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DONALD TRUMP

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with European leaders at the White House in Washington on Aug. 18.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2025
After diplomatic blitz on Ukraine and Gaza, Trump moves to passenger seat
In recent weeks, Trump has allowed and in some cases pressed allies to take the lead, with only distant promises of U.S. help.
A security officer stands guard at the Security Council Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2025
Trump to return to the U.N. as Gaza, Ukraine conflicts rage
The U.S. leader will speak on Tuesday, eight months into a second term marked by U.S. foreign aid cuts that have raised questions about the U.N.'s future.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about trade at the Granite City Works steel coil warehouse in Granite City, Illinois, in July 2018.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2025
Trump officials used 'golden share' to block U.S. Steel from stopping work at plant
The move highlighed the federal government’s continued influence over an iconic American firm after approving its takeover by Nippon Steel.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2025
Trump to impose $100,000 fee per year for H-1B visas, in likely blow to tech
Trump's threat to crack down on H-1B visas has become a major flash point with the tech industry, which contributed millions of dollars to his presidential campaign.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Chequers, in Aylesbury, central England, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2025
Trump’s economic team is short some key players amid staff churn
Vacancies stretch across agencies from the Internal Revenue Service to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, both of which are without permanent leaders.
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference in New York in February 2024.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2025
Top U.S. prosecutor overseeing Letitia James case resigns after Trump threat
Trump said he had soured on Erik Siebert after learning that Virginia's two Democratic U.S. senators supported his nomination.
A screen grab from video posted to U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account shows what he said is a U.S. military strike on a boat carrying alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean Sea on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2025
Trump says U.S. struck alleged drug vessel in latest operation
The latest strike — at least the third against alleged drug vessels — comes amid a large U.S. military buildup in the southern Caribbean.
Then-Taiwanese Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui — who is currently the island's de facto ambassador to the U.S. — speaks during a news conference in Taipei in July 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2025
Trump intelligence advisers met with Taiwanese official
The meeting with Alexander Yui, Taiwan's de facto U.S. ambassador, amounted to one of the higher-level Taiwan-U.S. contacts to date during Trump's second term.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2025
Trump predicts U.S. government could ‘very well’ shut down on Oct. 1
The prospect of a shutdown increased after Senate Republicans and Democrats earlier Friday each blocked rival plans to provide temporary funding.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a Group of 20 summit in the city of Osaka in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2025
Trump and Xi make progress on TikTok deal, plan to meet in South Korea
The two leaders are now scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea in six weeks.
A view of the city skyline in Shanghai. Threats to the global economic order have come at a furious pace during U.S. President Donald Trump's first eight months in office, but the global economy has kept growing.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2025
Global economy takes Trump shocks in stride, for now
While many players worry that things could still unravel given the right spark, it is a far cry from the most dour predictions early in Trump's term.
The Senate approved U.S. President Donald Trump's 48 nominees for diplomatic, military and other administration positions on Thursday after Republicans changed the rules.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2025
As U.S. Senate goes 'nuclear,' dozens of Trump nominees are confirmed
A Senate rules change means the majority can move large groups of nominees in one package for votes on confirmation, instead of voting on them one at a time.
U.S. President Donald Trump insisted he was committed to ending the war in Ukraine and repeatedly expressed his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2025
Trump says Putin ‘let me down’ and allies must stop buying Russian oil
While Trump said he’d be willing to consider other efforts to punish Putin, he signaled such moves would be contingent on allies ending purchases of Russian energy.
Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it is pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live" off the air, after the comedian weighed in on how U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters were reacting to the assassination of Republican activist Charlie Kirk
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2025
Kimmel suspension is latest victory in Trump media war
The U.S. leader said the nation's media regulator has every right to pull the broadcast licenses of stations that run content he doesn’t like.
A sign is seen outside of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard, from where the show is broadcast in Hollywood, California, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2025
Trump threatens licenses of TV stations that criticize him
Trump’s remarks represent a startling break with the nation’s long-standing traditions of freedom of speech and of the press enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands as they hold a news conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit Thursday in Aylesbury, Britain.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2025
Trump flattery pays off for Starmer with major pitfalls averted
While the British concluded the trip without any open conflict, they failed to score any obvious diplomatic breakthroughs.
Jimmy Kimmel arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2022. Kimmel's late-night show has been taken off the air by ABC.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2025
Disney's ABC yanks 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air after remarks about Kirk
The move is the latest taken against media figures, academic workers, teachers and corporate employees over their remarks about Kirk following his assassination.
A U.S. flag flies at half mast in front of the White House on Sept. 11 in honor of Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist who was fatally shot the previous day at an event at a university in Orem, Utah. The tragedy comes as the Trump administration shutters terrorism-prevention programs despite rising extremist violence.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2025
Why is Trump killing programs designed to prevent terrorism?
Political violence is rising worldwide while the Trump administration dismantles prevention programs, weakening U.S. security and global counterterrorism efforts.
The RAF Red Arrows perform a flyover at Windsor Castle in the U.K. on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 18, 2025
Apple and Citi CEOs join Trump and King Charles at state dinner
The guest list of the event nodded to the work that Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer face as they attempt to bring the special relationship back onto stronger footing.
The coal-fired Hunter Power Plant in Castle Dale, Utah in 2024. A former U.S. climate envoy says President Donald Trump is leading the world "in the wrong direction" on climate and weaponizing clean energy as a culture war issue.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2025
Ex-U.S. climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwide
John Podesta, former U.S. President Joe Biden's senior point person on international climate policy, testified in a case challenging the administration's fossil fuel agenda.
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Koizumi makes economic growth top priority in bid for LDP presidency
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference announcing his formal entry into the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in Tokyo on Saturday.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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