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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 58m

Peace in Middle East is ‘unpredictable’ – former Israeli hostage negotiator – Channel 4 News www.channel4.com/news/peace-i...

Peace in Middle East is ‘unpredictable’ – former Israeli hostage negotiator

We spoke to the former Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin.

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Levi McLaughlin @levimclaughlin.bsky.social · 2h

Japan, ostensibly one of the least religious countries in the world, had its political order upended by the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai. That is THE story about Friday's epochal shift in Japanese politics (thread follows):

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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 1h

How confused is Trump going to be if Ishiba is still PM when he comes to Japan?

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 1h

North Korea's Nighttime Military Parade Marks Party's 80th Anniversary www.chosun.com/english/nati...

North Korea's Nighttime Military Parade Marks Party's 80th Anniversary

North Koreas Nighttime Military Parade Marks Partys 80th Anniversary Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Russian official Medvedev attend; new ICBMs, hypersonic missiles possibly unveiled

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 1h

Truth Details | Truth Social truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

Some very strange things are happening in China! They are becoming very hostile, and sending letters to Countries throughout the World, that they want to impose Export Controls on each and every eleme...

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 1h

Japan’s 26-Year-Old Ruling Coalition Collapses www.csis.org/analysis/jap...

Japan’s 26-Year-Old Ruling Coalition Collapses

As Japan is poised to select its new prime minister, the breakdown of the long-time coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito increases uncertainty about the path ahead.

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 1h

Trump threatens to cancel meeting with Xi at APEC, decries China's export controls | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2025...

(2nd LD) Trump threatens to cancel meeting with Xi at APEC, decries China's export controls | Yonhap News Agency

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS more info in paras 14-18)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Oct. ...

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 1h

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Lei's Real Talk on X: "Reports are emerging from Beijing claiming that Xi Jinping may have suffered a sudden stroke earlier today. The alleged incident has triggered emergency medical activity in the capital, with sources describing Xi’s condition as serious. Meanwhile, Premier Li Qiang has reportedly" / X

Reports are emerging from Beijing claiming that Xi Jinping may have suffered a sudden stroke earlier today. The alleged incident has triggered emergency medical activity in the capital, with sources describing Xi’s condition as serious. Meanwhile, Premier Li Qiang has reportedly

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 3h

Despite massive military might, North Korea's Kim Jong-un caught in his own trap - Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oc...

Despite massive military might, Kim Jong-un is caught in his own trap

North Korea has been celebrating the 80th anniversary of the foundation of its ruling Korean Workers’ Party with a roster of global VIP guests and an after-dark parade of military might.

www.washingtontimes.com

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 4h

Japan Ruling Coalition Set to Collapse After LPD Partner Plans to Pull Out - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Japan’s Decades-Old Ruling Coalition Collapses, Jolting Markets

Japan’s governing coalition abruptly collapsed in a major blow to new ruling party leader Sanae Takaichi, plunging the country into one of its biggest political crises in decades and jolting markets.

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 4h

So, Trump may just attend the ASEAN meeting in Malaysia, then fly to Japan to meet the new PM (Takaichi?), and skip APEC in Korea altogether → no meeting with Xi or Lee. If this happens, APEC will be a big bust for South Korea.

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 4h

Trump says 'there seems to be no reason' to meet Xi during Asia trip | AP News apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump suggests calling off Xi meeting after blasting China for restricting rare earths exports

President Donald Trump says “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea after China restricted exports of rare earths needed for Ame...

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 4h

North Korea Holds Late-Night Military Parade, Showing Solidarity with China and Russia, Demonstrating Anti-American Armed Forces | Yonhap News www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...

북, 심야 열병식 진행…중·러와 연대 다지며 반미 무력시위 | 연합뉴스

(서울=연합뉴스) 박수윤 기자 = 북한이 10일 오후 11시45분 현재 조선노동당 창건 80주년 기념 열병식을 평양 김일성광장에서 진행 중인 것...

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 4h

North Korea's Rain-Soaked Military Parade Ends at 11:33 p.m. www.chosun.com/english/nort...

North Korea's Rain-Soaked Military Parade Ends at 11:33 p.m.

North Koreas Rain-Soaked Military Parade Ends at 11:33 p.m. High-level officials from China, Russia, and Vietnam attend 80th-anniversary event amid rare diplomatic engagement

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 6h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 6h

Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split - The Japan Times www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split

Komeito’s decision to end the 26-year partnership with the LDP means the ruling party will need to court opposition parties to vote Takaichi in as prime minister.

www.japantimes.co.jp

Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 6h

White House says Nobel Committee puts 'politics over peace' | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 6h

👇⁉️This report from Twitter/X and YouTube may well be unfounded, but let's see if Li Qiang leaves Pyongyang early.

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 7h

Rehearsal under way for imminent N. Korean military parade: JCS | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2025...

Rehearsal under way for imminent N. Korean military parade: JCS | Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is conducting a rehearsal for a military parade mar...

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 7h

S. Korea summons Cambodian ambassador over job scam concerns, upgrades travel advisory for Phnom Penh | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2025...

(LEAD) S. Korea summons Cambodian ambassador over job scam concerns, upgrades travel advisory for Phnom Penh | Yonhap News Agency

(ATTN: RECASTS headline with more info; ADDS details in paras 6, 8-9, additional photo) ...

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 7h

North Korea’s party daily publishes rare op-ed by Chinese ambassador | NK PRO www.nknews.org/pro/north-ko...

North Korea’s party daily publishes rare op-ed by Chinese ambassador | NK PRO

North Korea’s party daily published an op-ed by China’s ambassador for the first time in four years this week, a rare contribution that praised “unshakeable” relations in another sign of improving bil...

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 7h

Kim Jong Un touts totalitarianism to foreign guests at first mass games in years | NK News www.nknews.org/2025/10/kim-...

Kim Jong Un touts totalitarianism to foreign guests at first mass games in years | NK News

North Korea held its first mass games propaganda performance in five years on Thursday, where leader Kim Jong Un delivered a speech to promote the benefits of totalitarianism for hundreds of foreign v...

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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 11h

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 - Press release - NobelPrize.org www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 11h

The Nobel Peace Prize goes to someone trying to peacefully stand up to a dictatorship, not to somebody trying to build a dictatorship.

That seems appropriate.

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