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U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign policy efforts, including negotiations with Ukraine, Iran and others face failure due to unrealistic expectations and an apparent failure to fully understand the complexities of the conflicts.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2025

U.S. diplomacy confronts reality in Ukraine and Iran

Trump loyalists must recognize that his approach may well fail in ways that leave the world in immeasurably worse shape.
A man holds a Canadian flag ahead of Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party election campaign event at candidate Amarjeet Sohi’s campaign office, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2025

Candidates in Canada election make final pitches under shadow of Vancouver tragedy

Sunday was the final day of a five-week campaign for the candidates to make their case ahead of an election entered largely on Trump's tariffs and threats to annex Canada.
Mao Saigo (right) receives the winner's trophy after winning the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 28, 2025

Mao Saigo wins playoff to claim first major title at Chevron Championship

Saigo, 23, had not won on American soil before Sunday.
Heavy smoke billows on Sunday from the site of an explosion that took place a day earlier at the Shahid Rajaee port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan.
WORLD
Apr 28, 2025

Iran still battling port fire as death toll rises

The Iranian government declared Monday a national day of mourning.
A person wears a sign with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and U.S. President Donald Trump on it, at an inauguration party held outside the U.S. embassy in Budapest on Jan. 20.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2025

'Trump tornado' leaves Hungary’s Orban and other far-right leaders reeling

Far-right leaders must now calculate whether unflinching support for Trump will damage their domestic popularity at a time of growing economic pain.
Cardinals chant the Latin hymn "Veni Creator Spiritus" ("Come Creator Spirit") in the Sistine Chapel before the start of the conclave at the Vatican on March 12, 2013. The two-day conclave went on to elect Pope Francis.
WORLD / Society
Apr 28, 2025

Doves, deaths and rations: Papal elections over time

In the past, cardinals electing a new pope endured spartan conditions and were even locked up so long that some of them died.
Lebanese emergency teams cordon off the perimeter of a fire at the site of Israeli strikes following evacuation orders, in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday.
WORLD
Apr 28, 2025

Israel strikes Hezbollah missile storage facility in Beirut suburb

The Israeli Air Force fired three missiles at the target, causing damage to buildings and cars in the area, said Lebanon’s state-run news agency NNA.
Indian security personnel stand guard on the banks of Dal Lake following a suspected militant attack near south Kashmir's Pahalgam, in Srinagar, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2025

U.S. in touch with India and Pakistan over Kashmir

Washington is urging New Delhi and Islamabad to work toward a "responsible solution" following an Islamist militant attack in the region claimed by both.
Liverpool's Wataru Endo (left) and Harvey Elliott celebrate after the club beat Tottenham to clinch the Premier League title in Liverpool, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Apr 28, 2025

Liverpool roars past Tottenham to clinch Premier League crown

The win leaves Liverpool with 82 points, 15 ahead of Arsenal with just four games remaining.
An artist's impression of the K2-18b super-Earth, the only super-Earth exoplanet known to host both water and temperatures that could support life
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2025

In a galaxy far, far away ... did we find life?

K2-18b, which has eight times the mass of Earth, just might be covered with a massive ocean and blanketed by an atmosphere complete with water vapor and rain clouds.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah takes a selfie with fans at Anfield in Liverpool, England on Sunday.
SOCCER
Apr 28, 2025

Liverpool fans revel in chance to finally celebrate Premier League title

Five years after COVID-19 restrictions prevented Liverpool fans from celebrating at Anfield after their team's first top flight title triumph in 30 years, Reds faithful wasted little time on Sunday getting the party started on another Premier League success.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, in April.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2025

Trump’s polls decline near 100-day mark, raising tax-plan stakes

Polls show that voters perceive Trump to be falling short on his core campaign promise to strengthen the economy.
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 28, 2025

Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’

Some 45% of full-time employees are doing just the bare minimum at work, according to a survey by job-matching company Mynavi.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on Wednesday. His push for quick wins through tariffs and other measures is risking trade turmoil with key allies like Japan.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 28, 2025

Is there a method behind the Trumponomics madness?

Washington’s policies are treading and often crossing a fine line between political jostling and economic strategizing.
Jera, the world's biggest liquefied natural gas buyer, sees U.S. President Donald Trump's pet project in Alaska one of the promising procurement sources.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2025

Japan’s top gas buyer mulls joining Alaska LNG export project

"We see Alaska as one of the promising procurement sources,” Naohiro Maekawa, an executive officer at Jera, said at a news conference on Monday.
Visitors look at the preserved Atomic Bomb Dome in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the city of Hiroshima in October.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2025

80 years on, Japan's government seeks testimonies from all hibakusha

It is the first time in 30 years that the government has sought cooperation from all hibakusha over testimonies.
Stopping superpollutants like methane, which is the most potent short-lived climate pollutant, offers a fast-track opportunity to slow warming and improve public health, yet global climate plans have only recently begun to target them explicitly.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2025

The world is waking up to the dangers of superpollutants

Cutting superpollutants like methane offers a fast way to slow warming and boost public health, but climate plans have only recently begun to target them.
Natsuki Sugimoto performs at the Youth America Grand Prix international youth ballet competition in Tampa, Florida, on Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2025

Two Japanese place first in international youth ballet competition

"I want to become a dancer who stands in the center of the stage and makes the whole audience smile," said Natsuki Sugimoto, of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (center) welcomes Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the Government Office in Hanoi on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2025

Ishiba pledges deeper economic ties with Vietnam as Trump tariffs bite

Both countries face unprecedented economic turmoil as a result of the U.S. tariffs and are seeking ways to mitigate potential damage.
People line up outside a polling station to vote in Canada's federal election, in Toronto on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2025

Canada votes as Trump renews U.S. takeover push

Trump put himself into Canadian politics again with a social media post saying Canada would face "ZERO TARIFFS" if it "becomes the cherished 51st state."
Yuichi Shimogami (left) and Sayaka Hobara hit a return to France's Gregoire Deschamp and Elsa Jacob during their mixed doubles match in the Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, China, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Badminton
Apr 29, 2025

Japan and Malaysia ease through to Sudirman Cup quarterfinals

Japan went ahead through mixed doubles pair Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara.
A man places a lit candle at a vigil at 41st and Fraser street in Vancouver on Sunday, a day after a car drove into a crowd during the Lapu Lapu Festival, killing at least 11. The suspect in the attack has been charged with murder.
WORLD
Apr 29, 2025

Filipino 'caring culture' hit hard by Canada truck-ramming that killed 11

Many have carved out their place in Canada by raising other people's children while others tend to the elderly or have found careers as medical technicians.
Michiko Takagaki talks about the personal items she has displayed of a relative who died in the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 26.
JAPAN / History
Apr 29, 2025

Items of an A-bomb victim who died the day he enlisted to be displayed

Just 15 minutes after enlisting in the now-defunct Imperial Japanese military, an atomic bomb was dropped some 700 meters from where he stood.
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan is among a list of 3,990 individuals recognized by the government in this year's spring honors.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2025

Japan's spring honors to celebrate contributions of 3,990 people

Award ceremonies for grand cordons and orders with gold and silver stars will be held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 9.
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 29, 2025

After 100 days under Trump, investors reassess the allure of 'brand USA'

The market has seen significant rallies fueled in part by trade negotiation optimism, but investors remain concerned about the longevity and strength of any bounce-back.
Reform U.K. party leader Nigel Farage
WORLD
Apr 29, 2025

Populist Reform party could reshape the U.K. political landscape

It also convinced its leader, Brexit veteran Nigel Farage, he had to professionalize the party, and fast.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stands beside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during the singing of the national anthem at Malacanang Palace in Manila on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 30, 2025

‘Almost like allies’: Tokyo and Manila eye two more defense pacts

The Japanese and Philippine leaders agreed to launch talks on both a military intelligence-sharing pact and a deal to allow their armed forces to share fuel, food and services.
U.S. President Donald Trump at his 100th day rally in Michigan on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2025

Trump bashes Powell and touts tariffs at rally marking 100 days

The president’s denunciation came even though earlier this month he said he did not plan to fire the central bank chief.
Police officers cordon off the scene after several people were killed in a shooting at Vaksala Square in central Uppsala, Sweden on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2025

Sweden stunned by new deadly gun attack

A shootout at a Swedish hair salon left at least three people dead, police and media said.
Al-Ahli's Edouard Mendy (left) and Abdullah Abdo celebrate after defeating Al-Hilal in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
SOCCER
Apr 30, 2025

Al-Ahli's Ibanez heaps praise on coach Jaissle after reaching Asian final

The 37-year-old was believed to be on his way out of the club in January after a string of disappointing results in the Saudi Pro League.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami