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The site of a train crash is lit at night after a local train derailed in Riedlingen, near Biberach, Germany, causing the death of several passengers, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jul 28, 2025

Three dead, several injured after train derails in Germany

A landslide might have caused the accident as severe storms swept through the region, German media reported.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to punish Brazil with tariffs to protect former President Jair Bolsonaro is just one sign that the far right is shifting from rhetoric to real cross-border solidarity that undermines democratic norms.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2025

Trump is trying to build a far-right international alliance

There has been a lack of concrete solidarity among populist leaders. But Trump is changing that in his second term.
A video display regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files in Times Square in New York
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2025

Epstein furor undermines public trust and Republican election hopes: lawmakers

The lack of transparency is reinforcing public perceptions that the rich and powerful live beyond the reach of the judicial system, the lawmakers said.
Tadej Pogacar, wearing the leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium with his team after winning the Tour de France in Paris on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 28, 2025

Dominant Tadej Pogacar cruises to fourth Tour de France title

Pogacar, the defending champion, embarked from the start in Lille as clear favorite and won four stages along the way.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka (left) and Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Frydnes during a news conference in Tokyo on Sunday
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2025

Nobel committee chair calls for listening to voices of hibakusha

Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Frydnes emphasized the importance of passing on hibakusha's memories.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, attends wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi in March 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2025

North Korea rejects South’s olive branch, saying it has ‘no interest’ in rapprochement

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader, said that “no matter what policy ... is made in Seoul, we have no interest in it.”
Chloe Kelly celebrates with the trophy after England's win over Spain in the Euro 2025 final in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jul 28, 2025

Resilient Chloe Kelly takes center stage as England wins Euro 2025

Kelly came to the Lionesses' rescue several times in Switzerland.
Mutsuko Sano shows a booklet containing her wartime experiences during an interview in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, in May.
JAPAN / History
Jul 28, 2025

80 years on, Iwate woman recalls naval bombardment

More than 5,000 shells were fired into Kamaishi, which had a large iron mill, on July 17 and Aug. 9, 1945, killing a total of 782 people, mostly civilians.
Paul Weaver, director and head of cannabis at U.S.-based Boston Beer Company, shows the company's weed-themed product catalogs in his office in Toronto in June.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2025

U.S. alcohol sector prepares to fight back against buzzy cannabis drinks

Alcohol makers are still suffering a hangover following America's pandemic drinking binge, when sales spiked as cash-flush consumers splurged on pricey bottles of liquor.
Ukrainian service members fire an anti-aircraft cannon toward a Russian drone from a sunflower field during an air attack near Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, in Ukraine on July 19.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Trump raises pressure on Putin with new 10-12 day truce deadline

The latest threat from the U.S. president — and shortened timeline for Vladimir Putin to comply — highlight his growing frustration with the Russian leader.
A Ukrainian serviceman hides from a Russian combat drone in the front-line city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on March 13.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Russia at the gates: How Ukraine defended a strategic city for months

Small drones have been pivotal in the defense of the city, but Russian forces' adaptation and use of new technology have shifted the balance.
People ride in a boat past a newly built concrete barrier in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, on April 20.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 29, 2025

Rising seas and shifting sands attack ancient Alexandria from below

The warming waters of the Mediterranean are rising due to climate change, leading to coastal erosion and undermining buildings from below.
The portal of the Chosei undersea coal mine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The remains of workers who died in a 1942 submersion accident were left behind in the mine.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2025

Efforts continue to recover undersea mine workers' remains, decades on

Diving surveys have aimed to find the remains of the 183 workers — 136 from the Korean Peninsula and 47 from Japan.
China's government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's state media said on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

China rolls out childcare subsidy to boost birth rate

The assistance is meant as an incentive for young couples wary of rising costs of child-rearing.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark claps during team introductions at a game against the Las Vegas Aces at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on July 3.
BASKETBALL
Jul 29, 2025

Man jailed for stalking and harassing Fever star Caitlin Clark

Michael Lewis pled guilty to felony stalking after allegedly sending repeated threats and sexually violent messages to Clark.
A man talks on a phone in front of an Apple Store in Shanghai. For the first time ever, Apple is closing a retail store in China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2025

Apple to shutter a retail store in China for the first time ever

The company said it will shut one of two stores in the city of Dalian on Aug. 9, citing a changing landscape at the shopping complex where it is located.
Workers remove copper from industrial wiring inside a recycling shop in Manila on June 26.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jul 29, 2025

In the Philippines, informal e-waste dismantling poses health risks

Scavenging electronic waste for the nickel, aluminum and copper inside releases a toxic brew of chemicals, including lead, mercury and cadmium, into the air.
The city of Kumamoto. The number of local governments that are able to operate their finances without state tax allocations has increased for the fourth consecutive year, the internal affairs ministry announced on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 29, 2025

Local governments not allocated state tax revenue increase for fourth year

In fiscal 2025, such local governments totaled 85, up by two from the previous year, reflecting the growth of local tax revenues backed by robust corporate performance.
Ground Self-Defense Force troops fire a Type-12 anti-ship missile as part of the RIMPAC 24 sinking exercise around the Hawaiian Islands in July last year.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Japan eyes locations for deploying longer-range standoff missiles

The defense minister said that the location for the weapons, due to be deployed by next March, has yet to be decided — though reports called Kumamoto Prefecture a top candidate.
Who will buy the cars, SUVs, and trucks like the F-150 Donald Trump has promised to sell in Japan? Who will purchase 100 Boeing jets? And what will the $550 billion Tokyo-backed fund actually look like?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2025

Who buys the F-150s, and more Japan deal mysteries

The long-awaited trade deal between the U.S. and Japan has investors celebrating after months of uncertainty. But as the song goes, nagging questions always remain.
A billboard in Columbus, Indiana displays a message that is part of the Democratic National Committee's campaign against U.S. President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, in this image obtained on July 24.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Early 2026 U.S. midterm ads focus on Medicaid access and Trump tax cuts

Democrats are focusing their message on health care access while Republicans are countering that the tax provisions will enrich voters.
U.S. and Chinese flags flutter outside Sweden's government offices "Rosenbad" in Stockholm on Tuesday, ahead of the second day of trade talks between China and the U.S.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2025

U.S., China agree to continue talks on tariff truce extension

The Stockholm negotiations marked the third round of U.S.-China trade talks in less than three months.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te attends an annual coast guard drill in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on June 8.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2025

Taiwan president’s bad week hangs on U.S. trade deal outcome

Whether Washington uses Taipei as a bargaining chip in its trade talks with China is the biggest issue facing Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route from Scotland to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2025

Trump says he fell out with Epstein because he was taking Mar-a-Lago spa staff

U.S. President Donald Trump gave some of his most expansive public comments yet about his falling out with Jeffrey Epstein.
A Hong Kong-flagged tanker is seen leaving the Panama Canal on the Pacific side near Panama City on July 28.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2025

U.S. could resist Cosco inclusion in CK Hutchison port sale

An inclusion of the Chinese shipping giant would be a win for Beijing, but Washington might oppose it on perceived geopolitical risks.
A building in the city of Osaka that served as the Osaka Army Arsenal's chemical analysis laboratory during World War II
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2025

Researcher seeks to save Osaka Army Arsenal as 'negative legacy'

The military factory manufactured artillery for the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and employed up to around 66,000 people.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli before sprint qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 30, 2025

Teenager Antonelli paying price for 'wrong steps' by Mercedes

Antonelli, 18, finished third in Canada in June for his first F1 podium but has since failed to score.
Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins celebrates after a penalty overturned a scoring play by the Cleveland Browns during the fourth quarter at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on Sep. 29, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jul 30, 2025

Raiders tiptoe around release of DT Christian Wilkins

ESPN reported Wilkins attempted to kiss a teammate on top of the head in the locker room and the action was not appreciated.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 30, 2025

Australia adds YouTube to teen social media ban, tearing up exemption

The country's internet regulator cited a survey that found 37% of minors reported seeing harmful content on the site.
A bus belonging to the Think Outside Da Block gun violence prevention program is parked outside the organization’s office in Chicago, Illinois, on July 25.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2025

Trump administration slashed federal funding for gun violence prevention

The funding cuts threaten the sustainability of community violence intervention initiatives that have taken years to establish, advocates say.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years