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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, last October.
WORLD
Apr 25, 2026
Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift
The message also proposes reviewing the U.S. position on Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands, an American official said.
An image, released on Sunday, that Iran's Revolutionary Guard reportedly claims shows U.S. aircraft destroyed during an operation to find a stranded airman, in Isfahan, Iran.
WORLD
Apr 6, 2026
How a perilous U.S. rescue mission in Iran nearly went off course
The situation called for a high-stakes decision ¡ª a gamble that left elite commandos ?waiting for ?a couple of tense hours.
Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, the world¡¯s most vital oil artery, provides the only real leverage it has over the United States.
WORLD
Apr 4, 2026
U.S. intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait chokehold soon
Tehran's grip on the world's most vital oil artery provides the only real leverage it has over Washington.
A Palestinian man climbs on the remnants of an Iranian missile that landed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank village of Hares on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 29, 2026
U.S. can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed
Iran's drone capability may be similarly depleted, according to one source.
A person stands next to remnants of a missile stuck in the ground found in Kifl Haris village, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
U.S. expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East, sources say
Such an escalation could dramatically raise the stakes in the conflict, which is already in its fourth week and has roiled global markets.
Smoke rises following airstrikes near a cemetery in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 19, 2026
U.S. weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase
The deployments could help provide Trump with additional options as he weighs expanding U.S. operations, with the Iran war well into its third week.
Graves are being prepared for the victims following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, on March 2.
WORLD
Mar 12, 2026
U.S. may have struck Iranian girls' school after using outdated targeting data, sources say
The strike, during the first day of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, killed 150 students, according to Iran's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva.
A banner of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei with late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on a building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 11, 2026
Heaviest day of strikes yet on Iran despite market bets that war will end soon
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they would block oil shipments from the Gulf unless U.S. and Israeli attacks cease.
Police and paramilitary vehicles stand outside the U.S. Consulate General, a day after a protest following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 3, 2026
U.S. Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi after Iran strikes
This would mark the first confirmation by U.S. officials that marines were involved in firing at the protestors.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stands in a jeep as he inspects hard-line Basij militia volunteers in October 2000, during maneuvers in support of the Palestinians fight against Israel.
WORLD
Feb 21, 2026
U.S. strikes on Iran could target individual leaders, officials say
The military options are the latest signs that the United States is preparing for a serious conflict with Iran should diplomatic efforts fail.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward the press to speak with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 14, 2026
U.S. military preparing for potentially weekslong Iran operations
The disclosure by two U.S. officials, raises the stakes for the diplomacy under way between Washington and ?Tehran.
Puerto Ricans line up at a U.S. voting booth in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2026
Trump¡¯s ¡®Stop the Steal¡¯ lawyer pushed for voter fraud evidence from U.S. intelligence agency
Some officials are attempting to prove the president's charges that the 2020 election was stolen, a claim repeatedly rejected by courts.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington last July.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Trump's spy chief Gabbard winds down intelligence task force
The task force, which was tasked with rooting out politicization from intelligence agencies, has been accused of being a tool for partisan attacks by the Trump?administration.
Ali Larijani (L), Iranian Secretary of the National Security Council, meets with the Minister of the Royal Office in the Sultanate of Oman, Sultan bin Mohammed al Numani, in Muscat, Oman, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Trump hints at second carrier in Middle East as Iran and U.S. near talks
The U.S. is seeking to expand the scope of negotiations with Iran beyond the nuclear issue to curb Iran's ballistic missile program, one of the biggest in the Middle East.
A woman reacts after being struck by pepper balls during a protest on Saturday, more than a week after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
WORLD
Jan 19, 2026
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, U.S. officials say
In addition to the active-duty forces, the Pentagon could also attempt to deploy newly created national guard rapid-response forces for civil disturbances.
Iranians mourn security personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jan 15, 2026
Iran warns of retaliation if Trump strikes; U.S. withdraws some personnel from bases
The move comes after Iran had signaled to its neighbors that it would hit American bases if Washington strikes.
A destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military airbase in Caracas is seen after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. struck the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 4, 2026
Mock house, CIA source and special forces: The U.S. operation to capture Maduro
The action came as a surprise, but planning for one of the most complex U.S. operations in recent memory had been in the works for months and included detailed rehearsals.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participates in a Cabinet meeting, at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2025
Pentagon review faults Hegseth over Signal messages on Yemen strikes
The investigation determined that the transmission of sensitive information could have endangered U.S. troops if intercepted.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, speaks at Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
Pentagon threatens to prosecute senator by recalling him to navy service
Sen. Mark Kelly had joined other Democrats in Congress with backgrounds in the military and intelligence community to urge U.S. troops to refuse illegal orders.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures to supporters during the student day celebrations at Miraflores Palace in Caracas on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
U.S. to launch new phase of Venezuela operations
Reports of looming action have proliferated in recent weeks as the U.S. military has deployed forces to the Caribbean amid worsening relations with Venezuela.
New Zealand officials reject statue remembering 91²Ö¿â comfort women
A statue symbolizing former South Korean comfort women in Seoul
Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
Japan considers making language programs a factor in residency screenings
The government is considering creating a Japanese language program for foreign people that would be a factor in residency screenings.
Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board showing the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Thursday.
'RikuRyu' signs off in emotional farewell
Figure skating pair Riku Miura (left) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for photos at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. The pair have announced their retirement from competitive skating.
Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement
Kei Nishikori, who has won 12 titles on the ATP Tour and climbed as high as No. 4 in the world rankings, on Thursday announced his retirement.
Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
The Japanese dietitian who keeps the Blue Jays¡¯ engines running
Sports dietitian Yuka Sanui works behind the scenes to ensure Blue Jays players get the most out of their bodies when they step on the field.
The American chef reconnecting with Japan through a Kyoto restaurant
SoNoMa chef partner Kyle Connaughton (right) and chef de cuisine Keita Tominaga both have ties to Sonoma County in Northern California, the restaurant¡¯s namesake. Connaughton rose to prominence there with SingleThread, while Tominaga¡¯s father ran a Japanese restaurant in the region.
Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan¡¯s convenience stores
Alongside the simplified management of a convenience store, Inkonbini asks players to help a small cast of regular shoppers with not only their shopping but problems in their personal lives.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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