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Takaichi tipped for big win as Japan votes
07 Feb 2026 18:22 GMT
… ;AFP Japan votes in snap elections Sunday with Prime Minister Sanae … late ex-premier Shinzo Abe, achieved a similar result. … to welcome US President Donald Trump, Bejing' … Russia. Last month, Japan';s two last pandas were even returned to China. …
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The EU's new sanctions plan is designed to target Russian crude exports more severely
07 Feb 2026 18:03 GMT
… mainly supplies India and China and make obsolete the price … der Leyen, the Commission president, did not specify if and … countries including Britain and Japan reduced the cap in order … cryptocurrency firms that allow Russia to circumvent Western sanction.
EU …
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Japan’s first female prime minister stakes her future on snap elections
07 Feb 2026 12:05 GMT
… Polls show Japan’s first female prime minister and her … is really like a presidential election,” Nakano says … because the number of Chinese [in Japan] is increasing rapidly … China, North Korea and Russia, and widening income disparities are moving Japan …
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Squeezed by U.S. and China, the world’s middle powers are teaming up
07 Feb 2026 15:34 GMT
… rules-based trade over unpredictability,” EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič … China by French President Emmanuel Macron and the U.K. Prime Minister … of Russia and China.
The U.K., Italy and Japan, for … economic growth to collective defense.
Given U.S. …
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Top news of the day: India trusted partner for growth, says PM Modi in Malaysia; Piyush Goyal says no harm to farmers in India-U.S. trade pact, and more
07 Feb 2026 15:15 GMT
… win Sunday’s poll
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is … talks ‘soon’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a … U.S. gave Ukraine, Russia June deadline to reach agreement … four-year war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters. …
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'Adds another feather to Trump's extractive cap': Brahma Chellaney weighs in on India-US interim trade agreement
07 Feb 2026 13:47 GMT
… another feather to [US President Donald] Trump' … trade strategy is "more coercive and extractive than even China … trade strategy — after extracting U.S.-investment commitments of $550 billion from Japan … 's oil trade with Russia. The US has also …
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As India, US align and China rises, Bangladesh faces crossroads
07 Feb 2026 13:46 GMT
… India’s defence inventory still originating from Russia.
However, … the US, India, Japan, and Australia, further … itself from China carries significant risks.
Chinese financing is … will significantly affect its foreign policy flexibility. The country …
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US drone firms court Asia as China’s military rise alarms region
07 Feb 2026 10:41 GMT
… impact of drones in Russia';s war in … defence forces in Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia, South Korea, and Japan … U.S. Department of Defense — positions them to deliver … drones intended to overwhelm Chinese forces in a potential Taiwan …
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After 10 Months of Tariff Deadlock, US and India Find Common Ground on Trade
07 Feb 2026 09:02 GMT
… President Donald J. Trump and India’s Prime Minister … trade and geopolitical alignment, especially India’s continued purchases of Russian … central to trade outcomes, … China, Hong Kong SAR, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Mongolia, Dubai (UAE), Japan …
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Global air cargo volumes rise in January despite China e-commerce drop
07 Feb 2026 08:54 GMT
… the previous year.
While Chinese e-commerce platforms have increased … 2025. Excluding Russia, e-commerce sales from China to the rest … and new rules in Japan and Thailand are expected … additional friction in cross-border trade.
Developments in ocean shipping …