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Men gesture as they express their affiliation and support for the Houthi movement while standing over a depiction of the U.S. flag during a demonstration by university students amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, at the Sanaa University campus in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on July 22.
WORLD
Jul 28, 2026
Houthis pushing to model Iran¡¯s Hormuz control in Red Sea, Yemeni FM says
The Red Sea has become a new front in the Iran ?war, with the Houthis firing missiles and drones Saudi Arabia and declaring a blockade ?on Saudi shipping.
A vessel transits the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen on Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 27, 2026
Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows
Eleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Sunday, the lowest level ?in months, the data showed.
A Houthi follower looks on, during a pro-Iran demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, in April.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2026
Iran flew IRGC commanders and missile gear to Yemen¡¯s Houthis, sources say
The move suggests Tehran is seeking to strengthen the ability of its Houthi allies to threaten Red Sea shipping.
University students walk over depictions of the U.S., Israeli, and U.K. flags while marching in a demonstration to show their support for the Houthi movement amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, at the Sanaa University campus in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 23, 2026
Houthis say they attacked tankers in Red Sea, widening war
The Red Sea has emerged as a vital workaround for crude exports, particularly from Saudi Arabia, amid disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Houthi security force members stand guard as supporters rally against the Saudi-led coalition's restrictions on Houthi-controlled areas, which the group describes as a blockade, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 22, 2026
Houthi Red Sea threat would challenge a stretched U.S. military
The possible entry of the Houthis into ?the conflict is another example of how the war continues to evolve, worsening a political headache for the U.S. president.
A container ship bound for the Strait of Malacca enters the Singapore Strait, near Asia's southern most point in Johor, Malaysia.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2026
Hormuz, Malacca and other key straits spawn tensions throughout history
As Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels, want to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea.
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons during a protest against what the group says are restrictions imposed by the Saudi-led coalition on Houthi-controled areas of Yemen, in Sanaa on July 17.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2026
Tankers with Saudi crude turn back as Houthis open new front in U.S.-Iran war
The Houthis, who control much of Yemen including the coast at the mouth of the Red ?Sea, announced ?a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement hold portraits of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a protest against what the group says are restrictions imposed by the Saudi-led coalition on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, in Sanaa on July 17.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2026
How a Houthi blockade in the Red Sea tightens Iran¡¯s grip on global energy supply
Yemen sits on the southern gateway to the Red Sea, and closing that would open up a new front in the energy crisis and Iran¡¯s overarching conflict with the U.S.
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons during a protest against what the group says are restrictions imposed by the Saudi-led coalition on Houthi-controled areas of Yemen, in Sanaa on July 17.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2026
Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade, threatening new front in U.S.-Iran war
The escalation comes after one of the deadliest periods in the war for U.S. troops.
With the Strait of Hormuz already shut, a Houthi attack on vessels or ports in the Red Sea would leave the Middle East's two main oil export routes disrupted simultaneously.
WORLD
Jul 17, 2026
Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network, sources say
Any threat to the Red Sea and its Bab al-Mandab gateway risks exacerbating the global energy crisis and underscores the explosive risks stemming from a new round of warfare.
Yemeni gunmen brandish their weapons during a rally to recruit more fighters in Sanaa on July 6. A senior Yemeni official warned on Monday that the country's armed forces were prepared to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2026
After Hormuz, Iran turns to Red Sea gateway as new pressure point
A senior Yemeni official warned the country¡¯s armed forces were prepared to close a waterway linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden if Saudi Arabia continued to attack Yemen.
A boy waves an Iranian flag as he joins Houthi supporters as they demonstrate against airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 14, 2026
Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia, breaking years of calm
The strikes are the first claimed by the Iran-backed Houthis against Saudi Arabia since an informal truce went into effect in March 2022.
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah, killed in an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on June 21.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
When killing the messenger becomes a strategy of war
Record journalist deaths in Gaza raise urgent questions about war, accountability and the targeting of reporters.
Security forces stand guard during a rally by supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Sanaa, Yemen, on May 18.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2026
Why Houthi threats on Red Sea shipping could mean more pain for oil markets
Yemen¡¯s Tehran-aligned militant group said it would ban ships linked to Israel from the Red Sea after Israel renewed its ?military attacks on Iran.
Ethiopian migrants take a break amid high temperatures in a remote desert during their journey along one of the world's deadliest migration routes from Africa to the Gulf.
WORLD / Society
May 1, 2026
Starvation and drowning on the deadly Horn of Africa migrant route
More than 900 died or disappeared along the Eastern Route in 2025 ¡ª?the deadliest year on record.
Young Houthi supporters hold weapons during a rally in solidarity with Tehran and Beirut, amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Friday.
WORLD
Mar 29, 2026
Yemen¡¯s Houthis enter Iran war with attacks on Israel, as U.S. Marines arrive in region
The risk of an expanded Iran war grew as Yemen¡¯s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict.
Children watch a tanker at anchor off the coast of Muscat, Oman, on March 18. The Strait of Hormuz is used by roughly a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supply and is currently blocked by Iran, a more formidable adversary than Yemen's Houthis.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
Failure to secure Red Sea shipping casts shadow over Strait of Hormuz plan
Absent the strait¡¯s reopening, shortages will become more acute, ?threatening higher ?costs for energy, food and numerous other products worldwide.
Khadar Hussein Abdi, Somaliland¡¯s minister of the presidency, at his office in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on Feb. 12
WORLD
Mar 11, 2026
Israel plans new foothold on the Red Sea to fight the Houthis
So far the Houthis have held back on attacking ships, but have suggested they could enter the war.
Southern Transitional Council security personnel work at a checkpoint in Aden, Yemen, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2026
Yemen separatist leader dodges Riyadh talks to tackle southern crisis
Aidarous al-Zubaidi ¡ª the leader of Yemen¡¯s Southern Transitional Council, which seized swaths of territory in December ¡ª has fled to an unknown location.
Damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the United Arab Emirates to support Southern Transitional Council separatist forces, are seen following an airstrike in the port of Mukalla, southern Yemen, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Dec 31, 2025
UAE to pull remaining forces from Yemen in crisis with Saudi Arabia
The move comes after Saudi Arabia had backed a call for UAE forces to leave within 24 hours.
Japan to impose tougher requirements for permanent residency, reports say
The government is planning to create stricter requirements for foreign nationals seeking permanent residency in Japan.
U.S. holds fire against Iran as reports emerge of stockpile concerns
Munitions sit on trolleys as military personnel work on a B?1B bomber at RAF Fairford airbase, which hosts United States Air Force personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, on Saturday.
How foreign workers became an essential part of Japan¡¯s ubiquitous konbini
Myanmar national Nyan Linn, who works at a Lawson outlet in Tokyo¡¯s Shinagawa Ward, is one of over 110,000 foreign workers employed by Japan's three largest convenience store chains.
Japan¡¯s average life expectancy rises in 2025
Compared with other countries, Japan ranked seventh in male life expectancy, following Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and others, while taking the top spot in female life expectancy.
Japan¡¯s wedding gifts are leaving couples deflated
A traditional Shinto wedding takes place at the Meiji shrine in Tokyo. Japan¡¯s wedding gift custom has stayed fixed at outdated prices even as inflation sharply raises the real cost of such ceremonies.
The tiny Okayama village providing Japan with a blueprint for forest management
In 2008, Nishiawakura announced a 100-year plan to promote forest health through measures including structured thinning of its artificially planted <i>sugi</i> and <i>hinoki</i> trees. Since then, it has earned nationwide recognition for its innovative forest health management initiatives.
How foreign workers became an essential part of Japan¡¯s ubiquitous konbini
Myanmar national Nyan Linn, who works at a Lawson outlet in Tokyo¡¯s Shinagawa Ward, is one of over 110,000 foreign workers employed by Japan&#039;s three largest convenience store chains.
Out of the shadows: Japanese women building a life beyond motherhood
Miyako Kudo addresses an Osaka fertility clinic during a speaking engagement on understanding and supporting women without children.
In the hills of Shimane, Japan¡¯s steelworking tradition forges on
Several times a year, workers and paying guests at the Tanabe Tataranosato build up and continuously tend to a traditional "tatara" (furnace) over 24 hours.
How Hayao Miyazaki¡¯s love of books influenced Studio Ghibli¡¯s stories
Hayao Miyazaki lists books as direct sources for a number of his films including his latest, ¡°The Boy and the Heron.¡±

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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