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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa. Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, is returning to the United States for another round of trade talks.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 5, 2025

Akazawa returns to U.S. for more talks as tariff deal looks shaky

Japan is urging the United States to cut the tariff on cars as soon as possible.
Israeli tanks near the border fence with the Gaza Strip earlier this month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering whether to deploy the Israel Defense Forces into the 25% of the Palestinian territory not already under its control.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Israel weighs full Gaza takeover despite concerns of armed forces

The plan would likely face considerable opposition by international governments fearful of the worsening humanitarian situation in the strip.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (center) chairs a meeting of a Cabinet session to discuss the issue of disarming Hezbollah at the presidential palace of Baabda, east of Beirut, on Aug. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Lebanon plans to disarm Hezbollah by year-end

The unprecedented move forms part of a November ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah following months of hostilities.
Ukrainian emergency workers scour the rubble of a residential building in Kyiv after a Russian air attack on July 31.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Russia weighs Ukraine air-truce offer to Trump without ending war

The Kremlin is weighing options for a concession that could include an air truce with Ukraine to try to head off the threat of secondary U.S. sanctions.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he’ll increase the tariff rate for India "substantially” because of New Delhi’s refusal to halt the buying of Russian oil.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Trump’s staffing gaps complicate India’s bid to ease U.S. tensions

It’s become urgent for New Delhi to make its case to Washington after being unexpectedly slapped with a 25% tariff and facing further threats over its ties with Russia.
A cargo ship at the port of Oakland, California, on Aug. 4
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2025

U.S. trade deficit narrowed 16% in June as high tariffs cast shadow on services

Days after reporting that the goods trade deficit fell to its lowest since September 2023, the U.S. said the full deficit including services was also its narrowest since then.
Camels in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia, in January 2024. Nature is prominent feature of Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion bet on tourism.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s new tourism play trades skyscrapers for nature

The little-touristed province of Aseer, an area with a rich cultural heritage, forms the linchpin of the Saudi Arabia's $1 trillion bet on tourism.

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A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped