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Fatal Bear Attacks in Japan Hit Record High Amid Climate and Population Shifts
Japan is facing an unprecedented rise in fatal bear attacks, with seven deaths reported so far this year — the highest number since official recordkeeping began in 2006, according to Japan’s Ministry of the Environment. Experts warn that climate change, food scarcity, and depopulation in rural areas are driving wild bears closer to human settlements,…
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Oil Prices Fall as U.S.–China Trade Tensions Shake Global Markets
LONDON— Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday, erasing early gains as renewed trade tensions between the United States and China—the world’s two largest economies—rattled global markets. Investors were further unsettled after the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned of weakening demand fundamentals in its latest report. Oil Prices Retreat to Five-Month Lows By mid-morning London time,…
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Bessent Slams China Over Rare Earth Export Controls but Signals Possible Extension of Tariff Pause
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a sharp rebuke of China’s new rare earth export controls on Wednesday, accusing Beijing of violating prior trade accords and threatening global supply chains. However, Bessent also left the door open to a possible extension of the 90-day pause on tariffs, signaling that diplomacy remains on…
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U.S. Tariffs on China Set for November 1 Decision, Says Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
WASHINGTON — The United States’ planned 100% tariffs on Chinese goods could take effect as early as November 1, depending on how Beijing responds to Washington’s demands, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. Greer emphasized that while there was still a window to de-escalate trade tensions, China’s recent…
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U.S. Military Urges Hamas to Halt Violence and Disarm Immediately
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has called on Hamas to end its attacks on civilians in Gaza and to disarm “without delay,” as the group reasserts control in the territory by deploying armed forces and carrying out executions of alleged collaborators. Since the ceasefire with Israel began on Friday, Hamas has redeployed…
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One Dead, Over 100 Injured as Anti-Crime Protests Rock Peru’s Capital
LIMA, Peru — Violent clashes erupted in the Peruvian capital on Wednesday as youth-led anti-crime demonstrations turned deadly, leaving at least one person dead and more than 100 people injured, according to official reports. The unrest marks the latest escalation in a wave of nationwide protests against corruption, political instability, and a deepening crime crisis…
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Ousted Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina Confirms He Fled Country Amid Military Takeover and Youth Uprising
Madagascar’s ousted president, Andry Rajoelina, has officially confirmed that he fled the country last weekend following what he described as “explicit and extremely serious threats” to his life. The revelation comes amid a military-led power grab and a youth-driven protest movement that have plunged the island nation into its worst political crisis in over a…
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President Andry Rajoelina Dissolves Madagascar’s National Assembly Amid Youth-Led Uprising and Military Defections
In a dramatic escalation of Madagascar’s political crisis, President Andry Rajoelina announced the dissolution of the National Assembly on Tuesday, deepening the standoff between his administration, the military, and a surging youth protest movement that has swept across the country. The decree, published on the presidency’s official Facebook page, stated that the president had “consulted”…
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Andry Rajoelina: The Rise and Fall of Madagascar’s ‘Youth President’ Who Was Toppled by a New Generation
Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina, once celebrated as the youthful face of change and reform, has now been forced from power by the same force that once elevated him — the anger and activism of Madagascar’s youth. The 51-year-old president, who rose to prominence as a charismatic mayor and radio personality in the late 2000s, was ousted…
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Israeli Forces Accused of Arson, Demolitions, and Forced Labour in West Bank’s Tulkarem
TULKAREM, Occupied West Bank – In the shadow of ongoing conflict, Palestinian residents near Tulkarem continue to face escalating violence as Israeli soldiers carry out widespread demolitions and forced displacements in the Nur Shams and Tulkarem refugee camps. Entire neighbourhoods now lie in ruins — homes flattened, vehicles abandoned, and once-bustling streets reduced to silence.…
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