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Japan-US alliance would crumble if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis, PM Takaichi says - Reuters
Japan-US alliance would crumble if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis, PM Takaichi says  ReutersTies will collapse if US forces are hit in Taiwan and Tokyo won’t act: Takaichi  South China Morning PostJapan’s Takaichi Details Possible Response to Taiwan Crisis  Bloomberg.comAlliance with US would 'colla...[read more]

White House Distances Trump From Initial Response to Minnesota Killing - The New York Times
White House Distances Trump From Initial Response to Minnesota Killing  The New York TimesTrump abandons attack mode as Minneapolis shooting backlash grows  BBCAFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Sl...[read more]

India and European Union have closed a 'landmark' free trade deal, Prime Minister Modi says - CNBC
India and European Union have closed a 'landmark' free trade deal, Prime Minister Modi says  CNBCTrade deal: India and EU to announce FTA amid Trump tariff tensions  BBCIn the Shadow of Trump, India and the European Union Expand Trade Ties  The New York TimesIndia, EU slash tariffs on autos, spir...[read more]

Fully electric vehicle sales in EU overtake petrol for first time in December - Reuters
Fully electric vehicle sales in EU overtake petrol for first time in December  ReutersEurope Car Sales Rise for Third Consecutive Year on EV Recovery  Bloomberg.comEU car sales grow 1.8% in 2025 with electric cars surging but Tesla loses market share – business live  The GuardianNew car registrat...[read more]

Why Seahawks’ NFC title win was historic and fortunate | Four Downs - The Seattle Times
Why Seahawks’ NFC title win was historic and fortunate | Four Downs  The Seattle TimesSeahawks laud Sam Darnold after 3-TD performance in NFC title win  ESPNThe Rams had a Super Bowl team, but a glaring problem never went away  The New York TimesRams-Seahawks on Championship Sunday: What We Learn...[read more]

Chris Mason: Both Tories and Labour feel the Reform heebie-jeebies - BBC
Chris Mason: Both Tories and Labour feel the Reform heebie-jeebies  BBCTories criticised over claim Braverman defected to Reform after ‘mental health’ issues  The GuardianSuella Braverman's defection to Reform met with little surprise  BBCUK right-wing Reform attracts another Conservative defecto...[read more]

Chris Madel Ends Run for Minnesota Governor, Citing Immigration Crackdown - The New York Times
Chris Madel Ends Run for Minnesota Governor, Citing Immigration Crackdown  The New York TimesMinnesota candidate bows out over Republican response to Pretti shooting  Al JazeeraThe Lawyer for the Agent Who Shot Renee Good Thinks ICE Has Gone Too Far  The Wall Street JournalRepublican ends bid for...[read more]

Newsom to probe claims of Trump-critical censorship at TikTok - Politico
Newsom to probe claims of Trump-critical censorship at TikTok  PoliticoCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump  The GuardianTikTok censorship claims spark California probe of app's handling of anti-Trump content  NBC NewsTikTok investigating why so...[read more]

'Major step': French MPs vote in favour of bill to ban social media for under-15s - BBC
'Major step': French MPs vote in favour of bill to ban social media for under-15s  BBC‘Our children’s brains are not for sale’: Macron says France to fast-track social media ban for under-15s  CNNFrench MPs approve law seeking ban on social media for children below 15  Al JazeeraFrance's Macron p...[read more]

Winter Storm Debilitates the South, Encasing Cities in Ice and Snow - The New York Times
Winter Storm Debilitates the South, Encasing Cities in Ice and Snow  The New York TimesLike thousands of Mississippians in the cold, Oxford’s Hood family dealt as best they could  mississippitoday.orgThousands lose power in Oxford, MS, during ice, snow storm 2026. See photos  clarionledger.comEnt...[read more]