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Passengers wait for Uber rideshare cars in Los Angeles. A California jury says Uber is not liable in the first U.S. trial over driver sexual assault claims.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2025

Uber found not liable in first U.S. trial over driver sexual assault claims

The case was the first to go to trial out of more than 500 lawsuits consolidated in California state court.
A U.S. flag is illuminated in a doorway of the otherwise empty rotunda at the U.S. Capitol in the hours before a partial government shutdown in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025

U.S. government shutdown begins after Congress fails to reach deal

The shutdown comes as deep partisan divisions in Washington have raised fears regarding the length and consequences of the halt.
Signage outside the Capitol Hill visitors center in Washington notifies the public of its closure due to the government shutdown on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2025

The U.S. government shutdown fight has life-or-death consequences

About 4.2 million people are expected to lose coverage if Congress fails to extend premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
People react near where an attack took place in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall in north Manchester, Britain, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2025

Two dead in attack at U.K. synagogue on Yom Kippur, with suspect shot dead

The suspect, who was wearing what appeared to be a vest with an explosive device, was shot dead at the scene by armed officers.
U.S. President Donald Trump departs after addressing senior military officers gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday. His administration has declared a "non-international armed conflict” with Latin American drug cartels.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2025

Trump declares cartels in ‘armed conflict’ with U.S. military

The move offers additional legal justification for recent strikes on alleged drug-runners from Venezuela and opens the door for possible further escalation.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (center) gestures as he meets Indian traditional dancers during a ceremony for the upcoming Diwali festival in Mumbai on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2025

Starmer looks to India for example on U.K. plan for digital ID

Starmer said his proposed smartphone-based ID was needed to "address the fact that too many people can come to this country to work illegally.”
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2025

With flattery and warnings, Russia tries to revive 'spirit of Alaska' with U.S.

Moscow is trying to adapt to Trump's diplomatic reversals by taking a delicate twin-track approach.
In a ranking of the best-performing equity indexes this year, the U.S. doesn’t crack the Top 50. You need to go all the way to No. 66 before the world’s most valuable equity index shows up — one of the worst relative performances since the global financial crisis for the U.S. benchmark.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Oct 12, 2025

A great year for U.S. stocks? Not compared with rest of the world.

The underperformance, market participants say, owes just as much to a broader shift in the mindset among foreign investors
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks to supporters while holding up electoral records during a rally in Caracas in August 2024. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday she was the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2025

Machado receives the Nobel Peace Prize as Trump’s attempts to secure award fall short

Machado, as the committee put it, is known for her tireless work promoting democracy for Venezuelans and her struggle against dictatorship.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in November 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2025

U.K. ministers criticize Starmer’s China policy amid spying row

Several Cabinet ministers are concerned the prime minister has taken too generous an approach to Beijing and want him to commit to prioritizing national security.
Bridgestone CEO Shuichi Ishibashi says truck tire demand for new vehicles in the U.S. has fallen sharply since early August.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2025

Bridgestone CEO sees U.S. slowdown, cyberattack and tariffs hurting business

The challenges in North America are testing Bridgestone's ability to defend margins and sustain growth, a familiar refrain for Japan’s export-driven manufacturers.
People flee, cough, and cover their faces as the neighborhood fills with tear gas deployed by federal agents on the southeast side of Chicago on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2025

Military tactics by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chicago fuel backlash

Agents trained to spot illegal border crossings, who normally police the frontier, are being sent into densely populated neighborhoods deep inside the country.
Unlike with many foreign carriers, Russia did not ban Chinese airlines from flying over its airspace, and they have been using this advantage to increase market share on international routes.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2025

Chinese airlines oppose Trump plan to ban flying over Russia on U.S. routes

Last week, the U.S. Transportation Department proposed banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on routes to and from the United States.
Director General of MI5 Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the U.K.'s Security Service, in London, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2025

MI5 chief frustrated by collapse of China spying case in U.K.

Britain's Crown Prosecution Service unexpectedly dropped charges last month against two British men accused of spying for Beijing between 2021 and 2023.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war and securing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 13.
EDITORIALS
Oct 17, 2025

Trump’s Middle East breakthrough may prove fragile

Hamas is unlikely to give up its weapons. Its existence is predicated on armed resistance to the Jewish state and disarmed it will be prey to its enemies among the Palestinians.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) on Sunday said that the U.S. is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longtime ally, as he accused Colombian President Gustavo Petroof of condoning the production of drugs.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Trump cuts off U.S. aid to Colombia, calling Petro ‘drug leader’

The U.S. president accuses his Colombian counterpart of doing nothing to stop drug trafficking from becoming "the biggest business in Colombia."
The FIFA Women's World Cup trophy. The 2031 edition of the soccer event will mark the first women's tournament to feature 48 teams, expanded from 32.
SOCCER
Oct 21, 2025

U.S. heads joint bid to host 2031 Women’s World Cup

The joint bid involving Mexico, Jamaica and Costa Rica is uncontested, leaving little doubt that FIFA will move forward with the plan.
An electronic board displaying currency exchange rates in Ferdowsi Square in Tehran on Sept. 28. The rial has shriveled to 1,115,000 per dollar from 920,000 in August, stoking inflation to at least 40% and gutting purchasing power.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Iran risks severe economic downturn and unrest as renewed U.N. sanctions bite

Economic disparities between ordinary Iranians and a privileged clerical and security elite, economic mismanagement, inflation and state corruption have fanned discontent.
A Russian intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a military exercise in the Arkhangelsk region, Russia, in this still image released Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2025

U.S. sanctions Russian oil companies as Moscow holds nuclear drills

The new sanctions were unveiled one day after plans for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin fell apart.
Transportation Security Administration agents at a security checkpoint at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas, on Monday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2025

U.S. air safety workers tighten belts as shutdown drags on

The 60,000 men and women responsible for keeping American skies safe have gone unpaid throughout the government shutdown.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during a rally at Bolivar Square in Bogota on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 25, 2025

U.S. sanctions Colombian president, alleging he allowed drug trade expansion

Trump this week called Gustavo Petro an "illegal drug leader" after the leftist president accused the U.S. of committing "murder" with the strikes.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One, at Al Udeid Air Base near Doha, Qatar, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 26, 2025

Rubio says U.S. won’t change Taiwan policy for China deal

Xi Jinping has renewed a push for the U.S. to change its longstanding policy that it doesn’t support Taiwan’s independence.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts as East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao greets her during the ASEAN-Japan summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 26, 2025

Takaichi’s ‘Trump card’ for meeting U.S. leader? Her relationship with Abe.

Sanae Takaichi’s ties to slain former leader Shinzo Abe are expected to get her off on the right foot with Donald Trump as she aims to navigate defense and trade pressure.
The Port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2025

Latest U.S.-China trade truce leaves fundamental issues unresolved

U.S. President Donald Trump, on a weeklong trip to Asia, said on Monday that he felt good about reaching a deal with China.
The U.S. government is partnering with Advanced Micro Devices to build two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 28, 2025

U.S. Department of Energy forms $1B supercomputer and AI partnership with AMD

The U.S. is building two supercomputers to run increasingly complex experiments that require harnessing enormous amounts of data-crunching capability.
An FAA air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on Oct. 24
WORLD / Society
Oct 28, 2025

Thousands of U.S. flights delayed as government shutdown halts paychecks

Roughly 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must work without pay amid a government shutdown.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to people waving Malaysian national flags before he departs from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2025

Trump’s new trade deals give U.S. an edge over Southeast Asia

The pacts give Trump some clear wins, such as the removal of many tariff and nontariff barriers on U.S. exports into those countries.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi shake hands at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2025

Hegseth says U.S. never demanded Japan defense spending hike

In his first meeting with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth called Japan's current defense spending plans “wonderful.”
Federal employees line up before collecting food from a Capital Area Food Bank distribution center as the U.S. government shutdown continues in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2025

Millions set to lose food aid amid U.S. government shutdown standoff

There has been no sign of movement in the weekslong stalemate, with funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, set to lapse Saturday.
A sign hangs above desks used by the Burmese-language service in the offices of Radio Free Asia, following the termination of funding for the station, which broadcast in nine Asian languages, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order gutting the government-funded media outlet's parent and six other federal agencies, in Washington on March 15.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2025

Radio Free Asia suspends operations after Trump cuts and U.S. shutdown

Long a thorn in Beijing's side, RFA's closure comes just as the U.S. president meets his Chinese counterpart on an Asia trip seeking better relations.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
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.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Kenshi Yonezu, 'Chainsaw Man' and the art of pop ubiquity
Kenshi Yonezu's “Iris Out” was an instant hit when it dropped in September. Its association with smash anime "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" has spread it to even more people.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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