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
European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services for minors and setting the stage for a new showdown with some of the biggest U.S. companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/society/ban-social-media-kids-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #socialmedia #instagram #facebook #snap #tiktok #youtube #grok #europe #france #spain #australia
Four people, including two Chinese nationals, have been arrested in France on suspicion of spying for China and were brought before an investigative judge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/chinese-nationals-france-spying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #china #france #espionage
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
Ukrainian and Russian officials had a "productive" first day of new U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, according to Kyiv's lead negotiator, as fighting in Europe's largest conflict since World War II continued. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/ukraine-russia-us-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy
Israeli tanks and airstrikes killed 24 Palestinians including seven children in Gaza on Wednesday, the latest violence to undermine the nearly four-month-old ceasefire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/israeli-strikes-kill-24-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians
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 U.S. and Iran have agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday, even as they remained at odds over Washington's insistence that negotiations include Tehran's missile arsenal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/us-iran-talks-oman-agenda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #oman #middleeast #us
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
India’s violent Maoist insurgency — which at its 2013 peak, held considerable influence in 126 districts — appears to be on its last legs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/world/indias-maoist-insurgency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #redcorridor #cpi #maoists #naxalbari #narendramodi #tamiltigers
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
China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin both hailed their ties during a video call held in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of Moscow's war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/world/xi-putin-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #china #vladimirputin #xijinping
Pakistan's security forces used drones and helicopters to wrest control of a southwestern town from separatist insurgents after a three-day battle, as the death toll rose to 58. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/world/pakistan-helicopters-drones-58-dead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #pakistan
Nongovernmental organizations are battling to quantify the scale of Iran’s crackdown on protesters, a task complicated by the internet shutdown, manipulated content and threats against sources inside the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/world/ngos-iran-crackdown-death-count/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iran #middleeast #humanrightsactivistsnewsagency #iranhumanrights
China has denounced a ruling by Panama’s top court to void CK Hutchison’s contract to operate two ports as “extremely absurd,” warning the Central American country would pay a “heavy price” if it fails to change course. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/world/politics/china-panama-court-ruling-ports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #panama #panamacanal #china #shipping
Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza and patient crossings at Rafah halted, Palestinian officials say https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/04/israeli-strikes-gaza-patient-crossings-rafah-halted #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #WorldNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica
Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza and patient crossings at Rafah halted, Palestinian officials say https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/04/israeli-strikes-gaza-patient-crossings-rafah-halted #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #WorldNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica
‘The smart, the rich, the powerful’: Epstein associated with Silicon Valley elite years after his release from prison https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/epstein-silicon-valley #JeffreyEpstein #SiliconValley #ElonMusk #JeffBezos #LarryPage #SergeyBrin #EvanWilliams #BillGates #MarissaMayer #MichaelWolff #StephenHawking #AndrewMountbattenwindsor #BillClinton #PeterGabriel #NoamChomsky #MohammedBinSalman #TheSuperrich #UsNews #WorldNews
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