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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
WORLD
Aug 1, 2025

After deadly strikes on Kyiv, Zelenskyy urges allies to seek Russia 'regime change'

The overnight strikes reduced part of a nine-story apartment block in Kyiv's western suburbs to rubble and wounded at least 150 people in the capital.
Simple, affordable and versatile, the humble potato is now one of the world's most important crops. But its origins have long puzzled scientists.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 1, 2025

Study reveals potato's secret tomato heritage

Natural interbreeding between wild tomatoes and potato-like plants in South America gave rise to the modern-day spud around 9 million years ago.
Yu Zidi earned a medal as part of China's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 1, 2025

12-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi becomes youngest to win medal at worlds

Twelve-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi said she felt "quite emotional" after she became the youngest swimmer in history to win a world championships medal.
Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki will make a speech on Aug. 9 at a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city, in which he will urge world leaders to work toward abolishing nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2025

Nagasaki mayor to urge world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons

Mayor Shiro Suzuki will make the call in his speech on Aug. 9 at a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of his city.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2025

World economies reel from Trump's tariffs punch

Stock markets in Hong Kong, London and New York slumped as they digested the turmoil, while weak U.S. employment data added to worries.
Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning gold in the women's 800-meter freestyle event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 3, 2025

Imperious Ledecky beats McIntosh to win 800-meter free thriller

Ledecky won her seventh career gold in the event but she was challenged all the way, touching the wall in a championship-record 8 minutes, 5.62 seconds.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff (left) arrives to meet families of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv's "Hostage square" on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2025

U.S. envoy meets Israeli hostage families in Tel Aviv

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met anguished relatives of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza on Saturday, as fears for the captives' survival mounted.
Palestinians leave a food distribution point run by the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) group with bags and wooden pallets, near the Netsarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday. Aid agencies have warned that Gaza's population is facing a catastrophic famine, triggered by Israeli restrictions on aid.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2025

Chaos, gangs, gunfire: Gaza aid fails to reach most in need

After images of malnourished children drew international outcry, aid has started to be delivered to the territory again, but international organizations say it's not enough.
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks via a video message during the opening of the Helsinki 50 Conference, marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act in Helsinki on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2025

U.N. lays out survival plan as Trump threatens to slash funding

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is slashing more than $700 million in spending and laying plans to overhaul the United Nations as the U.S. pulls back support.
The campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2025

With federal funds frozen, wealthy U.S. universities capitulate to Washington

As the universities first targeted succumb to financial pressure and agree to settlements, new institutions are being placed in the crosshairs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's determination to keep fighting in Ukraine is prompted by his belief that Russia is winning and by skepticism that yet more U.S. sanctions will have much of an impact on his country.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Putin doubts potency of Trump's ultimatum to end the war, sources say

The Russian leader is unlikely to bow to a sanctions ultimatum expiring this Friday from U.S. President Donald Trump, sources close to the Kremlin said.
A displaced Sudanese mother and one of her children sit inside a camp shelter in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, on July 30.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Funding cuts reducing Sudanese children to 'skin, bones': UNICEF

Children were being cut off from life-saving services due to funding cuts, while the scale of need is staggering, UNICEF said.
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.
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.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump meet at the G20 summit in Osaka in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2025

Trump could meet Putin over Ukraine as soon as next week, official says

Such a face-to-face meeting would be the first between a sitting U.S. and Russian president since Joe Biden met Vladimir Putin in Geneva in June 2021.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Elon Musk in Washington on Feb. 13.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2025

Musk vs. Modi: Inside the battle over India's internet censorship

X argues India's internet-policing actions are illegal.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during an interview at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2025

Lula sees no point in talking tariffs with Trump

"I won't humiliate myself," the Brazilian president says as 50% U.S. tariffs on goods from the Latin American country kicked in.
Trees burn during a wildfire near in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse in southern France on Wednesday.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2025

Deadly wildfires in southwest France burn area larger than Paris

The fire, which has killed one, has cut power to thousands of homes and is being tackled by around 2,100 firefighters assisted by aircraft.
Smoke rises from Gaza after an Israeli airstrike on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2025

Israel approves plan to take control of Gaza City

The plan reportedly involves evacuating Palestinian civilians from Gaza City and launching a ground offensive there.
A migrant is detained by federal immigration officers at a U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2025

U.S. deploys patriotic icons to recruit for migrant crackdown

Job ads promising $50,000 signing bonuses to new "Deportation Officers" have flooded social media over the past week alongside rallying slogans that say "America Needs You."
"My heart and soul are in Deir el-Zor. No money, no homes or luxury in the world can compensate for what I’ve lost there," said Ehab Mzeal, a 41-year-old Syrian. However, he is grateful for his life in Europe, "I like Germany for one reason: it stood by us."
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2025

A journey to belong: Migrants describe 10 years in Europe

Migrants from around the world discuss the rewards and challenges of their new lives in Europe.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks at Russian leader Vladimir Putin before posing for a family photo during the Group of 20 leaders' summit in Buenos Aires in November 2018.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2025

Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska on Aug. 15 to discuss Ukraine peace deal

U.S. and Russian officials are working toward an agreement on territories for the two leaders' meeting, but Ukraine has rejected any agreement that cedes territory.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on July 29.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2025

Germany suspends arms exports to Israel for use in Gaza

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said It was "increasingly unclear" how Israel's latest military plan would help disarm Hamas and save the remaining hostages.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds the hands of Azerbaijanu President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as they shake hands during a trilateral signing event at the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2025

Trump says Armenia and Azerbaijan commit to end fighting 'forever'

However, the fine print and binding nature of the deal between the longtime foes remained unclear.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

Netanyahu defends Gaza plan condemned at home and abroad

Foreign powers are already upset about the hunger crisis besetting Palestinians in Gaza, while relatives of hostages are calling for a general strike to protest the latest plans.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the first day of a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

Zelenskyy wins EU and NATO backing as he seeks place at Trump-Putin talks

A White House official has said President Donald Trump is open to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attending, but preparations are under way for only a bilateral meeting.
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike where Al Jazeera says its journalists Anas Al Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh and three photojournalists were killed, in Gaza City on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2025

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader

Calling Al Sharif "one of Gaza's bravest journalists," Al Jazeera said the attack "is a desperate attempt to silence voices in anticipation of the occupation of Gaza."
The Jianxiawo Lithium mine in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 11, 2025

Lithium market erupts as CATL shuts one of world’s biggest mines

Tianqi Lithium jumped as much as 19% in Hong Kong, while Ganfeng Lithium Group surged 21%, and Australian miners rallied.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint news conference in Helsinki in 2018. For Putin, the upcoming summit with Trump is an opportunity not just to end the Ukraine war on his terms, but to split apart the Western security alliance.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

In a Trump-Putin summit, Ukraine fears losing say over its future

Kyiv's worry for the past six months has been that U.S. President Donald Trump’s image of a "peace accord” is a deal struck directly between him and Russia.
Four units at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France were shut down on Monday due to the "massive and unforeseeable presence of jellyfish" in the pumping stations for the water used to cool the reactors.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2025

Jellyfish shut down French nuclear reactors as heat wave builds

A marine heat wave, like the one intensifying off the west coast of France, can help jellyfish populations "bloom," and several beaches have been closed due to their invasion.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi (second from right) and Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (second from left) meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
Tokyo homebuyers split on purchase plans as living costs soar, survey shows
A survey showed that some potential homebuyers in Tokyo are delaying purchases while others are wary of missing out on opportunities posed by rising home prices.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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