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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Japan's stance that its citizens should avoid travelling to Russia showed that Tokyo was increasingly aligned with "the collective West" and that its leadership did not want to develop ties with Moscow.

Kremlin says Japanese travel warning shows Tokyo does not want to develop ties with Moscow

USA TODAY

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as ruling party leader in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals.

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down in September

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday he will step aside next month, ending a three-year term plagued by low popularity ratings and a spluttering economy. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost uninterrupted for decades, is due to hold a leadership contest next month, with the winner to become prime minister.

Unpopular Japan PM Kishida to step down

The Forward

Global dignitaries descend on Nagasaki every August to commemorate the victims of the atomic bomb. But the decision to leave Israel off the 2024 guest list has blown up the ceremony, and now the country that dropped the bomb 79 years ago won’t be showing up. Leaders from Israel and its allies believed the decision...

After Nagasaki snubs Israeli ambassador from A-bomb commemoration, G7 envoys decide they’ll skip too

War History Online

The Japanese battleship Kongō served in three conflicts before she was sunk in the Strait of Formosa by the USS Sealion (SS-315).

This Heavily Armed Japanese Battleship Couldn't Outsmart an American Submarine

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican president on Thursday rejected a request from Ukraine's government to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader defies an international arrest warrant and attends the inauguration of Mexico's next president in October.

Mexico rejects Ukraine's request to arrest Russia's Putin during visit

The New Republic

Donald Trump told Elon Musk during their livestreamed conversation on X Monday night that if the election goes poorly, “we’ll meet the next time in Venezuela because it will be a far safer place to meet than our country.” Trump made the statement after mentioning that “crime rates all over the world are going way down,” an odd statement to make before bringing up Venezuela, where postelection protests have left 23 dead and more than 2,000 people arrested, according to the United Nations.Trump says he'll flee to Venezuela if he loses the election and invites Elon to visit him pic.twitter.com/z0gvN6ugI7—...

Trump Tells Elon Musk All About His Plan to Flee if He Loses Election

The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender signalled the end of World War II, but what were the factors that led to it?

There Was More To Japan's Decision To Surrender At The End of World War II Than Most People Think

In 2023, India surpassed China as the most populous country, and is expected to continue growing over the next several decades. Meanwhile, China’s population peaked at 1.4 billion and then began shrinking. China’s population is projected to decrease to 1.3 billion by 2050 or even 770 million by 2100.

China’s economic death has already been decided

Business Insider

In a China-Taiwan war, the US may have to counter an invasion without top allies, experts say. But middle powers like Japan could serve as mediators.

In a Taiwan war, the US could find itself fighting China without its top allies

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Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

Defense News

Washington’s top diplomat in Manila was joined by key allies in a forum to express alarm over increasing hostilities in the contested South China Sea.

US renews call on China to stop aggressive actions in disputed sea

Latin Times

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) rejected ordering the arrest of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin should he visit the country to attend the inauguration of his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum. "It's not up to us," AMLO told press on Friday during his regular press conference. "We can't...

Mexican president rejects arresting Putin if he visits the country for his successor's inauguration

Following Venezuela's presidential election debacle, which resulted in autocrat President Nicolas Maduro clinching the win despite fraudulent vote tallies, the U.S. is refraining from recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the president-elect. The reason? Possible negotiations with the Chavista regime. In a call with reporters Tuesday, a senior State Department...

U.S. Official hints at Venezuela negotiations as White House refrains from calling Gonzalez president-elect

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

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A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for Jacksonville’s Black conservatives, political values trump a candidate’s personal identity.

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

The Independent

 Germany and the Philippines agreed Sunday to rapidly finalize a defense pact that would allow joint military training and possible sale of German weapons to address security threats, including China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea, which Manila’s defense chief said was “the sole cause of tensions” and conflicts in the disputed waters.China has long claimed much of the entire seaway, a key global trade and security route, and vowed to defend its territorial interests at all costs.Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the proposed Arrangement on Defense Cooperation that he and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius discussed in...

Germany and the Philippines agree to rapidly finalize a defense pact to address security threats

Salon

In his address at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, suggested he was an opponent of American military interventionism, citing the 2003 Iraq War as a conflict that did not need to happen and declaring that "we will send our kids to war only when we must." That speech and similar comments have been cited by some pundits as evidence of Vance making a clean break from the GOP's more hawkish wing.

"America First" foreign policy: JD Vance wants to abandon Ukraine but bomb Mexico and Iran

British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza has pledged he will return to Moscow “sooner than you think” despite his ordeal as a political prisoner under Vladimir Putin’s regime. The Cambridge-educated political leader, who spent much of his teenage years living in London, was one of 16 prisoners swapped for eight detainees held in the West on Thursday in the largest such exchange since the Cold War Also involved were three US citizens, including journalist Evan Gershkovich, three Germans and nine Russians. In return, Moscow received eight Russians accused of murder, spying and money laundering.At a news conference in Bonn on Friday evening,...

Freed prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza: I told the Russians ‘I’ll be back sooner than you think’

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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Japanese PM Kishida announces he will not seek re-election in September

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he will not seek re-election as head of his party, meaning the end of his premiership after just under...

Japanese PM Kishida announces he will not seek re-election in September

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