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Nayera Abdallah
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2026
Trump says Iran ceasefire is ¡®on life support¡¯ as hopes for a deal fade
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have forced oil ?producers to cut exports, and OPEC output dropped to the lowest in more than two decades.
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, on Sunday. He swiftly dismissed Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal in a post on social media.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2026
Trump rejects ¡®unacceptable¡¯ Iran response to peace plan, causing oil prices to surge
Days after the U.S. floated an offer in the hopes of reopening negotiations, Iran has released a response focused on ending the war on all fronts.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 6, 2026
How many people have been killed in the Iran war?
Thousands across the Middle East have died in the Iran war, which began when the U.S. and ?Israel struck Iran on Feb. 28.
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2026
Israel strikes Beirut¡¯s southern suburbs after Hezbollah attacks
Hezbollah, long one of Tehran¡¯s principal allies in the Middle East, said it launched its attack against Israel in response to the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2026
Channels with U.S. ¡®open,¡¯ says Tehran, as Trump weighs intervening in crackdown
Iran has been suppressing nationwide protests seen as one of the gravest tests of clerical rule since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran on Thursday.
WORLD
Jun 27, 2025
Iran would strike back if attacked, supreme leader says
In his prerecorded remarks, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised that Iran would not surrender despite U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s calls.
The interior of a Sindbad submarine vessel at sea off Hurghada, Egypt, in August 2024, in this still image obtained from video.
WORLD
Mar 28, 2025
Tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea off Egypt, leaving six people dead
The Red Sea Governorate said the submarine, named Sindbad, had 50 people onboard.
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.
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
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
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."
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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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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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
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