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A group of ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza are shown moored at the small island of Koufonisi, south of the island of Crete, on Sept. 26
WORLD / Society
Oct 2, 2025
Israeli military intercepts several Gaza-bound aid boats in international waters
The Global Sumud Flotilla, transporting medicine and food to Gaza, consists of more than 40 civilian boats with about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists.
Destruction in Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, on Monday. Israel has been seeking to destroy Hamas for almost two years, devastating Gaza in the process.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2025
Hamas pressed by Arab and Muslim states to accept Trump’s Gaza plan
The leaders apparently see Israel’s campaign in Gaza and the assertion of military hegemony over the Middle East as a threat to their own national security.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Sept. 3, 2024. Blair's reputation is forever sullied by his decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
Tony Blair's return to Middle East diplomacy reopens old wounds and new doubts
His decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq forever sullied his reputation.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday, the same day the White House released a 20-point plan designed to end the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
With all-or-nothing Gaza plan, Trump turns tables for Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Hamas would "pay in hell" if it did not accept the 20-point plan within days.
Thousands of demonstrators attend a rally in New York calling for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza, Aug. 17.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
Americans' support for Israel dramatically declines, Times/Siena poll finds
Slightly more voters sided with Palestinians over Israelis for the first time since the New York Times began asking voters about their sympathies in 1998.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at a joint news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 30, 2025
Trump’s pro-Israel Gaza plan seen as unlikely to win over Hamas
The key question of the proposal is whether the leaders of Hamas feel sufficiently defeated and pressured to finally accept an offer they have long rejected.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave the State Dining Room of the White House after a news conference in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
Trump's Gaza plan wins Netanyahu backing, but hinges on Hamas
Hamas did not immediately give its judgment on the proposal, leaving uncertainty swirling around the fate of the 20-point plan to end the war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 7
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2025
Netanyahu to meet Trump as U.S. intensifies Gaza ceasefire push
The talks come as Israel intensifies its offensive on Gaza City with the aim of eliminating Hamas’ remaining military strongholds.
Palestinians check the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 28, 2025
Tanks thrust deeper into Gaza; medics say many injured trapped
The Israeli military launched its long-threatended ground offensive on Gaza City on Sept. 16 after weeks of intensifying strikes on the urban center.
A banner stating, "If they commit any acts of evil, they will definitely get a harder blow back," is displayed in Tehran in April.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2025
'Snapback' sends West back to the drawing board on Iran's nuclear program
Despite a last-minute rush of diplomatic activity at the U.N., Iran has done little to stop the sanctions from going back into effect.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2025
U.S. to revoke Colombian president's visa over 'incendiary actions'
Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged U.S. soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump's orders and to obey "the orders of humanity" instead.
People carry a banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, as they protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after he delivered an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2025
Trump says Gaza talks with Middle East countries are intense and will continue
Trump met leaders and officials from multiple Muslim-majority countries this week to discuss the situation in Gaza.
Israel's players pose for a team photo before a match against Moldova in Chisinau, Moldova, on Sept. 5.
SOCCER
Sep 26, 2025
UEFA poised for vote on whether to suspend Israel from European competition
The brewing crisis intensified this week when United Nations experts called for Israel's suspension from international soccer.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appears on a screen as he addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 26, 2025
Palestinian leader pledges to work with Trump and others on Gaza plan
The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a declaration that aims to advance a two-state solution and end the Gaza war.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2025
Japan to provide ¥861 million in grant aid to Palestinian territories
Although the Japanese government is not recognizing a Palestinian state for now, it plans to continue and strengthen its support based on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Activists wave Palestinian flags as they gather to support a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid in Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on Sept 12.
WORLD
Sep 25, 2025
U.N. calls for probe after alleged drone attack on Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Italy has dispatched a frigate to provide protection for the vessels, while Spain has said it will dispatch a navy ship as well to ensure the safety of its citizens.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a march near the U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday, during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2025
Turning the tide back toward peace in the Middle East
The 2025 United Nations General Assembly opened with a major step toward implementing a two-state solution.
Smoke rises from a missile strike after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2025
Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza City as Trump talks peace
Urging the population to move south, Israel has pressed on with its military campaign on Gaza City despite repeated calls for it to pull back.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
Ishiba highlights Japan's postwar quest for peace at U.N.
The prime minister emphasized the need to confront history, apparently reflecting his intention to issue a statement on the 80th anniversary of the end of the war.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
U.S. allies embracing Palestinian statehood tests Trump's Israel policy
Some analysts see Trump's unwillingness to apply Washington's leverage with Israel as a realization that the conflict is much more complex and intractable than he has acknowledged.
A secret no more: Russia and North Korea's battle against Ukraine is celebrated in Moscow exhibit
A woman visits an exhibition of North Korean art at a museum in Moscow on Monday.
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A wide range of products will see higher prices due to rising material and labor costs.
Koizumi and Takaichi continue to lead in LDP presidential race, polls show
Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) reacts as former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the Liberal Democratic Party Presidential Election Candidate Debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, on Sept. 24. Koizumi and Takaichi remain head-to-head in the race, media polls show.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
Same-sex partners recognized under more laws in Japan
A couple poses with the rainbow flag, which they brought from their home for a wedding photoshoot in Tokyo in November 2023.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.
On defense and foreign policy, LDP candidates largely align — except where they don’t
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates in Nagoya on Friday

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