Hundreds of Kenyan nationals have been lured to Russia with promises of well-paying jobs, only to be forcibly conscripted into the Russian military and sent to fight in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/kenyans-forced-russian-recruitment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #kenya #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
Artificial intelligence is shaking up industries from software and law to entertainment and education, but it’s posing special challenges in medicine as patients tap the technology for advice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/science-health/ai-apps-bots-medicine-doctors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #openai #chatgpt #medicine #health #ai #apps
Brazil’s government is moving toward restricting youth access to online gambling and pornography, joining other nations across the world weighing stricter internet limits for children and teens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/brazil-ban-teen-gambling-porn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #gambling #pornography #internet #luizinacioluladasilva
The U.S. Justice Department opened the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files for members of Congress to review as several lawmakers expressed concern that some names have been removed from the publicly released records. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/us-unredacted-epstein-files/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #ghislainemaxwell #us #donaldtrump #republicans #childabuse #humantrafficking
A new look at radar data for Venus obtained by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s suggests a large underground cavity exists that was created by a lava flow, the first subsurface feature ever detected there. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/science-health/radar-underground-lava-tube-venus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #satellites #venus #planets #nasa
Keir Starmer shored up his position as U.K. prime minister during a dramatic day in Westminster that at times seemed like he might be forced to step down, a reprieve that is likely to be only temporary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/starmer-position-uk-rivals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uk #keirstarmer #labour
The global rise of "wrecking-ball politics" will be the focus of this week's Munich Security Conference, organizers said, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to lead a large U.S. delegation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/wrecking-ball-politics-munich/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #munich #germany #eu #europe #defense #us #donaldtrump #nato #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
The atrocities unleashed on Sudan's El-Fasher last October were a "preventable human rights catastrophe," the U.N. human rights chief said Monday, warning they now risked being repeated in Kordofan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/un-human-rights-sudan-el-fasher/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #humanrights #sudan
Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused on Monday to answer questions from a congressional panel but said she was prepared to speak if granted clemency by President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/crime-legal/epstein-maxwell-trump-testimony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #jeffreyepstein #ghislainemaxwell #donaldtrump #us #childabuse #humantrafficking
Iran has stepped up the rounding up and jailing of perceived critics, while at the same time pursuing a potential diplomatic opening with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on nuclear talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/iran-arrests-us-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #middleeast #us #ayatollahalikhamenei
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is looking to speed up its access to breakthrough technologies in an effort to better compete with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/cia-tech-race-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #cybersecurity #hacking #china #us #cia
Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates condemned Israel's move to widen its powers in the West Bank, a step critics said went in the direction of annexing occupied land. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/arab-states-israel-west-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #jordan #uae #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians
American politicians claim the next election is the most important of our lifetime, fueling "The-End-Is-Near-ism" and "Armageddon politics." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/every-election-not-an-existential-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #democrats #republicans #democracy #voting
A fast-moving measles outbreak in South Carolina highlights how declining vaccination rates, permissive state laws and weakened federal vaccine oversight are creating larger, harder-to-control outbreaks across the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/us-measles-milestone-is-everyones-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #robertfkennedyjr #donaldtrump #medicine #vaccinations #health #measles #covid19 #cdc #us #southcarolina #donaldtrump
Trump’s record of reversals, hostility to institutional constraints and indifference to sacrifice convinces adversaries and allies alike that U.S. commitments will not hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/trump-kills-american-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #usdefense #tariffs #ukraine #china #indopacific #taiwan #elbridgecolby #cia #xijinping #nato #afghanistan #denmark #greenland #vladimirputin #russia
Center-left Portuguese presidential candidate Antonio Jose Seguro has scored a convincing win over far-right rival Andre Ventura in a run-off vote held after days of devastating storms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/world/politics/center-left-seguro-portugal-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #antoniojoseseguro #portugal #europe #andreventura
Thirteen party members or local leaders across four states in Venezuela reported fractures in the ruling socialist party in the weeks after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/world/politics/distrust-socialist-party-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #southamerica #nicolasmaduro
Keir Starmer’s future is in the balance after a crisis over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington claimed the U.K. prime minister’s closest aide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/world/politics/starmer-uk-aide-quits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #petermandelson #uk #morganmcsweeney #jeffreyepstein #labour
A Ukrainian-born Russian citizen has been extradited to Moscow from Dubai on suspicion of gravely injuring one of Russia's most senior military intelligence officers, Russian officials said on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/russia-general-shooting-suspect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #gru #fsb #vladimiralexeyev
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington, insisting it will not be intimidated by the threat of war with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/politics/iran-us-enrich-uranium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #us #nuclearweapons #middleeast #donaldtrump