Tokyo stocks ended flat Friday morning after the benchmark index posted its longest string of gains in nearly 30 years, while Nissan dropped as it suspends production amid an inspection scandal.
The Nikkei 225 inched up 0.02 percent, or 3.26 points, to 21,451.78 at the lunch break, while the broader Topix index was up 0.02 percent, or 0.35 points, at 1,730.39.
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Israel’s strike on Iran on Friday morning will not come as a surprise to Western observers – but it will cause great concern in Washington and London as the region tips closer towards an all-out war.
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The conventional wisdom is wrong. We need rational, controlled escalation from the Western powers in the face of Iranian aggression, not more of the sickening appeasement, delusion and cowardice of the past few days. The regime needs to be punished for its monstrous war-mongering, not mollified and placated by a bunch of Western ignoramuses who confuse weakness for virtue.
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While Western eyes are fixed on Tehran and Tel Aviv, Ukraine’s frontlines are showing clear signs of crumbling. There is a very real possibility they could crumble this summer if we do not throw the kitchen sink at Russia. Even if we do, it may already be too late for the weapons and munitions long promised by the West to save the day.
Aston Villa booked their place in the Europa League semi-finals in dramatic fashion by winning a drama-filled penalty shootout, where goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez received his second yellow card but was not sent off.
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The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon are stripped of their medals after an investigation into the controversial result.
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Tensions between Israel and Iran have reached new heights as Tehran repeats its warnings that a response to its own missile attack could be lethal for the region
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