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The new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida supports Joe Biden’s desire to enhance the US-Japan alliance. The New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated on Tuesday that he received a congratulatory message from US President Joe Biden as well as his intentions to aid Japan in defending the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands. The two countries also highlighted the importance of maintaining peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. On the list of subjects was the continued cooperation of the US-Japan Alliance for the defense of Japan’s security, in particular with…

As Algeria recalled its ambassador from Paris, Macron thinks “it’s better to talk and to make progress.” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he hoped relations with Algeria could be repaired following a spat over visas and critical remarks made by Paris toward Algiers. “My wish is for a calming down because I think it’s better to talk and to make progress,” Macron told the France Inter broadcaster, adding that his relations with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune were “truly cordial”. What do you need to know? The diplomatic spat deepened after Algiers banned French military planes from its airspace, its…

A senior US official affirmed that “the path in Vienna for negotiations does remain open.” A senior US official expressed Monday that the US hopes to resume nuclear talks with Iran soon. “We’re hopeful we can be back in Vienna (for talks)… in a fairly short period of time,” the senior administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told reporters. On his account, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Monday that the new round of talks could begin by early November. Iran’s nuclear program will be at the forefront of discussions between US and Israeli national security teams in Washington…

The Libyan parliament’s spokesman announced that parliament passed Monday a law on legislative elections. The Libyan parliament on Monday passed a law on legislative elections, according to spokesman Abdullah Bliheg. Parliament “passed a law on elections to the House of Representatives during Monday’s session,” the spokesman wrote on Twitter. The passing of the law comes nearly a month after the upper house of Libya’s parliament called for postponing the December-scheduled presidential elections for a year, due to controversy regarding the Libyan electoral law. Days later, parliament withdrew its confidence from interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s government of unity. After a transitional process led by…

Mark Zuckerberg is facing some major financial consequences, according to Forbes, losing billions of dollars, as well as his No.5-richest man rank as users continue to be shut out of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. After mass complaints about the various platforms in the Facebook family being down, and users getting error messages when trying to log on, the company said it was working to resolve the issue. With all four now off-air for several hours, Zuckerberg has faced a pile-on on rival social media platforms, and habitual Facebook users have taken to other apps that aren’t experiencing issues, such as…

Following the controversy in Congress over raising the debt ceiling, US President Joe Biden criticizes “reckless” Republicans and warns that obstruction endangers pushing “our economy over a cliff.” very in Congress over raising the debt ceiling, US President Joe Biden criticizes On Monday, US President Joe Biden denounced the “reckless and dangerous” position of Republicans in Congress over raising the debt ceiling, at a time when the world’s largest economic power faces the risk of defaulting on its payments. Biden criticized Republicans’ “irresponsibility,” warning that obstruction threatens to push the US economy “over a cliff” by committing to filibuster the…

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were hit by a massive outage Monday, impacting potentially tens of millions of users as the social media giant faces fallout over its effect on teens and misinformation.ADVERTISING Tracker Downdetector was showing outages in heavily populated areas like Washington and Paris, with problems being reported from around 1545 GMT. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products,” Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said on Twitter. Users trying to access Facebook in affected areas were greeted with the message: “Something went wrong. We’re working on it and we’ll get it fixed as…

By Jonny TickleThe Russian Armed Forces have successfully conducted the first test launch of its state-of-the-art Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine, firing it at a target in the Barents Sea, in Russia’s Arctic north. The Ministry of Defense published a video showing the successful test. The Zircon, first produced in 2016, is an anti-ship missile capable of accelerating up to Mach 9. It has been designed to hit enemy surface ships, such as frigates and aircraft carriers, as well as ground targets located within the range of the missile. Zircon’s speed (9,800-11,025 km/h) makes it difficult for it to be stopped…

The statue to George Floyd in Union Square was vandalised on Saturday, NBC New York reported citing authorities. According to police, a security video from the site shows a man throwing blue paint on the sculpture at around 10 a.m. (2 p.m. GMT) and then running away.An investigation is underway, and no suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident, police said.The sculpture was put in the park on Thursday, as part of an art composition, alongside statues of the late Congressman John Lewis and Breonna Taylor, who was shot by police officers in Kentucky last year. George Floyd, a black…

The newly-chosen prime minister of Japan also pledged during his first press conference to put his “utmost effort” into creating a world that will be free of nuclear weapons.Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has stated that he is ready to meet with North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un without preconditions. His remarks come as Pyongyang has intensified fire-testing of its newly-developed missiles over the last month.Kishida additionally noted that Tokyo will strengthen its defence capability and continue to see the US-Japanese alliance as the cornerstone of the nation’s foreign policy.Last week, senior defence officials from the US, Japan, and South…