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Nexperia’s headquarters in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The Dutch chipmaker is at the center of a fight over technology with China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 12, 2026
Europe and China’s feud over chips is reaching a breaking point
Since a Dutch court intervened in chipmaker Nexperia’s ownership in October, the standoff with China has threatened to disrupt auto production in Europe and around the world.
A fragment of a what is reportedly the Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 10, 2026
Putin sends warning to Ukraine and West with weapon not used since 2024
Putin has repeatedly boasted of the speed and destructive power of the Oreshnik, which Russia first fired at Ukraine in November 2024.
A Danish flag flutters next to a statue of Hans Egede, a Norwegian missionary who revitalized Danish-Norwegian ties to the island, in Nuuk, Greenland.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2026
The Greenland alarm is sounding — Europe needs to hear it
Greenland has a landmass three times the size of Texas under which there are thought to be large quantities of untapped rare earths, among other minerals that Trump wants.
A Danish Navy vessel patrols the waters off Nuuk, the the capital of Greenland, last March.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2026
Rubio to meet Denmark leaders, but signals no retreat on Trump’s Greenland goal
A U.S. military seizure of the mineral-rich Arctic island from a longtime ally would send shock waves through the ​NATO alliance and deepen a divide with European leaders.
Grok, a chatbot developed by xAI, has faced criticism over the rollout of a tool that allows users to request images of a subject with their clothes removed.
WORLD
Jan 6, 2026
‘Remove her clothes’: Global backlash over Grok sexualized images
The tool on social media platform X prompted swift probes or calls for remedial action from countries including France, India and Malaysia.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the United Kingdom is better placed to gain more market access than form a customs union with the European Union.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2026
Starmer sets up fight with Farage on EU single-market access
The move follows a growing debate in the final weeks of 2025 about forming a customs union with the EU in a bid to revive the British economy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a meeting of national security advisers from his country and European nations in Kyiv on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2026
Ukraine’s allies in Kyiv for talks on plan to end war
Officials from 15 countries including Britain, France and Germany as well as representatives from NATO and the EU joined the meeting, while a top U.S. official joined virtually.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poses for a group photo with leaders and officials from Europe, the U.S. and NATO at the Chancellery in Berlin on Dec. 15.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2025
Europe faces some tough wartime decisions
On the diplomatic front, Putin’s strategy to “keep the Europeans out, Americans in and the Ukrainians down” is paying off, judging by Trump’s increasing pressure on Zelenskyy.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a news conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday
WORLD
Dec 29, 2025
Trump says U.S. and Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ on peace deal but ‘thorny issues’ remain
After meeting Zelenskyy in Florida, the U.S. president acknowledged that the fate of the Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's latest call to “rearm Europe” is reminiscent of Albania’s bunker-building campaigns.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2025
The year that could be
Progress is never guaranteed, but it is always possible, provided we act as if it were.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 28, 2025
Zelenskyy talks with allies en route to U.S. as Russia pummels Ukraine
The talks came hours after Russia pummeled Kyiv with drones and missiles in its latest attack on the capital.
(Left to right) French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk after a news conference during a meeting of the “Coalition of the willing,” in Kyiv on May 10
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2025
‘Never again,’ and yet here we are again
The promise not to repeat the mistakes that led to World War II has for decades shaped international institutions and security policy, but now, this motto’s influence has waned.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference after the European Council meeting in Brussels on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Dec 22, 2025
Europe stumbles in its attempt to bypass Trump’s global trade order
The continent fell short in sealing the Mercosur pact over the weekend. Officials say they will try again to sign the deal on Jan. 12 — but there’s no guarantee it can be salvaged.
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 19, 2025
Putin says Russia is ready to end war even as he rejects compromise
Putin said he had “practically agreed” on proposals for ending the war set out at summit talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska in August.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives at a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels on Thursday. EU governments and ‍the European Parliament would continue working on setting up a loan for Ukraine that would be based on the frozen Russian central bank assets, a draft text of the summit's conclusions read.
WORLD
Dec 19, 2025
EU changes tack from using frozen Russian assets to joint borrowing for Ukraine
A loan based on the frozen Russian assets turned out to be too complex or politically demanding to sort out at this stage, diplomats said.
Workers operate at the sewing section of a factory, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on Nov. 18.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Dec 18, 2025
Step aside fashion police, here comes fashion immigration
Clothes destined for Europe could soon require digital passports to prove their green credentials, opening a new era of transparency for the world’s $1.7 trillion fashion industry.
A Volkswagen T-Roc is loaded into a delivery tower at the German carmaker's plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, in November. Carmakers such as Volkswagen have pushed for an easing of carbon dioxide targets and fines for missing them.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 16, 2025
EU set to scrap 2035 combustion-engine ban in boon for car industry
Critics say an anticipated proposal to target reducing emissions by 90% instead risks undermining the EU’s green agenda and deterring investments in electrification.
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2025
EU imposes sanctions on oil traders with links to Russia’s shipping network
The EU has imposed 19 packages of sanctions so far, but Moscow has managed to adapt to most measures and is still selling millions of barrels of oil to India and China.
Valdis Dombrovskis, economy commissioner for the European Union, speaks during a news conference in Brussels on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
EU agrees to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan
The move removes the risk that Hungary and Slovakia, which have better relations with Moscow than other EU states, could refuse to roll over the freeze at some point.
The Trump administration's 2025 National Security Strategy shifts focus to the Western Hemisphere and Asia while largely maintaining the underlying limits of America's security policy established under the Biden administration.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2025
How to read Trump’s National Security Strategy
What I see as the essence of NSS 2025 is that this document appears to be a product of compromise intended to bridge the differences that surfaced within the Trump administration.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
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.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan falls in gut-wrenching fashion as Brazil strikes late to win World Cup clash
Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (right) shoots past Japan defenders Shogo Taniguchi (left) and Takehiro Tomiyasu to score in the second half of a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
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."
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.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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