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An Iranian woman waves a national flag next to a billboard depicting slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran on June Monday.

WORLD / Politics

Jun 16, 2026

Trump’s Iran accord offers exit from war — and fresh political risks

The move exposes the U.S. preident to criticism from within his party, skepticism from allies and questions over whether the deal will hold.

U.S. Army soldiers walk in formation during the Sword 26 exercise, in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, on May 11.

WORLD / Politics

May 20, 2026

U.S. plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say

U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear he ?expects European countries to take over from the United States primary responsibility for the continent’s security.

A man holds a flag with a picture of Iran's former supreme leaders, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left) and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (center), and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran on April 29.

WORLD

May 5, 2026

U.S. intelligence indicates limited new damage to Iran’s nuclear program

Analysts estimate that Iran would need up to one year to build a nuclear weapon, assessments that remain broadly unchanged even after two months of war.

A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building in Tehran on Monday.

WORLD / Politics

Apr 29, 2026

U.S. spy agencies examine how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory

A quick de-escalation could ease political pressure on the U.S. president but also leave behind an emboldened Iran that could eventually threaten U.S. allies in the region.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rushed out by Secret Service agents after loud bangs were heard during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington on Saturday.

WORLD / Politics / FOCUS

Apr 26, 2026

Trump’s security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting

Hundreds of agents from several law enforcement agencies were tasked with protecting the annual bash, ?which also included a handful of Cabinet officials.

A seal for the Department of War appears on the podium, after the Trump administration renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War in 2025, on the day of a briefing on the Iran war at the Pentagon in Washington on Thursday.

WORLD

Apr 18, 2026

U.S. to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war

The delays underline ?the degree to which the war against Iran has ?begun to ?stretch U.S. supplies of some critical weaponry and ammunition.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.

WORLD / Politics

Apr 9, 2026

Trump’s abrupt Iran reversal exposes limits of his leverage

Trump’s claims of victory over Iran overlook questions about the effectiveness of mixing maximalist demands, erratic rhetoric and increasingly extreme threats.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Davos, Switzerland, in January. As recently as February, Rutte had dismissed the idea of Europe defending itself without the U.S. as a "silly thought."

WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS

Apr 3, 2026

Trump’s anger over Iran thrusts NATO into fresh crisis

Angered that European countries have not sent their navies to open the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump declared he is considering withdrawing from the alliance.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on the day of Trump's address in Jerusalem last October

WORLD

Mar 24, 2026

Trump OK’d Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

The Israeli leader argued there might never be a better chance to kill the Iranian supreme leader and avenge previous efforts to assassinate Donald Trump.

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on Thursday.

WORLD

Feb 20, 2026

Trump mixes diplomacy and flattery at peace board meeting

While the U.S. president has been chummy with world leaders in the past, he has typically leaned in to a good-cop-bad-cop routine.

The site of a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on Tuesday

WORLD / Politics

Feb 19, 2026

U.S.-led Ukraine peace deal this year unlikely, top European spy chiefs say

The officials believe Russia does not want to end the war quickly, and is instead using talks with the U.S. to push for sanctions relief and business deals.

Europe's approach to free speech differs ?from the U.S., where the Constitution protects virtually all expression.

WORLD / Politics

Feb 19, 2026

U.S. plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere

The move, which Washington views as a way to counter censorship, would allow access to alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda.

A Ukrainian soldier shoots during training at an undisclosed location in the country's Zaporizhzhia region on Jan. 30.

WORLD

Feb 7, 2026

U.S. aims for March peace deal in Ukraine followed by quick elections

Sources say that timeline is likely to slip given a lack of agreement between Russia and Ukraine on the key issue of territory.

Smoke billows from a blast near a tank as Polish forces hold military exercises with NATO soldiers at a range in Wierzbiny, near Orzysz, Poland, in September.

WORLD / Politics

Dec 7, 2025

U.S. sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

The shift would dramatically change how the United States, a founding member of the postwar alliance, works with its most important military partners.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday. From left: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

WORLD / Politics / FOCUS

Dec 4, 2025

Trump’s Ukraine peace effort tests his unconventional diplomacy

The unexpected plan to end the war in Ukraine has stirred harsh criticism from Republican lawmakers, exasperation from European allies and confusion inside the administration.

A firefighter extinguishes a fire at the site of a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 19.

WORLD / Politics

Nov 26, 2025

U.S. peace plan for Ukraine drew from Russian document, sources say

The paper contained language that the Russian government had previously put forward at the negotiating table, including concessions that Ukraine had rejected.

Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev talks to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on April 11.

WORLD / Politics

Nov 23, 2025

Trump officials’ meeting with Russian envoy spurs questions about latest Ukraine plan

The meeting resulted in a 28-point plan for ending the war, sources said, that appears heavily tilted toward Russian interests.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose office said he had received a draft of the U.S.-backed plan to end the war, says Kyiv and Washington will work together on elements of it.

WORLD

Nov 21, 2025

Zelenskyy says he is ready to work on U.S.-backed plan to end war in Ukraine

European countries are pushing back against the U.S.-backed plan, but the Ukrainian president said Kyiv and Washington would work together on elements of it.

A man wearing a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump with a Pinocchio nose takes part in a protest against Trump in front of the White House in Washington on Saturday.

WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS

Nov 16, 2025

Trump’s teflon tested as Epstein saga looms over 2026 campaign

Recently released emails reignite questions about Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and how much the president knew about his alleged abuse of girls.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.

The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan’s culture of conformity

By Tomoko Otake

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