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A woman sits at a camp for people displaced by war in northern Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2025

Hamas says it wants ‘fair hostage exchange’ in Egypt talks

The Palestinian militant group’s negotiating team in Egypt will aim to "eliminate all obstacles” to a settlement, a spokesperson said.
Elon Musk’s xAI, which raised about $10 billion of corporate equity and debt earlier this year, still needs billions more given the company has been burning through $1 billion per month.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 8, 2025

Nvidia to invest in Musk’s xAI as part of $20 billion funding

The massive capital raise is just the latest for the AI industry, which has seen major tech companies invest to build the infrastructure necessary to develop top AI models.
Kulsum Khatun, an eight-year-old girl, takes notes while attending a class in a floating boat school, part of an initiative by Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, in Bhangura area of Pabna, Bangladesh, on Sept. 25.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 8, 2025

In Bangladesh’s flooded plains, school boats keep learning afloat

A "floating schools" initiative launched in 2002 has grown into a nationwide model in Bangladesh and has been emulated in flood-prone countries around the world.
A worker removes a promotional banner from a building for an NBA preseason game in Shanghai in October 2019. The NBA returns to the lucrative Chinese market this week after a six-year absence.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 8, 2025

NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet

The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sold-out games on Friday and Sunday in Macao, a special administrative region of China.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate two landmark transit projects Wednesday, marking a milestone in his administration’s effort to modernize infrastructure in India.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2025

Modi to open airport and metro-line projects worth $4 billion in Mumbai

The landmark transit projects mark a milestone in the administration’s effort to modernize infrastructure in the world’s most populous country.
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2025

Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands

Japan's weather agency is forecasting up to 300 millimeters of rain on the Izu islands in the 24 hours through Thursday noon, with a linear precipitation zone possibly forming.
Crypto firms including Coinbase are seeking approval to launch tokenized stocks in the United States.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 8, 2025

Crypto race to tokenize stocks raises investor protection flags

Buoyed by President Trump's pro-crypto stance and his administration's push for friendly regulations, the crypto industry is rushing to capitalize on a global surge in enthusiasm.
A monitor shows AI-generated images found on the computer of a man who has been arrested on charges he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire, during a press conference with Acting United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli and Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the Los Angeles Field Division Kenny Cooper, in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2025

Man charged with ‘maliciously’ starting massive LA fire

The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres and destroyed more than 6,800 structures before it was fully contained on Jan. 31.
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 11, 2025

Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity

Set in Ezo (modern-day Hokkaido), the highly anticipated samurai action-adventure game contains familiar thrills but subpar substance.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi addresses the media at the White House on June 27 as President Trump listens following a Supreme Court ruling that limited federal judges' power to block presidential orders.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2025

Global lessons from a press in peril

A democracy cannot survive without a free press. There has never been a democracy without a media that is free and independent.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks during National Day celebrations in Taipei on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2025

Taiwan president unveils 'T-Dome' air defense system to counter China threat

Taiwan is ramping up defense spending and modernizing its armed forces, but faces a China that has a far larger military.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during the Federal Reserve Board Community Bank Conference in Washington on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2025

Bessent’s big gamble on Argentina has a narrow road to pay off

For the Treasury secretary's $20 billion bet to pay off, a lot of things have to go right — things that in the past, in Argentina, have tended to go wrong.
Aces center A'ja Wilson celebrates with teammates after Las Vegas won the WNBA championship on Friday in Phoenix.
BASKETBALL
Oct 11, 2025

A'ja Wilson pours in 31 as Aces complete WNBA Finals sweep of Mercury

Wilson went 7-of-21 from the floor but 17-of-19 from the free throw line and added nine rebounds, four assists, three blocked shots in the win.
Dodgers relief pitcher Roki Sasaki throws during the eighth inning of Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Thursday in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 11, 2025

From tears to triumph: Roki Sasaki powering Dodgers toward World Series

The 23-year-old Japanese pitcher produced a performance for the ages on Thursday as the Los Angels Dodgers eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies.
A billboard showing an image of U.S. President Donald Trump to thank him for his role in reaching a ceasefire deal with Hamas, and another one bearing Israel's national flag, are installed on a main highway in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2025

Major win for Trump on Gaza, but will it stand test of time?

It remains to be seen whether the 79-year-old Trump will devote the same level of energy to the conflict over the long term, once his victory lap is over.
Brewers first baseman Andrew Vaughn celebrates after hitting a home run during the fourth inning of Milwaukee's Game 5 win over the Cubs on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Oct 12, 2025

Brewers oust Cubs and will face Dodgers in MLB playoffs

The win sets up a showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a place in the World Series.
A giant inflatable basketball promoting NBA preseason games held at Venetian Arena in Macao on Friday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 12, 2025

Treading fine line, NBA money machine kicks into gear on China return

The preseason games heralded the NBA's return to China for the first time since being effectively frozen out of the country in 2019.
Xander Schauffele hits a tee shot during the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama on Sunday. The American went on to win the tournament for his first victory of the season.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2025

Schauffele ends title drought at PGA Tour's Yokohama tourney

Schauffele said it was "special" to get his 10th PGA Tour win in Japan, where his mother grew up and his grandparents still live.
Released Israeli hostages, twins Gali and Ziv Berman, held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, speak to each other after being released, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Reim, Israel, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2025

Hamas hands over surviving Israeli hostages as Trump visits region

A hostage swap between the two sides is a key step in ending two years of ruinous war in Gaza under a ceasefire deal engineered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The sun sets on the Grand Ring on the final day of the Osaka Expo on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 13, 2025

After plenty of ups and downs, Osaka Expo concludes with message of unity

The 184-day event started on shaky ground amid concerns over the pace of construction and a lack of public interest but proved to be enormously popular.
Supporters celebrate Cape Verde's victory against Eswatini in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match, at a fan zone in Sao Vicente, Cape Verde, on Monday.
SOCCER
Oct 14, 2025

Cape Verde erupts in celebration after first World Cup qualification

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the achievement was likely to "power a new generation of football lovers" across the nation.
University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi (right), and Susumu Kitagawa, special professor at Kyoto University, attend a reception for Swedish Crown Princess Victoria hosted by the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2025

Japanese Nobel winners attend reception in Tokyo

It was the first time Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa had appeared together in public since being named Nobel laureates last week.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport as Trump leaves Israel en route to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal, in Lod, Israel, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 14, 2025

Trump convinced Netanyahu to take a deal. Can he keep him on board?

With Israel and Hamas divided over many aspects of Trump's plan, Netanyahu's approach may shift as he attempts to keep his right-wing coalition together for next year's elections.
Brooklyn Nets' Cam Thomas dribbles past Phoenix Suns' Oso Ighodaro during the NBA pre-season basketball game at the Venetian Arena in Macau on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2025

The NBA’s return to China is no slam dunk

From a commercial point of view, re-engaging with its second-biggest market is an obvious move.
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt moors at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in April 2018.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2025

Singapore thrived in a U.S.-led world. Now what?

Singapore is a mind-blowing success story that reminds us how distinctive America’s post-World War II global project was.
Gantry cranes stand near shipping containers as an Evergreen Marine Corp. container ship is docked at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai on June 17. China has started to collect special port fees on U.S.-owned, operated, built or flagged vessels.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2025

U.S. and China roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

Shippers are quietly trying to improvise workarounds, with varying degrees of success.
Russian service members at a training ground in Russia last week
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025

Russia paves way for 2 million reservists to fight in Ukraine

Revising the mobilization law would give Moscow greater flexibility to ramp up the size of its military force in Ukraine.
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair on Feb. 27
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025

Assad government secretly moved bodies from mass grave to cover up killings

The bodies were moved to cover up the Assad government’s crimes and help restore its image, witnesses with direct knowledge of the two-year effort said.
South Korea will send a special team to Cambodia to discuss cases of fake jobs and scam centers involved in kidnapping dozens of its nationals.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 15, 2025

Seoul sends team to Cambodia over scam center kidnappings

The team, headed by the vice foreign minister, will depart Wednesday evening, according to a government official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone strike on the outskirts of Odessa, Ukraine, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2025

Ukraine raises alarm over foreign components in Russian drones

Kyiv estimates that more than 500 drones and missiles launched by Russia in one of its major barrages on Oct. 5 contained more than 100,000 foreign components.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
A 40-year wait for ‘Mishima’ ends at TIFF
Made at a time when Japan was still grappling with Yukio Mishima’s legacy, Paul Schrader’s biopic “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” was blocked from screening in the country for decades.

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