The world's two largest nuclear superpowers are no longer bound by any treaty limiting their arsenals, as the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia expired on Thursday, according to Fox News. This development comes as Japan's ruling party, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is projected to win Sunday's snap election by a landslide, according to BBC World. Meanwhile, in Thailand, Prime Minister Anutin Charnavirakul claimed victory in the general election, with preliminary vote counts putting his ruling conservatives well ahead of their rivals, also according to BBC World.
The expiration of the New START treaty between the U.S. and Russia opens the door to a potential arms race, according to Fox News. The news outlet also reported that while campaigning, Donald Trump was recorded at least 34 times saying Iran should have no way of developing nuclear weapons.
In Japan, the Liberal Democrat Party (LDP), led by Prime Minister Takaichi, is expected to secure a majority of seats, with an exit poll by public broadcaster NHK suggesting the coalition is set to win two-thirds of seats in Japan's House of Representatives, according to BBC World. Takaichi sought a clear public mandate by calling the election just four months after becoming party leader.
In Thailand, Anutin's Bhumjaithai party is projected to win 194 seats in Bangkok's 500-seat parliament, with the People's Party in second place on 116, according to BBC World. Anutin said his success belonged to "all Thais, no matter whether you voted for us or not."
In other news, Russia has identified three suspects in the shooting of high-profile military figure Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev, according to BBC World. The man accused of carrying out the attack is named as Ukrainian-born Russian citizen Lyubomir Korba, who arrived in Moscow in late December "on assignment from Ukrainian intelligence services to commit a terrorist attack," according to Russia's Investigations Committee (SK). Kyiv has denied involvement.
Also, a murder trial in France is complicated by the fact that the two suspects are identical twin brothers with the same DNA, according to BBC World. The 33-year-old brothers are among five defendants on trial near Paris, accused of a double murder and several subsequent attempted killings in 2020, according to French newspaper Le Parisien. A police officer told the court that forensic experts were unable to tell which of the brothers had been conclusively implicated.
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