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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visits the site of a blast on the railway of the Warsaw-Lublin line in Mika, Poland, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Polish PM says two responsible for railway blast worked for Russian intelligence
Russia has repeatedly denied being responsible for acts of sabotage, and the Kremlin dismissed accusations of involvement in the explosion.
WORLD / Politics
U.S. Congress passes measure to force release of Epstein files, sending it to Trump
Despite his changed position on the bill, the Republican president remains angry about the attention paid to the Epstein matter.
WORLD / Politics
MI5 warns U.K. lawmakers of new Chinese espionage threat
The security service said spies used cover stories to approach U.K. officials on sites like LinkedIn, often offering jobs as freelance consultants.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman talk to the press in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
Trump says Saudi leader knew nothing about Khashoggi killing, contradicting U.S. intel
By Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk and Matt Spetalnick
U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that bin Salman approved the capture or killing of Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Police inspect the site of a blast on railways on the Warsaw-Lublin line in Mika, Poland, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Poland suspects 'foreign intelligence services' involved in rail sabotage
By Katarzyna SKIBA and Wojtek RADWANSKI
Poland has become the main hub for transporting military and humanitarian support to neighboring Ukraine since Russia's full-scale military invasion in February 2022.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on May 13. In his upcoming visit to the White House, the crown prince is seeking security guarantees and wants access to artificial intelligence technology and progress toward a deal on a civilian nuclear program.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Saudi crown prince to visit U.S. with defense, AI and nuclear energy on agenda
By Timour Azhari and Matt Spetalnick
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seeking security guarantees from the U.S. and wants access to AI technology and progress toward a deal on a civilian nuclear program.
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees in Washington on Dec. 7, 2018.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Judge finds ‘profound’ missteps in U.S. probe of FBI ex-chief James Comey
By Andrew Goudsward
Comey is one of three prominent critics of U.S. President Donald Trump to have been hit with criminal charges by his Justice Department in recent months.
The United Nations Security Council during a meeting concerning a U.S. proposal for a U.N. mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
U.N. Security Council votes for international force for Gaza
By Gregory WALTON
There were 13 votes in favor no vetoes, with Russia and China abstaining.
People watch a livestream of a press conference to discuss the Epstein Files Transparency bill, directing the release of the remaining files related to the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
U.S. House to push forward on Epstein vote after Trump reversal
By Frankie TAGGART
Trump's reversal late on Sunday came days after a House petition gathered enough support to force a vote, a rare instance of House Republicans defying the president's wishes.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2025
Trump reverses on Epstein files, urging Republicans to vote to release them
By Matt Spetalnick
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the release of the files should help put to rest allegations that Trump had any connection to Epstein’s abuse and trafficking of underage girls.

A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The Japanese retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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