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小池書記局長「３１削減法案提出許さない」企業・団体献金禁止議論を主張

日本共産党の小池晃書記局長は９日、国会内で記者会見を開き、自民党、日本維新の会、国民民主党の実務者が取りまとめた衆院比例代表定数３１削減法案の原案に対し、「法案提出を許さないために力を尽くす」と表明した。小池氏は政治改革の根本として企業・団体献金の全面禁止を訴えた。

Former Reform UK Councillor Ashley Monk Joins Conservatives in Redditch

Ashley Monk, who served as an independent councillor after leaving Reform UK, has officially joined the Conservative Group at both Redditch Borough Council and Worcestershire County Council. The move follows his suspension from Reform UK and subsequent period as an independent, during which he retained a portfolio role in the local administration.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed Gaza would never again pose a threat to Israel, as a tense calm prevailed on the second day of a truce in the Palestinian territory.

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President Donald Trump on Monday cast himself as a peacemaker in his second inaugural address, but immediately vowed that the United States would be "taking back" the Panama Canal.

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With glacial temperatures forcing US President Donald Trump's inauguration indoors Monday, a crowd of just several hundred supporters gathered on the National Mall where normally there would have been hundreds of thousands witnessing the ceremony unfold.

'Dear friend': Nations react to Trump inauguration

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Trump sworn in as US president, promises 'golden age'

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US President Donald Trump will issue a series of executive orders targeting diversity programs and gender identity policies Monday, using his inauguration speech to signal a definitive break with what he decries as "woke" culture.

US to withdraw from Paris agreement, expand drilling

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced the United States' intention to withdraw from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide.

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Donald Trump pronounced the start of a "golden age" in the United States after taking the oath for a historic second term as president on Monday, using his inaugural speech to lash out at what he described as a "broken" society that he would rescue.

Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024: UN

Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide due to "robust" demand from key markets, UN Tourism said Monday.

UK teen pleads guilty to girls' murders that sparked riots

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Trump sworn in for second term vowing sweeping change

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Trump arrives for inauguration vowing sweeping change

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With glacial temperatures forcing US President-elect Donald Trump's swearing in indoors, the National Mall, normally jam-packed for inaugurations with hundreds of thousands of revelers, was eerily dead on Monday.

Trump, Biden head to Capitol for inauguration

Donald Trump headed to his swearing-in as president for a historic second term Monday, promising a new "golden age" in the United States as the world braces for the return of his unpredictable leadership.

Syria phone shops free from Assad-linked monopoly

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Biden pre-emptively pardons Trump foes

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UK teen pleads guilty to girls' murder that triggered riots

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Israel-Hamas truce holding after first hostage-prisoner swap

A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday, following the dramatic exchange of three hostages for 90 Palestinian prisoners in an agreement aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza.

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Mug shot, solitary cell for South Korea's President Yoon

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said Monday.

Asian markets track Wall St and Europe rally after Trump-Xi talks

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Trial into stabbing spree that sparked UK far-right riots to open

The trial of a teenager accused of killing three young girls in a stabbing spree last year that sparked the UK's most violent riots in a decade is set to begin Monday.

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'No matter the faith': east Ukraine marks Epiphany despite war divide

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she celebrated Orthodox Epiphany in a Russian-affiliated church, despite the war.

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