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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang ahead of the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council-China summit after an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 27, 2025

ASEAN seeks stronger ties with China and Gulf states amid Trump tariff threat

The summit was the latest sign of countries looking to work together to fend off Trump’s trade moves and could even lay the groundwork for a new bloc.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio buttons his jacket at the start of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington on May 21.
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2025

U.S. suspends student visa processing as Trump ramps up social media vetting

A U.S. diplomatic cable has ordered embassies and consulates not to allow "any additional student or exchange visa ... appointment capacity until further guidance is issued."
Palestinians seeking aid gather near an aid distribution site run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
WORLD
May 28, 2025

Palestinians rush U.S.-backed aid center despite concerns over checks

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said at one point the number of people seeking aid was so great that its team had to pull back to avoid casualties.
The Nippon Steel headquarters in Tokyo. After more than 17 months of lobbying and close-fought negotiations to secure control of United States Steel Corp., Nippon Steel appeared on Friday to have received a presidential blessing. Days later, however, investors, executives and diplomats are still unsure of what exactly the U.S. president endorsed.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2025

U.S. poised to receive golden share in U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel tie-up

The plan, which would give the government de facto veto rights on certain company decisions, is part of ongoing talks.

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Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?