Russia says the U.S. has not responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to keep observing nuclear missile and warhead limits for another 12 months as the two countries’ arms treaty expired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/russia-us-treaty-nuclear-limits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nuclearweapons #russia #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump
U.S. President Donald Trump is withdrawing some 700 federal immigration enforcement agents from Minnesota, although about 2,000 agents will stay in place. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/trump-immigration-agents-minnesota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #minnesota #minneapolis #us #donaldtrump #republicans #ice #immigration
U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked key pillars of his country's democracy, Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday in its annual report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/trump-democracy-human-rights-watch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #democracy #humanrights #us #donaldtrump #republicans
Trump, Xi discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, U.S. relations https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/trump-xi-taiwan-soybeans-call-china-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #taiwan
The Panamanian Supreme Court’s ruling invalidating CK Hutchison’s port contracts strengthens the U.S.' hand in the region and weakens China’s influence while undermining its investments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/world/china-loses-more-than-panama-ports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #panama #us #donaldtrump #china #chinapanamarelations #panamacanal
The FBI’s raid on Fulton County’s election center appears less about law enforcement than a strategic effort by the Trump administration to undermine trust in elections and interfere ahead of pivotal midterm contests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/world/fbis-georgia-ballot-raid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #republicans #joebiden #atlanta #fbi #2020uspresidentialelection #georgiastate
The Taiwanese government's nearly $40 billion defense budget request is in jeopardy as the opposition pushes a much smaller proposal that omits key capabilities deemed critical to defending against a Chinese attack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-defense-budget-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #budgets #defense #pla #china #us #kmt #dpp #donaldtrump #laichingte
Faced with a highly polarized U.S. political landscape, Leo XIV, the first American pope, has opted for discreet and indirect criticism while also keeping channels of communication open. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/world/politics/trump-pope-leo-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #popeleoxiv #us #donaldtrump
President Donald Trump’s call to "nationalize" elections drew pushback from lawmakers, including from a few Republicans, as Democrats voiced concern that he intends to interfere with the midterm elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/world/politics/trump-nationalize-elections-democrats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats
The landscape is quickly shifting in Venezuela without deposed leader Nicolas Maduro at the helm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/world/venezuela-one-month/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump
Faced with a fraught geopolitical environment, global consultancies are turning to riskier ways to do business in China that some say test the boundaries of Western sanctions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/consulting-firms-boundaries-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs #china #russia
The U.S. president is animated less by the prospect of deal-making than by the need for domination, less by the spirit of exchange than by the perverse pleasure of exalting himself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/03/world/appeasing-trump-only-invites-betrayal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #greenland #europe #nato #denmark #usdenmarkrelations #defense #trade
Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food totaled ¥1.7 trillion in 2025, up 12.8% from the preceding year and hitting a record high for the 13th straight year, the agriculture ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/economy/agricultural-forestry-fishery-exports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #agriculture #forests #fishing #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #maff #hongkong #taiwan #china
Cuba and the United States are in communication, a Cuban diplomat has said, adding that the U.S. government is aware that Cuba is "ready to have a serious, meaningful and responsible dialogue." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/world/politics/cuba-us-diplomat-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #cuba #us #donaldtrump
A U.S. judge ruled that a wind farm being developed off New York’s Long Island can resume work halted by the federal government, the fifth such court win for an industry President Donald Trump has sought to cripple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/02/03/energy/trump-offshore-wind-ban-blocked/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #wind #renewables #us #donaldtrump #republicans #energy
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that “every officer” in the field in Minneapolis will wear a body camera after a national outcry over the killings of two U.S. citizens in the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/world/politics/body-cameras-minneapolis-noem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #kristinoem #minneapolis #minnesota #ice #us #donaldtrump #republicans
Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods in exchange for New Delhi halting Russian oil purchases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/world/politics/us-tariffs-india-russian-oil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #india #oil #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs #russia #russiaukrainewar
U.S. President Donald Trump’s vows to take over Greenland have chilled relationships between American and Greenlandic researchers, halting some projects and making future collaborations uncertain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/02/02/climate-change/trump-greenland-climate-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #us #donaldtrump #republicans #greenland #denmark #climatechange #environment
Bad Bunny's "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" won album of the year at this year's Grammy Awards, marking the first time the event's top prize went to a Spanish-language work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/02/02/entertainment-news/bad-bunny-ice-grammy-awards/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #grammys #losangeles #badbunny #ice #immigration #us #donaldtrump #republicans
The killing of two civilians by ICE agents in Minnesota may mark a decisive turning point in the Trump administration’s gradual slide toward authoritarianism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/02/world/bloody-minnesota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ice #immigration #donaldtrump #minneapolis #immigration