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A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, in February
WORLD
Mar 14, 2026
U.S. hits military targets on Iran¡¯s Kharg Island as war escalates
President Donald Trump said the U.S. had bombed military targets on a critical Iranian outpost and threatened more strikes if Tehran continued to block energy flows.
U.S. Navy ships sail in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 6. The military buildup in the Middle East suggests U.S. President Donald Trump is giving himself discretion to launch a sustained campaign against Iran lasting many days.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2026
U.S. amasses forces as Trump says Iran has just days for deal
The deployment is unlike anything the U.S. has done since 2003, when it amassed forces ahead of the invasion of Iraq.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Federal agents to use body cameras in Minneapolis, Noem says
The move potentially eases the path to pass a government funding deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump said a group of Democratic lawmakers who called on troops to disobey his orders should be put on trial ¡ª and even suggested they should face the death penalty.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2025
Trump calls for sedition trial after Democrats urged troops to disobey orders
His suggestion that the lawmakers be put to death drew even more attention to a video telling the intelligence community and military members to disobey unlawful orders.
Rudy Giuliani, seated, shares a laugh with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a ceremony on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11 this year.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2025
Trump pardons Giuliani, others over push to undo 2020 loss
Trump¡¯s clemency would not affect the remaining state prosecutions, which have moved slowly and, in some cases, hit significant legal roadblocks.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) on Sunday said that the U.S. is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longtime ally, as he accused Colombian President Gustavo Petroof of condoning the production of drugs.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
Trump cuts off U.S. aid to Colombia, calling Petro ¡®drug leader¡¯
The U.S. president accuses his Colombian counterpart of doing nothing to stop drug trafficking from becoming ¡°the biggest business in Colombia.¡±
Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 17, 2025
Trump says if Hamas keeps killing, there is ¡®no choice but to go in¡¯
Trump¡¯s warning came after Hamas said it could not produce the bodies of additional hostages without special machinery, with Israel accusing the group of not trying hard enough.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2025
Trump to meet Putin in Budapest to discuss war in Ukraine
Trump expressed optimism that the meeting, set to be in Budapest, could result in a ceasefire breakthrough even though an August meeting in Alaska failed to yield one.
Shipping containers are parked at Thar Dry Port in Sanand in the western part of Gujarat, India, on Aug. 27.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2025
Trump floats massive tariffs on China and India to pressure Russia
Other potential measures include further sanctions on Russia¡¯s oil tankers and finance sector.
Smoke billows after explosions in Doha on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 10, 2025
Israel attacks Hamas in Qatar, drawing rare rebuke from U.S.
The rare public criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump underscored the risk that the war in Gaza could get worse before it gets better.
Attendees stand as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner hosted in the newly renovated Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2025
Trump nests in a White House and city he¡¯s remolding to fit him
A builder and a homebody, Trump has eschewed some of the regular routines of the presidency in favor of nesting at the White House.
Amazon packages at a distribution center in Washington
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 30, 2025
Amazon denies tariff label pivot after Trump called to complain
The administration¡¯s broadsides against Amazon on Tuesday highlighted the potential political risk for companies if they decide to break out the cost of tariffs for customers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a nuclear-powered submarine in Murmansk, Russia, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2025
Trump threatens Russia oil penalties, citing anger at Putin
The U.S. president also raised the threat of bombing Iran until it signs a deal that renounces nuclear weapons.
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s brinkmanship puts North America back on the precipice of a trade war, which economists say would hurt U.S. growth, worsen inflation and possibly spark recessions in Mexico and Canada.
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2025
Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs to take effect, and adds new China duty
Trump said 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are on track to go into place on March 4, and said he would impose an additional 10% tax on Chinese imports.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on Thursday about the midair crash between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2025
Trump blames diversity programs over midair collision
The crash was nation¡¯s most deadly commercial airline accident in over a decade.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2025
Trump reverses spending freeze order that sparked chaos
The abrupt move ¡ª only two days after the freeze was first announced ¡ª quickly drew parallels to the chaotic policy rollouts that unfolded during Trump¡¯s first administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
Trump seizes control: his executive actions, from tariffs to immigration
Actions so far include pardoning nearly all charged over the 2021 Capitol riot, rescinding 78 orders by the previous administration, and again exiting the Paris Agreement.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, arrives to speak on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2024
Harris accepts historic nomination to start election sprint
Her challenge now is to harness the energy and excitement of a party reinvigorated by her rapid ascent.
Jordan's King Abdullah II looks on as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks following a meeting in Washington on Monday. Biden said he's pushing for a six-week pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow for the release of hostages, saying those conditions could lay the groundwork for a broader peace.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2024
Biden pushes for six-week pause in Israel-Hamas hostage deal
Biden¡¯s comments were his most detailed yet about the ongoing negotiations between Israel and Hamas, which the U.S. is helping to facilitate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2023
U.S. public-transit systems face credit downgrades as?riders stay away
Several public-transit agencies have been put on notice by S&P, including the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and DC¡¯s Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ?3,000 from ?1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population.?
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men¡¯s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Iran war exposed, but hasn¡¯t changed, Japan¡¯s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."

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