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DONALD TRUMP

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2025
Kremlin plays down Trump submarine order and urges caution on nuclear rhetoric
The exchange takes place as Trump threatens new sanctions on Russia and buyers of its oil unless Moscow agrees to end the war in Ukraine by Friday.
Participants take part in the Pride March in Amsterdam on July 26.
WORLD / Society
Aug 4, 2025
Going Dutch: LGBTQ+ Americans find Trump-free life in Netherlands
In the face of rolled back rights, some LGBTQ+ people have voted with their feet.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) and Economic Revitalization Minister and chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa attend a budget committee session on the U.S. tariff issue in the Lower House in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2025
Opposition parties fume over U.S. trade deal not being put in writing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said issuing a joint document with the U.S. will not serve the nation’s interests and may instead jeopardize the agreement.
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands following the announcement of a new U.S.-EU trade deal on July 27 in Turnberry, Scotland.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2025
The EU’s economic surrender only deepens its dependence on the U.S.
The European Union’s tariff deal with U.S. President Donald Trump highlights the bloc’s inability to present a united front.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a public gathering during the inauguration of various projects on the outskirts of the city of Varanasi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2025
India to keep buying Russian oil despite Trump's 25% tariff blow
India has become one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s top targets as he looks to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his war in Ukraine.
Supporters of former Braziilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a rally on Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2025
Bolsonaro backers rally to praise Trump for pressure on Brazil
Rallies were organized in several cities on Sunday ahead of the conclusion of the former Brazilian president's trial over a coup plot in the coming weeks.
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks via a video message during the opening of the Helsinki 50 Conference, marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act in Helsinki on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2025
U.N. lays out survival plan as Trump threatens to slash funding
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is slashing more than $700 million in spending and laying plans to overhaul the United Nations as the U.S. pulls back support.
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Aug 3, 2025
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
As the U.S. president ramps up high-polluting LNG projects, Japan is among the nations he's pressuring for investments. The economic case for the push, however, is far from clear.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff (left) arrives to meet families of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv's "Hostage square" on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2025
U.S. envoy meets Israeli hostage families in Tel Aviv
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met anguished relatives of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza on Saturday, as fears for the captives' survival mounted.
The impeachment exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2025
U.S. museum says Trump administration did not compel impeachment display removal
The placard was meant to be temporary and "did not meet the museum's standards in appearance, location, timeline and overall presentation," the Smithsonian said.
Special counsel Jack Smith attends a news conference to announce an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington in August 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2025
Federal agency opens probe into former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith
Smith brought two criminal cases against Trump: one accusing him of illegally retaining classified material and another related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
U.S. President Donald Trump raises his fist as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2025
Trump’s economic agenda is losing support, but Democrats see few gains
Democrats looking to retake the House of Representatives need to convince voters they can be trusted on issues like fighting inflation and lowering the cost of housing.
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2025
Trump builds $274 million war chest ahead of midterm elections
The fundraising is an unprecedented sum for a second-term president.
A man walks on a beach in Nice, France, amid a heavy rain storm. European governments are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes.
WORLD
Aug 2, 2025
Europe is breaking its reliance on American science
Amid Trump's cuts, European governments are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes.
Workers stitch shirts at a textile factory in Noida, India, on Thursday. The U.S. is India’s largest trading partner, with the two-way trade between them at an estimated $129.2 billion in 2024.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2025
India aghast at Donald Trump’s ‘dead' economy dig and 25% tariffs
While Indian government officials weighed a response and business groups tallied the cost of the trade barrier, social media flared up with users protesting Trump.
The Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, where Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2025
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to lower-security facility; Trump says no plea for pardon
Maxwell's move to the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, comes a week after she met with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Ukrainian service members walk next to a Patriot air defense system launcher at an undisclosed location in the country in August last year.
WORLD
Aug 2, 2025
U.S. and NATO developing novel funding mechanism for Ukraine arms transfers
The renewed transatlantic cooperation on Ukraine comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbor.
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2025
Trump fires data chief on bad job news and gets chance to tilt Fed
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after it sent markets tumbling with a report that showed a dramatic slowdown in U.S. hiring.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2025
World economies reel from Trump's tariffs punch
Stock markets in Hong Kong, London and New York slumped as they digested the turmoil, while weak U.S. employment data added to worries.
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at RAF Lossiemouth in northeast Scotland on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2025
Trump says he moved U.S. nuclear subs after barbs with Russia
President Donald Trump said the U.S. is moving two nuclear submarines to respond to what he called "highly provocative statements” from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Ryosei Akazawa
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones
Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global
Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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