Japanese prime minister hopes Osaka Expo will help reunite a divided world

OSAKA — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday expressed hope that Expo 2025 in Osaka will serve as a platform for global unity in a world increasingly fractured by war, trade disputes, and political division.Speaking at the event’s opening ceremony, Ishiba said, “The world, having overcome the coronavirus pandemic, is now threatened by an array of divisions. At a time like this, it is extremely meaningful that people from around the world gather here to discuss the theme of life and experience cutting-edge technology, diverse ideas, and culture.”The six-month event officially opens to the public on Sunday under the

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Antalya Forum Spotlights Dialogue in a Divided World #Somalia #Antalya #dialogue #divided #Forum #Spotlights #world 
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Antalya Forum Spotlights Dialogue In A Divided World - Axadle | Stay Informed With Horn Of Africa Headlines

Every once in a while, you come across an event that promises to reshape conversations and foster new narratives on a global scale. Such is the potential of

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Controversial question!!! Is cereal a soup? #controversy #divided #question #thoughts
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NICOSIA, Cyprus -- A meeting between the two leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus ended without an agreement on Monday, with both sides failing to reach a decision on a deal aimed at building trust that included opening new crossing points across a U.N.-controlled buffer zone.Nicos...CHECK THE FULL ARTICLE BELOW👇
#117880170 #Article #Business #crossing #Cyprus #Deal #divided #ethnical

https://skylinenews.org/leaders-in-ethnically-divided-cyprus-fail-to-reach-deal-on-new-crossing-points/9225/

Fun fact, the lowest #number that can be fully #divided by every natural number from 1 to 10 is 2520 while the #permutation of 10! is 3628800. Spent few hours to measure that graphically.
A new app lets US homebuyers see #neighbors#politics. Just what this nation *doesn’t* need—a way to become even more #divided. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/18/oyssey-homebuyers-app-neighborhood-politics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Feeling at home? New app lets US homebuyers see neighbors’ politics

Oyssey startup allows users to access neighborhood political affiliations and other social data

The Guardian

A quotation from Joubert, Joseph:

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Half myself mocks the other half.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/joubert-joseph/22669/

#quote #quotes #quotation #divided #halfamind #selfawareness #selfchallenging #selfcontempt #selfcriticism

Worth a look:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/08/10-foreign-policy-implications-2024-election/
These are the headings:
#Trump will be #unpredictable
#Liberal #hegemony is dead.
Beware the coming #trade #war
#Europe is screwed.
#Ukraine is really #screwed
#MiddleEast #strife will continue.
#China unbound.
The #climate #crisis
Unified #power in a #divided society.
The 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election

What to think about Trump 2.0.

Foreign Policy

"This is someone who is #unstable, obsessed w/ #revenge, consumed w/ #grievance & out for unchecked #power. Donald #Trump has spent a decade trying to keep the American people #divided & #afraid of each other," #KamalaHarris said criticizing Trump for his "#EnemyWithin" language.
Pivoting to her promise to Americans, she pledged "to seek #CommonGround & #CommonSense solutions to make your lives better. I am not looking to score political points. I am looking to make #progress."

#HarrisWalz2024

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Moldavia, il «sì» all’Europa passa con il 50,3%: Paese diviso. Fondamentalii voti dall'estero


Translated:
Moldova, "yes" to Europe passes with 50.3%: Divided country. Fundamental votes from abroad.

#Europe #Divided
https://www.corriere.it/esteri/24_ottobre_21/moldavia-referendum-europa-passa-si-maia-sandu-7e8f838c-34b7-4c47-abee-778d6aebbxlk.shtml

Referendum in Moldavia, il «sì» all’Europa passa con il 50,3%: Paese diviso. Fondamentali i voti dall'estero

Con una affluenza ai seggi di un milione e mezzo di persone, il referendum è valido. Maia Sandu, al ballottaggio, ha detto: «Attacco senza precedenti da parte di gruppi criminali: il loro obiettivo era di comprare 300.000 voti» 

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