2 h. ago The Guardian view on a new nuclear age: great powers should not restock a house of dynamite | Editorial

Donald Trump’s remarks on resuming nuclear testing have highlighted the risks. Proliferation must not be considered inevitableWhen Eisaku Satō, a former prime minister of Japan, received the Nobel peace prize in 1974 after committing his country to not making nuclear bombs, owning them or allowing them on its territory, he assured the audience: “I have no doubt that this policy will be pursued by all future governments.”Yet last week, Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, declined to say whether the country that understands the cost of nuclear war better than any other would stand by its commitment – reflecting the bleak broader outlook. Eighty years after the US dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima, incinerating tens of thousands of people, and almost 40 after Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan seriously discussed nuclear abolition in Reykjavik, the spectre looms once more. Last month, Donald Trump ordered the US military to match other countries’ nuclear weapons testing. Continu...

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4 d. ago Yes, New York will soon be under new management. But Zohran Mamdani is just the start | Carys Afoko

Lina Khan outraged corporates and conservatives as head of the Federal Trade Commission. Expect more of the same now she’s with the mayor-elect’s transition teamA relatively unknown thirtysomething parachuted on to the national stage and into high political office. Energising to some of the Democratic base but lacking support from the party establishment. Not Zohran Mamdani but Lina Khan, who Joe Biden appointed to chair the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2021 when she was just 32. Khan, who left her role at the FTC when Trump returned to the White House, is now one of five women appointed to the mayor-elect of New York’s transition team.Khan is the most exciting pick for a few reasons. She entered the FTC with an ambitious mandate to transform the government agency, broaden its focus to increase scrutiny of corporate mergers and do more to protect consumers – and got results. She brought down the price of inhalers (routinely being sold for hundreds of dollars) by tackling price ...

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4 d. ago BREAKING Doctor 'used phone to film women's privates and banned husbands from appointments'

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4 d. ago Doctor 'used phone to film women's privates and banned husbands from appointments'

A US Army doctor has been accused of videotaping women during private and intimate examinations, with alleged victims claiming he banned their partners from the room so they were 'vulnerable'

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4 d. ago US army gynecologist accused of secretly filming patients during exams

Lawsuit alleges doctor at Fort Hood was allowed to continue working despite complaints against him for yearsMilitary officials in Texas have suspended a US army gynecologist over allegations he inappropriately touched and secretly filmed dozens of women during appointments at an on-base medical center.A civil lawsuit filed in Bell county on Monday alleges that Blaine McGraw, a doctor and army major at Fort Hood, repeatedly groped a woman during a series of seven or eight consultations, and took intimate videos and photographs of her that were later found on his phone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Poignant moment Trump is gifted priceless Abe golfing relic ahead of signing landmark deal... and issuing gushing praise of Japan

Trump is in Japan to meet the country's first female leader Sanae Takaichi. The president lavished praise on her and signed deals on trade and rare earths. Trump was also showered with gifts.

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2 w. ago Pete Hegseth says ‘we will hunt and kill them’ as he announces further strikes on alleged drug

Trump administration’s defence secretary says on social media that US forces killed 14 people onboard vessels in the Pacific in three separate operationsIn a letter this morning, House oversight chair James Comer has asked the justice department to investigate whether Joe Biden’s aides improperly used an autopen to sign executive actions, claiming the former president’s inner circle concealed his cognitive decline while exercising presidential authority without authorization.“While President Biden’s deterioration was evident to the American people, and consequently, robust systems should have been put in place to document executive actions reflected the actual will of the president, the President’s inner circle took no action to establish such a record,” Comer wrote in the letter. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Latest: Air strikes, ICE crackdown and shutdown continue with Trump in Asia

U.S. President Donald Trump has met with Japan’s newly elected, ultraconservative leader in Tokyo during one of the busiest days of his Asia trip

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2 w. ago Trump makes Japan's prime minister literally JUMP FOR JOY at raucous rally for troops on aircraft carrier

Donald Trump had Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi jumping for joy during his remarks addressing America's 'good looking' sailors in the Tokyo region on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Trump hails Japan’s ‘great’ new female PM Sanae Takaichi as he seals tariffs and rare earths deal

Tokyo and Washington celebrate ‘new golden age’ of friendship

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2 w. ago Trump live: President threatens to send National Guard into more cities – ‘We can do as we want’

President Trump met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo and inked a deal to strengthen US access to rare earth minerals

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2 w. ago Trial begins for man accused of killing former Japanese PM Abe with homemade firearm

The trial of the accused killer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is underway

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2 w. ago Trump refuses to rule out third term as he signs rare earths deal with new Japanese PM: Live updates

President Trump met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo and inked a deal to strengthen US access to rare earth minerals

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2 w. ago Donald Trump awkwardly guided around room in 'chaotic' meeting with Japanese PM

Donald Trump was pictured appearing lost during a welcome event at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Monday as he was led in circles by Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

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2 w. ago Trump's lavish praise for Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after he receives grand welcome in Tokyo: 'That's a big deal'

President Donald Trump praised Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Tuesday morning in Tokyo for being the first woman to ever hold the position.

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2 w. ago Japanese PM promises golden age in relations with US during Trump visit

Sanae Takaichi says she will nominate Trump for peace prize and two leaders sign agreement on rare earthsWhat are rare earths – explained in 30 secondsJapan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has vowed to realise a “golden age” in relations with the US and to “fundamentally reinforce” her country’s defence posture at the start of a visit by Donald Trump.Trump, who is in Japan on the second leg of a week-long tour of Asia, and Takaichi quickly signed an agreement laying out a framework to secure the mining and processing of rare earths and other critical minerals. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump doesn’t rule out running for an unconstitutional third term as he visits Japan: Live updates

President Trump met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo and inked a deal to strengthen US access to rare earth minerals

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2 w. ago Trump meets with Japan’s newly elected first woman leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo: Live updates

The president is meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo

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2 w. ago Trump to meet Japan’s newly elected first woman leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo: Live updates

The president is slated to meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo

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2 w. ago Trump comments about a third term spark concern – US politics live

US president’s musings about an unconstitutional third term in office draw criticism from Democratic congresswomanTrump ‘would love’ unconstitutional third term but rules out running for VPAs Republican states launch more redistricting efforts, Democrats in blue states are still deciding how or if they will respond.House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries is said to be headed to Illinois today to meet with local leaders about redrawing the congressional maps. Punchbowl reports that Jeffries will meet with the Illinois Legislative Black caucus and Black members of Congress, a nod to the fact that Black lawmakers will be needed to pass a new map. Continue reading...

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