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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei speaks at an AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19. The dispute between the U.S. Department of Defense and Anthropic highlights a widening conflict over military AI use and government power over private firms.
EDITORIALS
Feb 27, 2026
Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic is anything but intelligent
On Thursday, Anthropic rejected the Pentagon’s demands that it agree to grant unrestricted use of its technology by the military by Friday, according to reports.
Netflix is backing away from buying Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming and studio assets after Paramount revised its offer to $31 a share.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2026
Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros., leaving Paramount the winner
The streaming giant says the deal is no longer financially attractive at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer.
An image of what Ukrainian law enforcement sources say is a fragment of a Russian 9M729 missile, in a location given as Lapaiivka, Ukraine.
WORLD
Feb 27, 2026
Ukraine images indicate Russia used missile at heart of nuclear pact collapse
The cruise missile’s deployment dozens of times in Ukraine is a striking example of how the nuclear arms control edifice emerging from the Cold War has crumbled in recent years.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must steer Japan between pressure from China and an unpredictable United States by bolstering defense, diversifying partnerships and asserting strategic autonomy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2026
Keeping the Chinese ‘tiger’ and U.S. ‘wolf’ at bay
Often mischaracterized by detractors as a radical nationalist, Takaichi represents a center-right continuity of the “Abe line.”
Joichi Ito in Tokyo in 2016. Ito resigned in 2019 from a prominent position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after revelations about his efforts to conceal millions of dollars he raised through connections to Jeffery Epstein.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2026
How a close associate of Epstein’s found career redemption in Japan
Joichi Ito resigned in 2019 from a prominent position at the MIT after revelations about his efforts to conceal millions of dollars he raised through connections to Epstein.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at an event in April 2023. Clinton used her forced appearance Thursday before a Republican-led panel probing Jeffrey Epstein to demand President Donald Trump testify about his own links to the sex offender.
WORLD
Feb 27, 2026
While quizzed on Epstein, Hillary Clinton calls for Trump to testify
Clinton accused the congressional committee of trying to “protect one public official” — U.S. President Donald Trump.
Any substantial move toward an agreement between longtime foes Washington and Tehran could reduce the imminent prospects for U.S President Donald Trump to carry out a threatened attack on Iran.
WORLD
Feb 27, 2026
U.S.-Iran talks end with no deal but potential signs of progress
The two sides plan to resume negotiations soon, with technical-level discussions scheduled to take place next week in Vienna.
Takuya Chigira, the CEO of Japanese talent agency Cloud Nine, is launching Zipangu, a Stateside festival devoted to Japanese culture. Chigira and Cloud Nine are working closely with American promoter Goldenvoice, best known for Coachella.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 26, 2026
What is Zipangu? Inside J-pop’s first-of-its-kind Los Angeles festival
A new Stateside event tests whether viral success can become a lasting international presence.
Use of food delivery services surged during the pandemic, when fewer people were dining out, but rising competition has proved challenging for firms and led to consolidation in a number of markets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 26, 2026
Wolt pulls out of Japan amid DoorDash exit from some Asian markets
Wolt will also withdraw from Uzbekistan, while another DoorDash subsidiary Deliveroo will cease its food delivery services in Singapore and Qatar.
An F-35 jet lands on the runway of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during military exercises near Oahu, Hawaii, in 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
U.S. arrests ex-Air Force pilot for training Chinese military
Gerald Brown, 65, was arrested in Indiana after having recently returned to the United States from China.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a military parade to commemorate the conclusion of a rare ruling party congress in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2026
North Korea could ‘get on well’ with U.S., Kim says, while spurning South Korea
The North Korean leader’s remarks suggest he may be open to a return to talks with Washington as he called Seoul’s “appeasement attitude” a “clumsy deceptive farce.”
U.S. captain Hilary Knight (center) called U.S. President Donald Trump's joke about her team 'distasteful.'
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 26, 2026
U.S. women’s hockey captain responds to Donald Trump’s ‘distasteful joke’
Knight has preferred to emphasize her team’s achievement.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
Trump’s push for election power raises fears he will ‘subvert’ midterms
With election deniers in federal posts and Cabinet officials hunting for evidence of voter fraud, U.S. President Donald Trump’s moves have raised fears of potential interference.
A video clip shows Donald Trump, who is currently U.S. president, speaking with Jeffrey Epstein, as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11.
WORLD / Society
Feb 26, 2026
Epstein files are missing records about woman who made claim against Trump
The missing memos summarized interviews conducted in connection to claims by a woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by both Trump and the financier when she was a minor.
A woman walks past a wall painting in the colors of the Iranian flag in Tehran on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
U.S.-Iran nuclear talks to resume in Geneva against backdrop of military threat
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will attend the indirect talks with Iran’s foreign minister.
A woman collects Orthodox icons from a church destroyed in a Russian missile strike in the village of Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, in April 2023. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is entering its fifth year.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2026
Lessons from four long years of war in Ukraine
If the intelligence services got the invasion right, they got the war wrong. They badly misjudged Russia’s ability to fight and Ukraine’s determination to resist.
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-41) prepare to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 15.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2026
Memo to the Trump administration: Iran has no Maduro
A U.S. attack on Iran could create precisely that no-win outcome: To advance is hell; to retreat is hell.
Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on Wednesday. Despite largely antagonistic relations between the U.S. and Cuba for 67 years, the two countries have cooperated on matters of drug trafficking and human smuggling in the Straits of Florida.
WORLD
Feb 26, 2026
Cuba says it killed four on Florida-registered boat as U.S. seeks its own probe
The incident took place as the United States has blocked virtually all oil shipments to Cuba, increasing pressure on the Communist-run government.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 26, 2026
Trump to hike tariff to 15% ‘where appropriate,’ U.S. trade chief says
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the president will sign a directive soon and is seeking “continuity” with nations that struck trade deals.
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is recruiting Iranians on social media as the U.S. builds up its military presence in the Middle East.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
CIA launches fresh social media push to recruit Iranians as Trump threatens military action
The CIA recruitment effort comes amid a massive buildup of U.S. military forces in the Middle East.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
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.
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.

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