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Guests stand at the booth of Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain during the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on Oct. 29.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 19, 2025

U.S. plans to approve sale of chips to Saudi AI venture Humain

Riyadh has needed Washington’s permission for such shipments since 2023.
Soldiers of the Somalia National Army walk near the front lines at Sabiid, one of the towns they have liberated from al-Qaida-linked militants al-Shabab, in Somalia's lower-Shabelle region on Nov. 11.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2025

In Somalia, a shaky front line barely holds back the 'dogs of war'

"The fight that we are doing, it's not confined and limited to Somalia. This is a global war," says Somalia's national security advisor, Awes Hagi Yusuf.
Masahisa Takemi, a 50-year-old teacher at the Central School for the Deaf, played an instrumental role in the development of the "starting light" and the adoption of the device at sporting events.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 19, 2025

‘Starting light’ developer voices hopes for Deaflympics

Masahisa Takemi pursued a solution that could even the odds after seeing a deaf student of his struggle in track events in which a starting pistol is used.
Angel City FC midfielder Hina Sugita controls the ball during the second half against Portland Thorns FC at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 19.
SOCCER
Nov 19, 2025

Hina Sugita agrees to 3-year extension with Angel City FC

"Hina is a world-class talent and exactly the caliber of player and person we want at our club," said Mark Parsons, Angel City's sporting director.
Bank of Japan’s headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2025

BOJ unlikely to hike before March, says panelist advising Prime Minister Takaichi

Goushi Kataoka, a member of Takaichi’s economic growth strategy panel, estimated that a supplementary budget of around ¥20 trillion would be necessary this fiscal year.
The mother of the man on trial for the 2022 killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Nara District Court that she feels responsible for her son’s actions.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2025

Even after Abe’s death, suspect’s mother stays faithful to Unification Church

The church’s influence on Tetsuya Yamagami's family has become a focal point of his trial, as a grudge he said he held against it had led him to target the prime minister.
The yen has been weak against the U.S. dollar in recent weeks, with some analysts expecting the retreat to continue.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 19, 2025

Yen rout brings talk of ¥160 to the dollar and possible intervention

New administration hit by triple whammy of falling stocks, bonds and currency
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2025

Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy

Four major publishing firms accused Cloudflare of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2025

Ukraine would be forced to give up land under U.S. peace plan

The plan would be a major setback for Kyiv as it faces further Russian territorial gains and an internal corruption scandal.
People stand outside the Russian consulate in Gdansk, Poland, which is being closed by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2025

Poland to close Russian consulate, deploy soldiers after railway sabotage

Poland says two Ukrainians collaborating with Moscow perpetrated the weekend blast on a train line that connects Warsaw to the Ukrainian border.
Roger Federer won 20 Grand Slam titles during his career.
TENNIS
Nov 20, 2025

Roger Federer set to be inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame

Federer won 20 Grand Slams, the first male player to reach the benchmark, and 103 career titles before retiring in 2022.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, during the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2025

Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper U.S. shift on human rights

Trump's remarks threw into stark relief just how far his administration has shifted away from the traditional U.S. support for human rights globally.
Aya Ogawa, Japanese American playwright and performer based in New York, is bringing her award-winning “The Nosebleed” to Japan for the first time.
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 20, 2025

Theater beyond borders: Eriko Ogawa's tenure at the NNTT has a global vision

Over the last decade, Eriko Ogawa has worked to expand the international connections of the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
Ukrainian rescue personnel operate at the site of a heavily damaged residential building following a Russian airstrike in the city of Ternopil on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2025

A relative’s search and fading hope after Russian attack in western Ukraine

While Ihor Cherepanskyi has little hope of seeing his great-grandmother alive again, he hopes her body can be recovered so she can be buried beside his great-grandfather.
Attendees during the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on Nov. 10
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 21, 2025

Preparing for a riskier world is becoming a bigger part of climate talks

As the COP30 climate summit draws to an end, negotiators are still struggling over an agreement over how to transition away from fossil fuel.
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's rift with U.S. President Donald Trump has some supporters concerned about the future of the MAGA movement.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2025

Trump’s break with Marjorie Taylor Greene jolts MAGA heartland

The dispute with one of his most fervent supporters has fueled concerns that Trump’s MAGA base could fracture ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Itsunori Onodera, the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on Security
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2025

LDP begins talks to update key national security documents

The party is expected to discuss how much to increase defense spending and how to finance the increase.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (center) in the parliament building earlier this month. Takaichi took office on Oct. 21.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2025

A month into her premiership, Takaichi's style proves to be double-edged sword

The prime minister's straight talk appears well received by the public, but other aspects of the way she works have caused a stir in other circles.
A public-inquiry report released Thursday delivered a blistering assessment of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response to COVID-19.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2025

U.K.’s ‘chaotic’ response to COVID-19 led to more deaths, inquiry finds

A public inquiry concluded that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response, including a delay of lockdowns, resulted in about 23,000 more deaths.
An illustration of Tetsuya Yamagami (left) being questioned by his lawyer on Thursday at the Nara District Court
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2025

‘I should not have lived this long,’ man accused of killing Abe tells court

Describing his troubled upbringing and the misery caused by his mother’s devotion to the Unification Church, Tetsuya Yamagami expressed regret.
Moss spores germinate on the ground, despite being in space for about nine months.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2025

Moss spores can survive in space, Japan researchers say

The research team said the findings will be useful for building infrastructure to supply food and oxygen on the moon and Mars in the future.

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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