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Rescuers search for missing people in a residential building in Ternopil, Ukraine, on Friday after Russian missiles hit apartment buildings in the area last week, far from the war’s front line.
WORLD / Politics
Trump signals room for negotiation on Ukraine plan amid 'wish list' criticism
Trump has given Ukraine until Nov. 27 to approve the plan to end the nearly 4-year conflict, but concerns have risen that the proposal heavily favors Russia.
WORLD / Politics
Trump officials’ meeting with Russian envoy spurs questions about latest Ukraine plan
The meeting resulted in a 28-point plan for ending the war, sources said, that appears heavily tilted toward Russian interests.
WORLD / Politics
Western leaders say Ukraine plan needs work, Trump signals scope for changes
Western leaders have scrambled to come up with a coordinated response to U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for Ukraine to accept his peace plan with Russia by Thursday.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (second from left) reacts next to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (second from right) with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa as they attend a family photo event during a Group of 20 summit plenary session at in Johannesburg on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite U.S. boycott
The declaration used the kind of language long disliked by the U.S. administration: stressing the seriousness of climate change and the need to better adapt to it.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to reporters in Brasilia in July.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
Brazil's Bolsonaro detained for trying to break ankle bracelet and flee
In a video made public by the court, Bolsonaro admitted that he had used a soldering iron on the monitoring bracelet out of 'curiosity.'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures to supporters during the student day celebrations at Miraflores Palace in Caracas on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
U.S. to launch new phase of Venezuela operations
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
Reports of looming action have proliferated in recent weeks as the U.S. military has deployed forces to the Caribbean amid worsening relations with Venezuela.
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from her position on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2025
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump
Her exit marks a stunning turn of events that few would have imagined months ago.
U.S. President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani shake hands as they meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2025
Trump lavishes praise on New York's mayor-elect Mamdani at warm White House meeting
The opposites have clashed over everything from immigration to economic policy. But it was clear the two forged a rapport in their first encounter.
U.S. President Donald Trump said a group of Democratic lawmakers who called on troops to disobey his orders should be put on trial — and even suggested they should face the death penalty.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2025
Trump calls for sedition trial after Democrats urged troops to disobey orders
By Skylar Woodhouse
His suggestion that the lawmakers be put to death drew even more attention to a video telling the intelligence community and military members to disobey unlawful orders.
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's rift with U.S. President Donald Trump has some supporters concerned about the future of the MAGA movement.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2025
Trump’s break with Marjorie Taylor Greene jolts MAGA heartland
By Nathan Layne and Jayla Whitfield-Anderson
The dispute with one of his most fervent supporters has fueled concerns that Trump’s MAGA base could fracture ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Takaichi rejects China's demand to retract Taiwan remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rejected China's demands for her to retract her comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo's stance on a major regional security crisis remains unchanged.
Japan set to lean on U.S. allies for support if China escalates
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on Oct. 28.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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