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Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system unit is put on show during a military parade in central Moscow on May 9.
WORLD / Politics / EXPLAINER
Aug 15, 2025

Why is Putin talking about a new nuclear weapons treaty with the U.S.?

If a U.S.-Russian summit on Ukraine makes progress toward a new arms control treaty, the Russian president could argue he is engaging on wider peace issues.
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana (right) and the country’s reserve bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago, attend the Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Cape Town on Feb. 27. 
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2025

A new trade agenda for climate-resilient development

Policymakers must be prepared to introduce new trade rules that support low-carbon transitions in Africa and across the Global South.
The All Blacks' Ardie Savea faces off with Pumas wing Rodrigo Isgro during their Rugby Championship match on Saturday in Cordoba, Argentina.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 17, 2025

All Blacks beat Argentina 41-24 to reclaim top world rank

Ahead 31-10 at the interval, New Zealand held off a second-half fightback from the Pumas in Cordoba and ultimately emerged as the victors by scoring six tries to three.
One of Swiss startup Enerdrape’s energy-harvesting panels is seen in this screenshot taken from video posted to the firm's YouTube account.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 17, 2025

A startup is tapping underground parking garages for clean energy

Globally, heating accounts for nearly half of all energy consumption. That could make decarbonizing it a half-trillion-dollar market.
The operator of Don Quijote stores has set ¥400 billion ($2.7 billion) in tax-free sales as its 2035 goal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2025

Don Quijote operator plans 250 new stores in tourism bet

Pan Pacific International Holdings aims to drive tax-free visitor sales and expand in locations of key tourist travel routes.
Yankees right-fielder Giancarlo Stanton hits a three-run home run in the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Florida on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 20, 2025

Yankees bash team-record-tying nine homers in rout of Rays

The major league record is 10 homers, set by the Toronto Blue Jays in an 18-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sept. 14, 1987.
Seri Yanai and Daniel Wishes founded the shadow puppetry company Mochinosha in 2012 when they were students at the London School of Puppetry.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 22, 2025

Seri Yanai: ‘We mix modern and analog to create something new’

The co-founder of Mochinosha, a shadow puppetry company based in Saitama Prefecture, talks about her journey to the stage and her artistic inspirations.
Bristol Bears and U.S. star Ilona Maher during the warmup before a match against Gloucester-Hartpury in Gloucester, England on March 2
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 22, 2025

England names strong side for Women's Rugby World Cup opener against U.S.

The Red Roses have lost only once in their past 58 matches — a defeat by New Zealand in the COVID-delayed 2022 World Cup final.
Members of the student club Neo at Shuri High School receive words of gratitude from Haebaru Junior High School students after their workshop on June 6. They are Mei Nakazato (far left), Nanoka Hirata (second left), Yuzuyu Oyakawa (center), Hinano Yagi (second right) and Honomi Taira.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 25, 2025

Okinawa high school students bring new approach to peace education

A high school group that held a workshop for junior high school students aims to bring a new approach to peace education by turning “passive learning” into something more personal.
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) receives the ball from the snap during the first quarter against the Patriots at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 22, 2025

Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart cleared after injury scare

Dart appeared to hit his head on the ground and was evaluated on the sideline for a concussion.
A computer-generated image of the new HTV-X space station supply vehicle immediately after rocket separation
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 23, 2025

Japan to launch new ISS resupply vehicle in October

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said that it will launch the first HTV-X new resupply vehicle to the International Space Station on Oct. 21.
A protester shouts "facists" and gestures after the passing of a bill that would redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, and the prevention of a filibuster from Democrat Texas state Sen. Carol Alvarado, during a session in the State Senate, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2025

Trump hails new Texas electoral map aimed at keeping grip on Congress

Texas legislators gave final approval to the redistricting effort engineered to create five new Republican leaning seats.
Argentina's Pablo Matera carries the ball during the Pumas' historic win over the All Blacks in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 24, 2025

Argentina stuns All Blacks with historic 29-23 upset win

The Pumas were outscored three tries to two in Buenos Aires but replacement flyhalf Santiago Carreras landed three second-half penalties to push them clear.
A combination image released Sunday shows firing tests of anti-aircraft missiles and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un flanked by Korean People's Army officers at unknown locations.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2025

North Korea test-fires two new air-defense missiles

Pyongyang did not offer any detailed description of the new missiles, only that their "operation and reaction mode is based on unique and special technology."
Japan's Misaki Matsumura attempts to avoid a tackle by Ireland's Sam Monaghan during their match at the Women's Rugby World Cup in Northampton, England, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 25, 2025

Ireland tops spirited Japan to open Women's Rugby World Cup campaign

Japan coach Lesley McKenzie was proud of the way her side stuck to its attacking game.
Sky center and WNBPA executive committee secretary Elizabeth Williams (right) shoots against Washington Mystics forward Shakira Austin at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Aug. 5.
BASKETBALL
Aug 26, 2025

WNBA looks unlikely to meet Oct. 31 deadline for new CBA

A potential work stoppage could put a damper on a positive year for the WNBA, which has already set its all-time attendance record and has seen increased television ratings.
Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito throws the ball against the Patriots at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 27, 2025

Giants waive quarterback DeVito as Patriots cut 2022 first-rounder Strange

NFL teams were required to reach the regular-season roster limit of 53 players by Tuesday.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26, where he emphasized “the deep integration of AI with the real economy” and its relevance to daily applications.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2025

Al and our brave new world of ‘weaponized interdependence’

In the U.S.-China race for AI dominance, failure is not an option.
Despite coming from a difficult background that resulted in behavioral issues, Tosca has turned a new leaf with his new owners in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 28, 2025

Tosca turns a new leaf in a new home

A dog with a troubled past has finally found his way to a loving family.
The Lhasa River, a major tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River, flows near the southern part of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. China’s new megadam project could become a geopolitical and ecological time bomb. Getty Images
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2025

The global perils of China’s new ‘superdam’ project

One might have expected the revelation of China's huge dam project to set off alarm bells worldwide. Instead, the reaction has been muted.
Knicks guard Jeremy Lin looks to pass against the Raptors during a game in Toronto, Canada on Feb. 14, 2012.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 1, 2025

Jeremy Lin retires after 15 years that included ‘Linsanity’ with the Knicks

Lin became a New York icon and inspired a new generation of young Asian American basketball fans.
Stefanie Drews, CEO of Amova Asset Management, speaks at an event in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2025

‘Nikko’ cut from new name of $260 billion Japanese fund manager

Nikko Asset Management is changing its name to Amova Asset Management.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend the BRICS Summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2025

Realism and realpolitik rule Indian foreign policy

A decade from now, there is likely to be heated debate in the United States over “who lost India,” an accounting that may rival the “who lost China?”
YJ-19 hypersonic anti-ship missiles are displayed in Beijing on Wednesday during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 3, 2025

At parade, China shows off powerful new weaponry to keep rivals at bay

From hypersonic “carrier killer” missiles to new fifth-generation fighter jets, Wednesday’s military spectacle highlighted Beijing’s growing prowess.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday. The meeting exposed a central tension in New Delhi’s foreign policy: a desire not to be tied down.
COMMENTARY
Sep 3, 2025

India’s diplomatic dance: Cosmetic rapprochement and an enduring rivalry

India’s moves at the SCO were neither a tilt toward Beijing nor a retreat from the West.
AI can amplify the long-known ability to implant false memories, with new MIT and University of California, Irvine, research showing that chatbots, misleading summaries and altered images or videos can distort what people recall.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2025

AI doesn’t just lie — it can make you believe it

Memory manipulation, notes Pat Pataranutaporn, a researcher with the MIT Media Lab, is a very different process from fooling people with deep-fakes.
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 5, 2025

Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening

Haru Nemuri’s “ekkolaptomenos” fuses philosophy, pop and protest, confronting Japan’s politics while navigating visa fears and DIY touring.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (center) at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday prior to a Cabinet meeting
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2025

Japan to start a new support system for crime victims next year

The government has increasingly been urged to enhance public assistance for people afflicted by serious crimes.
A pedestrian bridge that crosses the Mississippi River in Minneapolis
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Sep 7, 2025

Polluted and poor: Blighted U.S. cities tackle 'toxic soup'

The worst effect could be seen in poor, minority areas, where heavy industry, manufacturing and transport tend to concentrate.
Sebastien Lecornu, France's then-Minister of Armed Forces, leaves the Elysee presidential palace in Paris after a weekly Cabinet meeting on March 5. French President Emmanuel Macron has named Lecornu France’s new prime minister.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Macron appoints ally Lecornu as France’s new prime minister

Lecornu, who previously served as defense minister, will become the country’s fifth prime minister in two years.

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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.
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