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One of them is. To care requires the mental capacity to care. If it cannot care, "uncaring" still applies.
Cruelty, again, is defined by a lack of giving a shit toward a specific event (suffering).
Because the world is not a sapient being, it can only be uncaring and cruel.
"Uncaring" I do admit can go either 0 or ∅. I still personally think it implies the ability, and conscious decision not, to care, but that's an admittedly subjective perspective.
"Cruelty", however, has an implicit malicious intent. Cruelty implies that the cruel individual is aware of the suffering their decisions cause, and proceeds nonetheless.