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An Afghan woman walks next to a pile of trash full of plastic bags in Kabul.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Aug 10, 2025

Momentum sagging at U.N. plastic pollution treaty talks

The negotiations have four working days left to strike a legally-binding instrument that would tackle the growing problem choking the environment.
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top trade negotiator, said U.S. officials expressed regret that the stacking rule had been applied to Japan despite a verbal agreement, and said Washington would refund any overpaid levies.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2025

U.S. and Japan working to announce tariffs won’t stack

The United States is working to finalize an announcement that would end the stacking of universal tariffs on Japanese goods.
A cyclist looks at the Montreal skyline on Aug. 3 as a smoky haze from wildfires blankets the city.
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 10, 2025

How Canadian wildfire smoke is jeopardizing health across North America

Canadian provinces have evacuated towns and struggled to contain the second-worst wildfire season in 30 years.
Aryna Sabalenka hits a forehand during her win over Marketa Vondrousova at the Cincinnati Open on Saturday.
TENNIS
Aug 10, 2025

Defending champions Sabalenka and Sinner cruise through Cincinnati second round

Sabalenka, who had a first-round bye, had not played since her semifinal defeat at Wimbledon and said the downtime served her well.
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Aug 10, 2025

Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer

Giant umbrellas, mist fans and human-sized ice boxes are some of the many ways organizers are offering respite to visitors.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House on April 2. Power over principle is shifting global trade dynamics under the Trump administration.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2025

No, Trump is not the ‘transactional’ president he feigns

Reliable dealmaking depends on two essential conditions: good faith and a stable set of rules, backed by reliable enforcement mechanisms.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing faces serious threats from attempted trade secret theft and U.S. tariff uncertainty, but its technological dominance and strategic importance keep Taiwan’s “silicon shield” intact — for now.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2025

Espionage and tariffs can’t tarnish TSMC’s crown

It’s been a long week for the world’s largest chipmaker. But it’s still selling the shovels during an AI gold rush.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

Netanyahu defends Gaza plan condemned at home and abroad

Foreign powers are already upset about the hunger crisis besetting Palestinians in Gaza, while relatives of hostages are calling for a general strike to protest the latest plans.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the first day of a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

Zelenskyy wins EU and NATO backing as he seeks place at Trump-Putin talks

A White House official has said President Donald Trump is open to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attending, but preparations are under way for only a bilateral meeting.
Ichiro speaks during a ceremony to retire his number a T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 11, 2025

Mariners to honor Ichiro with statue at T-Mobile Park in 2026

The Seattle Mariners will unveil a statue of franchise legend Ichiro Suzuki at T-Mobile Park during the 2026 season.
NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Connor Zilisch (left) leads Shane van Gisbergen during the Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International in New York on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 11, 2025

NASCAR's Connor Zilisch breaks collarbone by falling off car

Zilisch was posing for photographs on his car when he lost his balance and tumbled to the ground.
Palestinians carry aid supplies they collected from trucks that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

Australia to recognize Palestinian state at United Nations next month

Australia’s move follows similar stances from France, Britain and Canada.
Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi lifts the trophy after the team defeated Liverpool to win the Community Shield in London on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 11, 2025

Crystal Palace upsets Premier League champion Liverpool to win Community Shield

Crystal Palace celebrated a win but saw midfielder Daichi Kamada leave with an injury.
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike where Al Jazeera says its journalists Anas Al Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh and three photojournalists were killed, in Gaza City on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2025

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader

Calling Al Sharif "one of Gaza's bravest journalists," Al Jazeera said the attack "is a desperate attempt to silence voices in anticipation of the occupation of Gaza."
Machiko Taniguchi speaks to the memorial marker for her husband who died in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, in July.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2025

Woman whose husband died in 1985 plane crash advocates safety to JAL employees

Japan Airlines Flight 123 bound for Osaka crashed in the mountains north of Tokyo on Aug. 12, 1985, killing 520 passengers and crew.
Ahmad Habibi and his younger brother Mahmood Habibi pose for the camera in Canada in 2014.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

How a CIA hit on al-Qaida ensnared a U.S. citizen in Afghanistan

Interviews reveal that the Taliban likely detained Mahmood Habibi because the CIA had penetrated the company where he worked.
The Tigers' Teruaki Sato connects on his 31st home run of the season during the third inning against the Swallows at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Sunday.
BASEBALL / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 11, 2025

Red-hot Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato sets himself apart with home run surge

Reaching 30 home runs this season was just the latest benchmark for the Hanshin Tigers slugger, who has set himself apart from the crowd this season.
Alex Palou celebrates after his victory in the Monterey Grand Prix in Salinas, California, on July 27.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 11, 2025

Alex Palou clinches third consecutive IndyCar title at Portland Grand Prix

Palou became only the fourth driver in IndyCar history to win three consecutive season crowns.
Justin Rose looks over his putt on the 18th green during the first playoff hole during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2025

Rose tops Spaun in playoff to win PGA St. Jude as Fleetwood falters again

Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champion, had six birdies over his last eight holes.
Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was recently sidelined by an oblique injury.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2025

NFL teams monitoring situation with Dolphins and receiver Tyreek Hill

The 31-year-old Hill has missed only one game in his first three seasons with Miami.
Dalton Henry Stout, a member of the white nationalist group Aryan Freedom Network, conceals his identity during a portrait session in southern Oklahoma on May 5.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era

American neo-Nazis point to Trump’s rhetoric as driving a surge in interest and recruitment.
Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz controls the ball during the English FA Community Shield match against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 11, 2025

Liverpool spends big to hold off Arsenal and City in title fight

Liverpool's rivals will hope new signings Wirtz and Ekitike take time to adapt to the rigors of the Premier League after shining in Germany's Bundesliga.
Wind turbines beyond an array of solar panels on the hillside in the Canical district of Madeira, Portugal, on Feb. 9, 2023. Renewables are now among the cheapest forms of electricity, especially after an energy crunch and the Ukraine war bolstered gas, oil and coal.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 11, 2025

Hedge funds flip on green energy and start betting against oil

The outlook for solar and wind stocks is starting to improve.
Visitors have their photo taken by a portrait of President Xi Jinping at the Military Museum in Beijing on Oct. 20, 2023. The Chinese leader’s crackdown on military corruption reveals how deep his concerns run, not only about battlefield readiness, but about political survival, as well.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

Xi looks to tighten grip after scandals shake China’s military elite

Outwardly, China’s military has never been stronger. Its naval ships venture farther across the oceans. Its nuclear force grows by about 100 warheads every year. Its military flights around Taiwan are increasingly frequent and intimidating. Every few months, China unveils new weapons, like a prototype...
Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s chief technology officer; Bob McGrew, an adviser at Thinking Machines Lab and OpenAI’s former chief research officer; Shyam Sankar, Palantir’s chief technology officer; and Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s chief product officer at a military ceremony in Arlington, Va., in June 2025. The four current and former executives were pronounced lieutenant colonels in a new unit, Detachment 201, which will advise the Army on new technologies for potential combat.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 11, 2025

Silicon Valley is in its ‘hard tech’ era

Instead of the tap-to-pay apps of a decade ago like Clinkle and Bump, young companies are now making unmanned aerial drones stocked with AI-guided Barracuda cruise missiles.
Australia's Charlotte Caslick (left) has been ruled out of the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup due to an ankle injury.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 11, 2025

Australia loses Charlotte Caslick ahead of Women's Rugby World Cup

Caslick, who was named sevens World Player of the Year in 2016, damaged her ankle against New Zealand last month but was included in Jo Yapp's Australia squad last week.
A terrace of a shopping mall overlooking the central business district of Beijing on Monday. An extension of a trade truce between Washington and Beijing buys crucial time for the autumn surge of imports for the Christmas season, including electronics, apparel and toys, at lower tariff rates.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 12, 2025

U.S. and China extend tariff truce by 90 days, staving off surge in duties

The timing of the extension buys crucial time for the seasonal autumn surge of imports for the Christmas season at lower tariff rates.
Stocks in Tokyo rallied on Tuesday despite months of uncertainty and general economic concerns.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 12, 2025

Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high on tariff and rate optimism

Shares rise after some good news on the trade front and a long weekend.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (right) speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump about investing in America, at the White House in Washington on April 30.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 12, 2025

Trump opens door to sales of version of Nvidia's next-gen AI chips in China

The chip will be a less-powerful version of the Blackwell.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left) inspects troops from a vehicle during the Operational Troops and Military Honors ceremony at Suparlan Airfield, in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 12, 2025

Indonesia expands military as defense budget soars

The inauguration of new commands for the army, navy and air force marks the largest reorganization since the era of the authoritarian ruler Suharto.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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