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U.S. captain Tim Ream (center) during training at Great Park Sports Complex in Irvine, California, on Monday
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2026
U.S. players ready to seize ‘once in a career’ World Cup chance
The U.S. will begin its campaign ⁠in front of home supporters, an occasion several players described as both emotional and motivating.
Japan fans watch Samurai Blue's training session in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2026
Japan launches heightened safety campaign for citizens traveling to World Cup
Japan’s Foreign Ministry decided to implement unprecedented safety measures due to anticipated confusion related to the tournament being hosted by multiple countries.
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.
Anthony Gallegos, 43, stands in a pasture with cattle on his ranch, three days after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that New World screwworm was detected in a Texas calf in Zavala County, near La Pryor, Texas, on June 6.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2026
Deadly screwworm pest spreads in U.S. with three new cases
The fly has been detected in a calf in La Salle County, Texas, a goat in Gillespie County, Texas, and a dog in New Mexico, according to the the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Two men examine a fallen rocket half-buried in the ground on the outskirts of Jericho, Israel, on Monday, following Iranian and Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2026
Iran and Israel pledge to end attacks that threatened talks
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his country had neither abandoned the battlefield nor the negotiating table.
Remote work has settled into a post-pandemic norm, with many people continuing to work from home and reshaping the economic geography of cities and suburbs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2026
The great shift to remote work has entered a new normal
The share of U.S. workers doing their jobs primarily at home was 2.3 times higher in 2024 than in 2019.
A streak of light illuminates the sky during a missile attack from Iran as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
Israel hits Iran with new strikes despite Trump admonition
The U.S. president had said hours earlier that new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his administration’s peace talks with Tehran.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 30. Washington's push for Asian allies to sharply raise defense spending risks an arms race that could undermine regional cohesion.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2026
Pete Hegseth’s dangerous call to arms in Asia
What Pete Hegseth fails to realize is that his call for a pan-Asian military build-up risks spiraling into an arms race.
People attend the funeral procession of Pierre Moawad, an official of the Christian Lebanese Forces Party, and his wife Flavia, who were killed in an Israeli strike, in Yahchouch, Lebanon, on April 7.
WORLD
Jun 8, 2026
‘What will happen to us?’ southern Lebanese Christians ask
More than 400 Lebanese have been killed in Israeli strikes after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that began mid-April was largely ignored, lifting the death toll to at least 3,400.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Pyongyang International Airport in the North Korean capital in this photo released June 21, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2026
Ahead of talks, Kim has a message for Xi: North Korea’s nukes aren’t up for negotiation
North Korea has been clear in the run-up to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Pyongyang that it is hoping for at least a tacit recognition of its nuclear status.
A woman swims in a pool at the Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort in Dubai on Saturday.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2026
Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee
The clientele is driven by hotels offering residents-only deals that have become a lifeline for Dubai’s luxury tourism.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2026
Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress as midterm pressures build
Multiple Republican factions have stepped forward to rebuke his war against Iran, his White House ballroom ​and his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives to attend a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2026
Hegseth urges Europe on D-Day to counter present-day ‘invasion’
The U.S. Defense Secretary also called on European countries to do more to contribute to their own defense.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to his resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in December.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2026
Pentagon sees growing espionage threat from Israel
Israel and the U.S. have long known that each was spying on the other but recent Israeli efforts to learn about U.S. positions in talks with Iran may have crossed a line.
Mega-IPO candidates including SpaceX are expected to face a long road to entry to the S&P 500 Index, after the company that makes the rules rejected a proposal that included relaxing the requirement that they be profitable.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2026
SpaceX and other mega IPOs may wait years to join the S&P 500
S&P Dow Jones Indices’ index committee declined to remove a rule that companies generate positive net income for the past year.
The body of James "Weston" Higginbotham ‌was discovered in a mountainous area ​by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother, Nancy Higginbotham, wrote Saturday on Facebook.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 7, 2026
Missing U.S. student found dead near Kyoto, mother says
The body of James Higginbotham, ‌20, ‌was discovered in a mountainous area ​by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, Nancy Higginbotham wrote.
Officials inspect damage inside a terminal at Kuwait International Airport following a drone and missile attack, in Kuwait City on Wednesday
WORLD
Jun 7, 2026
U.S. eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies’ reconstruction
The disclosure came a day after an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said that a peace ‌deal hinged ‌on the release of $24 billion in Iranian assets frozen by the United States.
Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2026
Yen falls to pre-intervention levels after solid U.S. jobs data
As of 5 p.m. Friday, the greenback stood at ¥160.28 to 160.38, up ¥0.31 from the previous day.
A cotton farm worker in the Xinjiang region of China. Trade and human rights experts said U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff threats would do little to solve widespread issues of abusive employment practices in the global supply chain.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 6, 2026
Trump’s latest tariff salvo no fix for global issue of forced labor
Experts, business groups and some human rights groups say the move could actually make things worse.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a news conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, last year.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2026
Trump’s ‘crazy’ rebuke undercuts Netanyahu at a critical moment
A leaked phone call this week laid bare the strains that have at times emerged between the two leaders.
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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