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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addresses a gathering at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb.19.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2026
Anthropic shuts down Mythos access after sweeping U.S. order
Never before has the U.S. government taken such sweeping measures to rein in foreign access to frontier AI models developed by an American company.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Tuesday erroneously posted ¡ª and then deleted ¡ª a message that the U.S. Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil prices to plummet.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 11, 2026
Trump officials¡¯ mixed Iran messages prompt more volatility
Oil prices plummeted almost 20% after an erroneous post by the U.S. energy secretary, only to pare those declines as more information emerged.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 26, 2026
Trump to hike tariff to 15% ¡®where appropriate,¡¯ U.S. trade chief says
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the president will sign a directive soon and is seeking ¡°continuity¡± with nations that struck trade deals.
Flaring at the Amuay Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. Years of corruption, underinvestment, fires and thefts have left Venezuela¡¯s crude facilities in tatters.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2026
Trump says U.S. may reimburse firms for Venezuela oil efforts
Years of corruption, underinvestment, fires and thefts have left the Latin American country¡¯s crude facilities in tatters.
U.S. President Donald Trump had been taking steps to overhaul U.S. immigration policy well before the shooting of two national guard members in Washington last week.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 3, 2025
Trump to expand travel ban to around 30 countries after shooting
The administration already has in place a full block on travelers from 12 countries, with partial restrictions on seven others.
Annie Farmer, victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, speaks from the podium during a candlelight vigil to honor survivors of his crimes in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2025
Trump signs Epstein files bill after fight that split Republicans
Trump approved a measure he had spent months trying to block in a fight that inflamed tensions in his own party and threatened to undermine his agenda.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting in Busan on Thursday
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 3, 2025
China to suspend some rare earth curbs and U.S. chip firm probes
Washington will also pause some of Trump¡¯s so-called reciprocal tariffs on China for another year and is halting plans to implement a 100% tariff on Chinese exports to the U.S.
Harvard University had signaled last month that they were open to investing roughly $500 million in workforce programs as part of a deal with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2025
Trump says U.S. close to finalizing $500 million Harvard deal
Harvard and the administration have been locked in a monthslong standoff over billions of dollars of federal funding to the Ivy League institution.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2025
¡®Dear neighbor¡¯: A red carpet for Putin, no ceasefire for Trump
There was a lot the two presidents left unsaid at the end of an inconclusive summit, with details of a tantalizing agreement the pair had mentioned kept under wraps.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he and Apple CEO Tim Cook (not pictured) present the tech company's announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2025
Trump eyes 100% chips tariff, but zero percent for U.S. investors like Apple
The U.S. president has said he could unveil separate levies on all products containing semiconductor chips as soon as next week.
The IPC Container Terminal at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta in April last year
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2025
Trump says Indonesia goods to face 19% tariff under new pact
Indonesia also agreed to purchase $15 billion in U.S. energy, $4.5 billion worth of agricultural products and 50 Boeing jets, many of them 777¡¯s.
A container ship in Cebu City, the Philippines. The Philippines sent some $14.1 billion of goods to the U.S. last year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 10, 2025
Trump unveils new tariff rates, including 50% levy on Brazil
Trump cited the treatment of Jair Bolsonaro ¡ª Brazil¡¯s former populist president ¡ª calling on authorities to drop charges against him over an alleged coup attempt.
Police in riot gear advance past protesters lying in the street outside the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Santa Ana Field Office after reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Santa Ana, California, on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 10, 2025
U.S. deploys marines to LA as Trump tensions with Newsom intensify
Trump suggested that Newsom, a potential Democratic presidential contender in 2028, could be arrested if he interferes with upcoming immigration raids.
Afghan refugees queue outside a distribution and donation center in New Jersey in December 2021. U.S. President Donald Trump's second-term travel ban covers 12 countries, including Afghanistan.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2025
Trump signs travel ban for 12 countries including Afghanistan
The move is the latest step in what has been a sweeping immigration agenda aimed at cracking down on undocumented migration.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agents chat beside a decorated Tahoe during the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2025
ICE chief says deportation system should run like Amazon Prime
Immigrant rights advocates condemned Todd Lyons¡¯ comments as dehumanizing.
Newly manufactured cars ready for shipping. U.S. President Donald Trump said he is likely to impose new 25% tariffs on imported cars, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals in the coming months.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 19, 2025
Trump floats 25% tariffs on U.S. auto, drug and chip imports
The U.S. president has also threatened other streams of tariffs, all part of an effort to reconfigure the country¡¯s trading relationships across the globe.
U.S. President Donald Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordan shake hands during a meeting in the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2025
Trump eases off aid threat after Jordan agrees to take ill Gaza children
The king¡¯s visit to Washington shows Arab leaders have little choice but to deal with the emboldened U.S. president.
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 and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she steps off Air Force Two upon arrival at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in the city Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2024
Trump and Harris to turbocharge race with convention and rival events
Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump will battle for momentum ¡ª and attention ¡ª around the Democratic National Convention.
Elon Musk held a conversation with Donald Trump on the tech mogul¡¯s X platform on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2024
Musk pitches White House role in glitchy Trump conversation on X
The conversation gave Elon Musk an opening to increase his influence with Donald Trump if the former president returns to power.
One part of U.K. is enjoying a Brexit boost 10 years after vote
The Belfast harbor estate, Northern Ireland.
Japan coach takes responsibility for Wataru Endo going home
Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu attends a press conference ahead of Japan's 2026 World Cup football tournament Group F football match against the Netherlands in Dallas on Saturday.
¡®Customer harassment¡¯ continues in Japan despite moves to end it
A "customer harassment" prevention awareness poster at the entrance of an Aoki Super supermarket in Aichi Prefecture
Emperor Naruhito seeks public backing for an imperial family plan
Emperor Naruhito speaks at a news conference about his upcoming visit to the Netherlands and Belgium, in Tokyo on Thursday.
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan¡¯s culture of conformity
Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
Japan displays resilience in hard-fought stalemate with Netherlands
Koki Ogawa (right) and others celebrate Japan¡¯s second goal against the Netherlands at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday.
How Kojima made a destination out of denim
Across Kojima, production facilities handle different stages of denim-making, from sewing and washing to finishing and quality control.
Newcomer to hallowed Niigata sake scene is already winning awards
Tomomi Duquette is the owner of Snow Satoyama Sake, one of just three breweries that have opened in Niigata Prefecture since 1953.
TV Tairiku Ondo channels the chaotic creativity of youth
The members of TV Tairiku Ondo ¡ª (from left) Harea Togari, Ryuji Chiyotani, Kotaro Suzuki and Hiroto Yanagawa ¡ª met as high school students in Sapporo and went viral in 2024 with an energetic 90-second track.
Japan aiming to live up to heightened expectations with deep run at World Cup
Japan's Daichi Kamada celebrates after scoring against Bolivia during a friendly at Tokyo's National Stadium in November.

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

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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
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