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The reactor building at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2026
Trump’s rush to end Iran war risks delivering weak nuclear deal
With talks on hold amid a tentative ceasefire, the Trump administration is eager to find an alternative to restarting an unpopular war that has roiled markets and drawn criticism.
Relatives of a Hezbollah fighter mourn during his funeral ceremony amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in southern Lebanon, on Thursday.
WORLD
Apr 24, 2026
Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended by three weeks after Oval Office meeting
The ceasefire, reached after talks between Lebanon and Israel’s ambassadors in Washington last week, was set to expire on Sunday.
Japan's benchmark index hit a new high shortly after stocks started trading in Tokyo on Thursday morning.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 23, 2026
Nikkei 225 hits record and breaks 60,000 for the first time
The benchmark retreated from the new high and ended the day down as some investors questioned the tech-fueled rally.
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
U.S. says no deadline for Iran proposal amid Hormuz standoff
Tehran says it has no plans to take part in negotiations imminently.
People walk past buildings destroyed during Israeli strikes in Tyre, Lebanon, on April 10.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2026
Israel’s Lebanon buffer zone is a fallacy and no path to peace
Rather than taking more land where opponents will always exist, the wiser strategy is to pursue a political settlement.
Restrictions on fossil fuels, not climate change, pose the greater threat to the global food supply by raising costs and limiting fertilizer access, with the potential to increase hunger. 
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2026
War in the Gulf reveals the real risk to food security
Without fossil fuels, half the global population would suffer a severe lack of food.
A damaged U.S. Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft following an Iranian strike on the airbase, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia in this picture obtained from social media and released on March 29
WORLD
Apr 23, 2026
U.S. turns to Ukrainian counterdrone tech after Iran attacks, sources say
The deployment of Ukrainian tech shows how Kyiv has surged ahead in drone and counterdrone technologies that have been ​battle-hardened in its four-year war with Russia.
U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 23, 2026
U.S. intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say
Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran’s trade by sea while Iran has fired ‌on ships ‌to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
A woman walks past an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel mural in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Trump extends Iran truce and maintains blockade as talks falter
The president said that Pakistan, which is mediating, asked the U.S. to hold off on fresh strikes.
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested in an interview on CNBC Tuesday that the U.S. caught a boat with a “gift” from China, after talking about the U.S. restocking its munitions.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Trump says China testing U.S. red line with ‘gift’ for Iran
The U.S. president hinted — without explicitly saying — that the present was some form of lethal aid for Tehran.
The U.K. has faced a string of highly disruptive cyberattacks in recent years, such as on the National Health Service and the country’s Royal Mail postal service.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Iran and China drive regular significant cyberattacks, U.K. says
The U.K. is facing four consequential cyberattacks every week, the country’s top cybersecurity official is set to say in a speech, with China, Iran and Russia key adversaries.
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called on Tuesday for a discussion on suspending a pact governing the EU's ties with Israel, which came into force in 2000.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2026
EU divided on suspension of Israel pact as Spain pushes for action
A number of ministers called for suspending the pact with Israel over concerns about settlements in ‌the West Bank, ‌the humanitarian situation in Gaza and a new death penalty law.
Karex, the world’s biggest maker of condoms, produces for brands like Durex as well as its own line of specialty condoms.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2026
Iran war has boosted costs of energy, food and now condoms
The surge in costs underscores how the war is disrupting virtually every aspect of life for consumers.
At least 3,646 people have been arrested in Iran since the war broke out on Feb. 28, nongovernmental organization Iran Human Rights said on Tuesday.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2026
Arrests, hangings and blackout: Iran cranks up wartime repression
At least 3,646 people have been arrested since the war broke out, according to Norway-based nongovernmental organization Iran Human Rights, with hangings a near daily occurrence.
A cargo ship is docked at the foreign trade container terminal of Qingdao Port in China's eastern Shandong province on March 25.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2026
With tariffs stalled, Trump’s China policy drifts
Washington’s China policy appears adrift, causing confusion among officials and driving contradictory decisions.
Tourists on the beach in Mirissa, Sri Lanka in 2022. Some hotels in South Asia have seen a sharp drop in occupancy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2026
The forces of scarcity hitting Asia may soon spread across the world
Many countries across the region are experiencing sudden jolts of disruption that they are struggling to manage.
A tanker unloads crude oil in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province, on April 7. The divided oil market is showing high costs now but lower prices later.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2026
So what is the real oil price right now?
Be wary of anyone saying one particular oil-price gauge matters more than the others.
Attendees at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China, take pictures of various service robots on display.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 21, 2026
China flashes new tech swagger to world markets convulsed by war
The world’s factory floor is increasingly getting retrofitted for a new era of artificial intelligence and robotics, churning out technological innovation the world craves.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Takaichi marks six months in office as prime minister
The leader’s administration will now face issues that could cause controversy, such as the criminalizing of acts to damage the national flag.
U.S. President Donald Trump may try to use war with Iran and escalating crises as a pretext to cancel or overturn elections, invoking emergency powers or even staging a false flag operation to remain in power.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2026
Trump’s wartime strategy sparks coup concerns
Trump’s chief concern is preserving his own comfort and power, much of which will be lost if the Democrats retake control of the House of Representatives.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Tokyo hospital baby hatch accepts 20 newborns in first year
Hitoshi Kato (left), head of San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Thursday.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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