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Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Jan. 20
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 17, 2026
Trump’s new world order is pushing Sweden to warm up to the euro
Sweden adopting the euro would tighten political ties with Europe and give Swedes a seat at the table when it comes to pan-European monetary matters.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a joint news conference in Budapest on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2026
Rubio wraps Hungary’s Viktor Orban in U.S. embrace before tight election
The top U.S. diplomat pledged that Donald Trump would provide assistance if Hungary ever ran into financial trouble and touted personal rapport between the two leaders.
Volunteers wade through a flooded street after Storm Leonardo passed by Alcacer do Sal, Portugal, on Feb. 5.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 17, 2026
EU ill-prepared for worsening climate change, advisers say
The EU should urgently step up its investments to protect people and infrastructure from floods, ​wildfires and severe heatwaves, independent advisers said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 16, 2026
Four takeaways from the Munich Security Conference
Among the takeaways from the Munich Security Conference was that European leaders do not believe a ceasefire will soon come in the Ukraine war started by Russia’s invasion.
Rescue services search for victims under wreckage after an airstrike on a residential building in Kyiv on June 17, 2025. Vladimir Putin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine has devasted Ukrainian cities, claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and forced more than 10 million people to flee their homes.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 16, 2026
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed Europe forever. Here’s how.
The conflict is raising concerns over Europe’s ability to resist or coexist with an aggressive Russia under Vladimir Putin and its readiness state if he isn’t stopped in Ukraine.
A Danish soldier stands at a checkpoint in the harbor of Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 26.
WORLD
Feb 16, 2026
Europe aims to rely less on U.S. defense after Trump’s Greenland push
In another sign of the nervousness surrounding U.S. security commitments, Merz ​said he had ‌begun talks with Macron about a European nuclear deterrence.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Munich Security Conference in the German city on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2026
Rubio tells Europe to join Trump’s fight, saying it belongs with U.S.
Speaking at a security conference in Munich after months of turmoil in U.S.-European relations. Washington’s top diplomat struck a markedly soothing tone.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was arrested during a March 2017 anti-corruption rally, gestures during an appeal hearing at a court in Moscow that same month.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2026
European allies say Navalny was poisoned by dart frog toxin
The Russian government, which has repeatedly denied any responsibility for Navalny’s death, dismissed the latest allegations as ‘a Western propaganda hoax.’
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 14, 2026
With eye on China, Koizumi stresses importance of rules-based order
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi also pledged not to “shut down any channels” of communication as ties with China remain in a deep freeze.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 14, 2026
China FM tells EU diplomats not to blame Beijing for bloc’s problems
Wang Yi made the comments at a meeting with France’s Jean-Noel Barrot and Germany’s Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrive at an informal European Union leaders retreat at Alden Biesen Castle in Rijkhoven, Belgium, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2026
Europe talks nuclear weapons after U.S. delivers reality check
The countries involved in discussions usually host U.S. military assets, are close to Russia and feel directly threatened by Vladimir Putin, sources said.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (center) is flanked by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2026
Europe calls for U.S. reset at security talks
This year’s Munich Security Conference comes at a time of strained ties between Europe and the United States.
Some historians say Donald Trump’s narcissism, impulsiveness, and disregard for international norms closely resemble those of German Kaiser Wilhelm II, creating risks for global stability and undermining the pillars of international order.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2026
Trump is a lot like Kaiser Wilhelm: vanity itself
Donald Trump’s extraordinary performance in Davos, littered with falsehoods, insults and explosions of grandiloquence, closely resembled one of the Kaiser’s public performances.
The Hotel Bayerischer Hof, the venue of the annual Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2026
Trump’s upheaval of the Atlantic alliance to loom over Munich security forum
A year after Vice President JD Vance attacked EU allies, Washington’s partners will be seeking to chart a more independent course, while preserving the basis of the alliance.
U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey told reporters Thursday that allies have pledged as much as $35 billion in new military aid to Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2026
Ukraine gets $35 billion in military aid pledges after attacks
A series of massive Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure and civilian targets left millions of Ukrainians to endure winter without steady lighting and heat.
French President Emmanuel Macron at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Wednesday. Macron is urging European countries to prioritize local resources in strategic sectors such as chemicals, chips and tech.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 12, 2026
Macron on collision course with Germany over ‘buy European’
The French president urged European countries to prioritize local resources but German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that such an approach could be too narrow.
Switzerland’s population has grown by some 70% since 1960 to 9.1 million, thanks largely to labor demand, and the attraction of high wages and quality of life.
WORLD
Feb 11, 2026
Swiss will vote on 10 million population cap proposal in June
The proposal is going to a national vote after supporters gathered enough signatures under Switzerland’s direct democracy system.
Traditional Russian wooden nesting dolls depict Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in a shop in Moscow on Tuesday. Since returning to the White House, Trump has upended domestic and foreign politics while ramping up pressure on institutions ranging from universities to the Federal Reserve.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Corruption watchdog sees ‘worrying decline’ in democracies such as U.S.
Transparency International said the United States had slid to the lowest-ever score on its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Munich Security Conference Foundation Council President Wolfgang Ischinger attends a news conference regarding the Munich Security Report in Berlin on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Rise of ‘wrecking-ball politics’ in focus at Munich security meet
The 2026 Munich Security Report describes U.S. President Donald Trump as the “most powerful of those who take the axe to existing rules and institutions.“ 
Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro waves to supporters following early results on the day of the presidential election, in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2026
Center-left candidate Seguro beats far-right to Portugal’s presidency
Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro, 63, secured the support of many political figures from the far left, center and the right.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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