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There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 2, 2025

Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case

If he does, it would mark the first sitting president ever to attend oral arguments at the nation’s highest court.
Hussain Al-Shahristani, president of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs (second from left), and other officials visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2025

Pugwash Conference opens in Hiroshima

The 63rd Pugwash Conference opened in Hiroshima on Saturday, with nearly 200 participants set to discuss the elimination of nuclear weapons.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday. Trump on Saturday threatened Nigeria with potential military action and said the United States might cut off aid, accusing the West African country’s government of failing to protect Christians.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2025

Trump threatens U.S. military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

Trump's post on Nigeria came a day after adding it back to a list of nations that the U.S. says have violated religious freedom.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players hold up the championship cup at National Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 2, 2025

Throwing prowess makes the difference as Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins Levain Cup final

Shuto Nakano’s throw-ins were key in his side’s 3-1 triumph over Kashiwa Reysol at Japan National Stadium on Saturday.
Demonstrators protest against the Labour government's plans to introduce a digital ID outside of the party's conference in Liverpool, England, on Sept. 28.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2025

Starmer’s digital ID plan tests his powers of persuasion

It might seem odd that U.K. political parties of all flavors have been quick to unite against what they deem a step towards an Orwellian Big Brother state.
Screenwriter Kankuro Kudo will be one of the recipients of Japan's Medal with Purple Ribbon for autumn 2025.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2025

Screenwriter Kudo and others to receive Japan's medals of honor

Kudu produced many hits, including "Amachan," an NHK drama series that became a social phenomenon when it aired in 2013.
Houston resident Eric Dunham approaches to receive a free lunch bag from business owner Nhan Ngo (left) and other volunteers at the Petit Beignets and Tapioca restaurant in Houston on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2025

'I can't eat': Millions risk losing food aid during U.S. shutdown

Since the federal government shut down on Oct. 1 over budget disputes, the Trump administration announced it will halt SNAP funding starting Saturday.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the APEC conference in Gyeongju, South Korea.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2025

Carney says Canada can’t get China tariffs lifted right away

The sit-down Friday on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea was the first official bilateral meeting between leaders of Canada and China since 2017.
Members of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah mourn over the coffins of comrades killed in recent Israeli attacks during their funeral in the southern city of Nabatiyeh on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2025

Israel warns of intensifying attacks against Hezbollah

The Iran-backed militant group, which opposes Israel, has been badly weakened by the war but remains armed and financially resilient.
A forensic officer takes pictures of the London North Eastern Railway train where a series of stabbings took place, at a platform at Huntingdon Station, near Cambridge, Britain, on Sunday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2025

U.K. police say train stabbings carried out by lone attacker, not terrorism

Work was now ongoing to establish the events leading up to the attack and the suspect's background, police said, and a knife had been recovered from the scene.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright holds a news conference on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference in Vienna on Sept. 15.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2025

U.S. not planning nuclear explosions at this time, energy secretary says

The U.S. would continue "noncritical" testing that involves all the other parts of a nuclear weapon to make sure they are functioning and can set up a nuclear blast.
A newspaper vendor pulls a newspaper with an article reporting U.S. President Donald Trump's message to Nigeria over the treatment of Christians, at a newspaper stand in Lagos on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2025

Nigeria says U.S. help against Islamist insurgents must respect its sovereignty

President Donald Trump has threatened military action in Nigeria over what he said was the ill-treatment of Christians in the West African country.
State-owned giants in China such as Sinopec and PetroChina have canceled some Russian cargoes in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil last month, according to traders.
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2025

Russian oil finds fewer takers in China after hit from sanctions

The U.S. and its allies are ratcheting up sanctions on both Russian producers and their customers in a bid to stop the war by choking off Moscow’s oil revenues.
An employee mops the floor in front of a retail store selling black clothing to mourn the death of Thailand's former Queen Sirikit, at a shopping mall in Bangkok on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2025

In the black: The business of mourning Thailand's queen mother

The royal family holds a central place in Thai society, with portraits of its members seen in homes, offices and public spaces across the country.
An Afghan man stands near the remains of damaged houses in the aftermath of the September earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan. A new, 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif early on Monday, killing at least nine people.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2025

Powerful 6.3 quake in northern Afghanistan kills at nine

The 6.3 magnitude quake struck overnight at a depth of 28 kilometers, with the epicenter near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
An instructor touches up a mannequin in a coffin during a funeral administration class at the Busan Institute of Science and Technology in Busan.
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2025

Death becomes a growing business in aging, lonely South Korea

Single-person households now account for around 42% of all homes in South Korea, giving rise to a new profession: cleaners called in to clean homes after their occupants have died.
Science-themed toy electronics kits for children from the brand MicroKits. When tariffs on Chinese imports spiked above 100% this spring, MicroKits’ founder temporarily stopped importing and slowed down production.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 3, 2025

A toy-maker takes his case against Trump’s tariffs to the Supreme Court

The U.S. president’s tariffs have hit small- and medium-sized businesses particularly hard.
Cyber-enabled heists rely on social engineering and a knowledge of how the industry works, allowing hackers successfully pass as insiders, according to Proofpoint.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2025

Hackers and crime rings are teaming up to steal cargo, cyber firm says

Such crimes can create massive disruptions to supply chains and cost companies billions, with criminals stealing everything from energy drinks to electronics.
A worker sorts fresh fruit and vegetables at a food pantry in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on Oct. 29, days before food aid benefits, including SNAP payments, were to be suspended starting Nov. 1 amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025

U.S. to pay reduced food aid benefits, but warns of weeks or months delay

SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, lapsed for the first time ever on November 1 during the federal shutdown.
Right-leaning Israelis demonstrate next to the Sde Teman military base near Beersheba, against the detention for questioning of military reservists who were suspected of abusing a detainee following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel, on July 29, 2024.
WORLD
Nov 4, 2025

Israel arrests former top army lawyer over leaked abuse video

The case began in August 2024 when Israel's Channel 12 broadcast footage from a military base that appeared to show soldiers doing "acts of violence" against a detainee.
Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe (left) is tackled during the Autumn Nations Series international rugby union match between Scotland and the United States in Edinburgh on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 4, 2025

Scotland bids to end 32-test winless streak against All Blacks

Rugby union superpower New Zealand has won 30 of the 32 tests between the two countries spanning 117 years. The other two were draws.
Displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces rest in the camp of Um Yanqur, on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on Monday.
WORLD
Nov 4, 2025

Hunger monitor confirms famine in Darfur's al-Fashir and one other city

The finding is the first time the U.N.-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has determined that the cities are in famine.
A member of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reads a story to children as part of mental support activities at the organization’s center in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 30.
WORLD / Society
Nov 4, 2025

Gaza's psychological trauma brings large numbers to seek help

Two years of intense Israeli bombardment and repeated military incursions, along with widespread homelessness and hunger, have affected all 2.3 million inhabitants.
Takeda's dengue vaccine shows seven years of strong protection against infection and hospitalization, marking the longest efficacy reported to date.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2025

Takeda’s dengue vaccine shows long-lasting protection

The results bolster confidence in Takeda’s two-dose regimen, especially as countries grapple with record dengue outbreaks fueled by climate change.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and then-Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa shake hands on the day they visit the U.S. pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka in July.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 4, 2025

The top U.S. court can't stop all of Trump's tariffs. Deal with it, officials say.

Under one legal authority or another, Trump's tariffs are expected to stay in place long-term.
Three cybersecurity employees were charged with working together to hack businesses starting in May 2023.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2025

Ex-cybersecurity staffers charged with moonlighting as hackers

Three cybersecurity employees spent years launching ransomware attacks to extort millions of dollars from victims around the U.S., prosecutors alleged.
The United States is expected to push for action against seven vessels suspected of violating United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025

U.S. wants U.N. sanctions on seven vessels over North Korea exports

A U.S. official said the seven vessels have illegally exported North Korean coal and iron ore to China, which could earn Pyongyang hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back speaks during a joint news conference following talks at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2025

Hegseth says ‘flexibility’ needed for U.S. forces in South Korea

The U.S. defense secretary hinted that U.S. troops stationed in South Korea could be used in the event of a “regional contingency.”
Newly developed high-efficiency, low-pollution experimental hydrogen boilers supplying the Suntory Minami Alps Hakushu Water Plant
ESG CONSORTIUM
Nov 4, 2025

H₂O giant Suntory explores advancing with hydrogen

The beverage giant Suntory Holdings Ltd., together with nine other companies and Yamanashi Prefecture, held a ceremony on Oct. 11 to mark the start of a demonstration experiment at a large-scale power-to-gas (P2G) system for using renewable electricity to produce hydrogen fuel at Green Hydrogen Park...
Zohran Mamdani (center right) with Letitia James, New York's attorney general (second left) and Brad Lander, New York City comptroller (left), campaign across the Brooklyn Bridge on Nov. 3.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025

NYC to decide if a socialist will run the capital of capitalism

Who New Yorkers pick to be their mayor could shape Democrats’ 2026 midterm strategy to retake the U.S. House of Representatives.
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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