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Japan to Hit 2% Defense Spending This Fiscal Year as U.S. and Japan Tighten Military Coordination

The accelerated outlays reflect a shared push to harden alliance defenses in response to China’s rapid military expansion.

HII and HD Hyundai Sign Pact to Pursue U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships

Trump, Xi Poised for APEC Trade Talks Tying Tariff Relief to Fentanyl Controls

Russia’s Federation Council Backs Year-Round Conscription, Starting in 2026

Pakistan–Afghanistan Truce Talks Collapse in Istanbul After Four Days

U.S. Strikes Four Suspected Drug Boats in Eastern Pacific, Killing 14

U.S. and Japan Seal Minerals Pact, Tighten Defense Ties Ahead of Trump–Xi Meeting

Russia Steps Up Pokrovsk Assaults as Blackouts Spread, U.S. Polices Oil Sanctions and EU Weighs Frozen-Asset Loan

Takaichi Sets Japan’s Course With ‘Sanaenomics’ as Markets Rally

NYPD Probes Antisemitic Assault on Israeli Visitor in Midtown After Kippah Desecration

France Lawmakers Table Bill for 420,000-Bitcoin State Reserve

Ouattara Wins Fourth Term in Ivory Coast With 89.77% in Provisional Count

Gold Holds Near $3,950 After Brief Drop Below $4,000 as Fed Decision Looms

RSF Seizes El‑Fasher as UN and Analysts Cite Evidence of Summary Executions

Israel Orders Immediate Strikes in Gaza After Disputed Hostage Remains Return

Senate Votes 52–48 to Rescind Trump’s Brazil Tariff Emergency

Netanyahu Orders ‘Powerful’ Gaza Strikes as Ceasefire Teeters Over Hostage Remains Dispute

Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Eastern Cuba as Category 3 After Record Jamaica Strike

Rio Police Raid on Comando Vermelho Leaves at Least 64 Dead as Brasília Convenes Emergency Response

Myanmar Sets Jan. 11 Second-Phase Vote as Campaigning Gets Underway