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[ad_1] Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 2016 U.S. presidential election delivered a shock to financial markets. If he manages to secure a second one, traders will — if anything — be far more prepared.Trump seems to be on a quicker path to the nomination than eight years ago, when he didn’t lock it down until May. And polls show it would likely be a close contest between him and […]

[ad_1] Twenty-seven people were killed and 25 injured when Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, the head of the Donetsk region appointed by Russia, said on Sunday.According to Alexei Kulemzin, the city's Russian-installed mayor, Ukrainian forces bombarded a busy area where shops and a market are located. Pushilin said the city was shelled by Ukrainian artillery.Reuters photographs and video taken at the scene […]

[ad_1] It’s 11.p.m. on a Tuesday night, and I’m waiting alone in Ikebukuro for Sudki Mansour. I’ve only met him once before, but tonight, he’s picking me up for a drive out of Tokyo and into rural Yamanashi Prefecture.Contact has been sporadic from the jump. Mansour says he’s been busy with the akiya (abandoned home) he recently purchased, his Palestinian restaurant and a new place we’re heading to out past […]

[ad_1] Osaka – A nursery located in a part of the western metropolis of Osaka — an area known for its diverse ethnic mix — offers a window into what Japan could be if it continues to look for overseas solutions to its demographic challenges.In the city's Ikuno Ward, where a fifth of the residents are non-Japanese, around half the preschoolers at the Ikunokomorebi Hoikuen are either Vietnamese nationals or […]

[ad_1] The Ibaraki city of Tsukuba in November launched a new facility, Mt. Tsukuba Gate Park, that focuses on promoting the charms of the Mt. Tsukuba Area Geopark and supporting Japan’s cycling culture. City officials stationed there explained what the facility offers and how they aim to nurture the civic pride of local residents and their children. Mt. Tsukuba Gate Park comprises Tsukuba Geo Museum and Cycle Park Tsukuba. The […]

[ad_1] Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi on Sunday urged a strengthening of the political funds control law, suggesting the introduction of a guilt-by-association system amid a fundraising scandal that saw Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announce last week that he would dissolve the LDP faction he once led.Motegi, speaking on an NHK program, said a system must be put in place to hold lawmakers accountable for the management of political […]

[ad_1] While Taiwan has long been considered a potential flashpoint between the U.S. and China, another geopolitical storm may be brewing in the South China Sea — one that could force Washington to make some difficult choices.From laser pointers blinding Philippine sailors to collisions at sea near key military outposts, tensions are rapidly surging between Manila and Beijing in these strategically and economically important waters, where the two have overlapping […]

[ad_1] Junior high school students board a bus in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, for a mass relocation to Kanazawa on Sunday. | Kyodo Parents see off junior high school students who are heading to Kanazawa for mass relocation from Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday. | Kyodo [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] U.S. officials acknowledge that airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen won’t deter the group from attacks that have roiled commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Yet that doesn’t mean the military campaign will stop anytime soon.U.S. President Joe Biden candidly described the dilemma Thursday when he was asked about the efforts to weaken Houthi capabilities after the Iran-backed group’s series of drone and missile strikes disrupted shipping in the […]