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Trump vowed to ¡®bring free speech back.¡¯ Judges in 75 cases ruled he has stifled it.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Trump vowed to ¡®bring free speech back.¡¯ Judges in 75 cases ruled he has stifled it.
U.S. President Donald Trump administration officials have repeatedly called federal judges ruling against them ¡°activists¡± interfering with the president¡¯s executive authority.
WORLD / Politics
Brazil¡¯s Lula battles Trump and Milei over perceived election meddling
The twin disputes are unfolding against the backdrop of a fierce election battle between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the right-leaning Flavio Bolsonaro.
WORLD / Politics
Saudi Arabia tries diplomacy to stop Houthi attacks from growing
The kingdom has held talks with the Yemen-based Houthis via Omani mediators and is still preparing military options in case diplomacy fails, sources said.
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-U.S. billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2026
U.S. eyes Hormuz deal ¡®today or tomorrow¡¯ as ship sinks in Red Sea
Tehran and Washington have been at war since February 28, when the U.S. and Israel launched surprise attacks on Iran.
A protester holds a placard reading "Abolish the police¡± during a demonstration following the death of Moroccan businessman Abderrahim Fakir in Bologna, Italy, on July 26.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
As Europe migration debate rages, Bologna businessman¡¯s death highlights human cost
By Claudia Cristoferi
After the Moroccan, who lived in Italy for 36 years, died after being stopped by police, few publicly asked who he really was and what might have caused his distress.
Members of the Spanish Army's "Regulares" infantry forces watch a group of migrants near the border post of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
Spain defends Ceuta sovereignty after Moroccan migrant rush
Tens of thousands of migrants irregularly entered the north African territory from Morocco in an unprecedented and deadly surge.
The U.S. State Department said in a notice ?sent to some congressional committees last week that it plans to close ?its posts ?in St. George's, Grenada; Nagoya, Japan; Medan, Indonesia; Douala, Cameroon; and Winnipeg, Canada. ?
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
U.S. to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say
By Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery
The State Department has notified Congress of its plans to also close ?its foreign missions in Grenada and Cameroon.
A banner with a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump next to an Iranian missile system at Azadi Square in Tehran on July 30
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
How Iran is widening its pressure campaign to force U.S. concessions
By Samia Nakhoul
Tehran¡¯s goal is to convince the United States and its allies that containing the crisis is more costly than accommodating Iran¡¯s demands over the Strait of Hormuz.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Ceuta, Spain, amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into the Spanish territory on July 31
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
After weathering fires, Spain PM caught out by migrant crisis
Pedro Sanchez ¡ª a figurehead for some progressives internationally ¡ª will see his government put on the spot Tuesday by EU ministers.
Firms that leveraged ties to former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to build sprawling empires through large government projects such as sports stadiums and highways must find a new course as the new ruling party moves to stamp out alleged cronyism.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2026
Life after Orban: Hungary Inc. digs in as new political era takes hold
Former officials, companies and analysts said billionaires among former Prime Minister Viktor Orban¡¯s inner circle were rethinking operations under new leader ?Peter Magyar.

Current permanent residency applications to be judged using new income criteria
Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Beast of Reincarnation shows Game Freak has more to learn
Releasing on Aug. 4, Beast of Reincarnation is set in a far-future version of Japan ruined by a mysterious apocalypse.
U.S. to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say
The U.S. State Department said in a notice ?sent to some congressional committees last week that it plans to close ?its posts ?in St. George's, Grenada; Nagoya, Japan; Medan, Indonesia; Douala, Cameroon; and Winnipeg, Canada. ?
Japan to add five-year stay period for Type 2 foreign workers
Holders of the Type 2 specified skilled foreign worker status are currently granted periods of stay for six months, one year, two years or three years.
Three lions die at Tokyo¡¯s Tama Zoo amid heat wave
Mugi, a female lion at Tama Zoo in Tokyo, has died following a heat wave in July.
Current permanent residency applications to be judged using new income criteria
Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Disinformation abounds online in aftermath of Kumamoto quake
Television screens in Tokyo show news coverage of a powerful earthquake hitting Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28. Some social media accounts have claimed that shaky footage of the quake was fake.
Japan defense report says China challenge must be met with ¡®overall national strength¡¯
Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers walk in front of a Type 88 surface-to-ship missile launcher, during the Balikatan annual joint military exercises at Culili Point Sand Dunes, in Paoay, Philippines, on May 6.
A pressing question on the front lines in Kumamoto: Who cares for the caregivers?
Tomoko Sato, the chief of emergency medicine at Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, brought her two children to the hospital so she could continue treating patients following the Kumamoto earthquake.

Podcast

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

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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