabia #middleeast #us #donaldtrump #trade #republicans

The U.S. Congress has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Donald Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/jeffrey-epstein-files-legislation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #ghislainemaxwell #us #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats #congress #sexcrimes

The cycle of rise and decline over the centuries has established some basic tenets of power, including that civilizations can still collapse even when they are set up for success. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/world/historical-precedent-and-geopolitical-significance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #worldwari #authoritarianism #climatechange #globaleconomy

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an explosion that damaged a railway line helping to supply close ally Ukraine an "unprecedented act of sabotage." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/world/politics/poland-foreign-intelligence-sabotage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #poland

A U.S. judge has found evidence of misconduct in how a federal prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI chief James Comey, a prominent critic of the U.S. leader. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/world/politics/judge-us-probe-fbi-james-comey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jamescomey #fbi #us #donaldtrump #republicans #hillaryclinton

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to visit the White House with the aim of deepening decades-old cooperation on oil and security while broadening ties in commerce, technology and possibly nuclear energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/world/politics/saudi-us-defense-ai-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #mohammedbinsalman #us #donaldtrump #defense #ai