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Palestinians struggle to receive food cooked from a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on April 29.
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2025
U.N. humanitarian chief slams Gaza aid plan Israel proposed and U.S. backs
No humanitarian aid has been delivered to Gaza since March 2, and a global hunger monitor has warned that half a million people face starvation.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Saudi-U.S. business investment forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 14, 2025
Trump’s Middle East visit opens floodgate of AI deals led by Nvidia
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are poised to win wider access to advanced AI chips from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices.
Trainees from Indonesia and Vietnam learn about the mechanisms of train doors using a model at East Japan Railway's training center in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, in March.
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 14, 2025
JR East to start training foreign nationals under new skills program
JR East aims to train around 100 people each year, and more than 10 railway operators have already expressed interest in joining the initiative.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Saudi investment forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2025
Trump says U.S. to lift Syria sanctions as he secures $600 billion Saudi deal
Saudi Arabia is one of the largest customers for U.S. arms — part of a decadeslong arrangement where the kingdom delivers oil and the superpower provides security.
Damascus seen from Mount Qasioun on Jan. 7
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2025
Syria makes bid to meet Trump, hoping for sanctions relief and reset with Israel
Syria has struggled to implement conditions set out by Washington for relief from U.S. sanctions, while Israel has escalated air strikes and occupied Syrian territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enter the White House in Washington on April 7.
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2025
Trump casts Netanyahu adrift with shifts on Iran, Houthis and Gaza
The freeing of the last living U.S. citizen held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip is another sign the U.S. president is starting to make unilateral decisions.
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of the Uotsuri islet, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 12, 2025
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
Beijing sent a government helicopter to the area for the first time, while Chinese government ships have been spotted in the area for more than 170 straight days.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a G20 summit in Japan on June 28, 2019.
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2025
Prospects of Saudi ties to Israel elusive as Trump seeks $1 trillion bonanza
Supporters of normalizing relations say it would bring stability and prosperity to the region, while countering Iran's influence.
Varda Ben Baruch, grandmother of hostage Edan Alexander, points at the portrait of her grandson at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel on April 20.
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2025
Hamas says it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander
Israeli officials said that their offensive will continue until the remaining 59 hostages are freed and Gaza is demilitarized.
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of Uotsuri Island, one of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, in 2013.
JAPAN
May 11, 2025
Chinese research ship spotted in Japanese EEZ
The research ship sailed out of the Japan-China median line at about 1:20 p.m. after it was asked by a JCG patrol ship by radio to stop operating.
The flags of the U.S. and Iran hang on the road leading to the Muscat International Book fair in Oman on April 25.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2025
Iran and U.S. to resume nuclear talks amid clashing red lines
Though Tehran and Washington both have said they prefer diplomacy to resolve the decadeslong dispute, they remain deeply divided on several red lines.
Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and the U.S. president's son, looks over the proposed plan ahead of the signing ceremony with Qatar's Diar and Dar Global in Doha on April 30.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2025
As Trump family's Gulf empire grows, rulers seek influence, arms and tech
Ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gulf visit next week, his son Eric was promoting his crypto firm in Dubai, while Don Jr prepared to talk about "Monetizing MAGA" in Doha.
Islamic State billboards are seen along a street in Raqqa, eastern Syria, which is controlled by the Islamic State, on Oct. 29, 2014. The billboard (R) reads: "We will win despite the global coalition."
WORLD
May 11, 2025
Qataris search for bodies of Americans killed by Islamic State in Syria
Islamic State, which controlled swathes of Syria and Iraq from 2014-2017, killed numerous people in captivity and released videos of the murders.
Palestinians queue for a portion of hot food distributed by a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Monday.
WORLD
May 9, 2025
U.S. says solution for Gaza aid is 'steps away' as aid groups raise alarm
Anticipation has built up about a new aid plan for Gaza, laid waste by 19 months of an Israeli military campaign against Hamas.
An Israeli military vehicle patrols on the Israeli side of the Gaza border on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 8, 2025
U.S. and Israel discuss possible U.S.-led administration for Gaza, sources say
There would be no fixed timeline for how long such a U.S.-led administration would last, which would depend on the situation on the ground.
Resident Fahed Abu Haidar speaks to Mwaffaq Abu Shash, a Druze cleric, following deadly clashes between Sunni fighters against armed Druze residents in Jaramana, Syria, on Monday.
WORLD
May 7, 2025
Druze near Damascus resist demand to turn in arms as tensions boil
Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their light weapons, saying authorities have yet to address fears of new attacks by Sunni Muslim militants after days of sectarian violence.
Smoke billows up at Sanaa Airport in Yemen after Israeli military warplanes struck the Houthi rebel-held capital on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2025
U.S. and Yemen's Houthis agree to ceasefire
The deal comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States would end attacks against the Houthis after the rebels agreed to stop harassing ships.
Israeli tanks are positioned near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel on April 23.
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2025
Israel may seize all of Gaza in expanded operation, officials say
The newly approved offensive would move the territory's civilian population southward and keep humanitarian aid from falling into Hamas' hands.
Pope Francis waves to the crowd from his popemobile as he arrives at the Manger Square before presiding over an open-air mass on May 25, 2014 outside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank Biblical town of Bethlehem.
WORLD / Society
May 6, 2025
Francis' popemobile converted into clinic for Gazan children
The iconic open-sided vehicle will head to the Gaza Strip if and when Israel opens a humanitarian corridor.
Members of Israeli security services inspect a crater near a road outside Israel's Ben Gurion airport after a missile launched from Yemen struck the area on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2025
Israel launches strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah Port after Houthi attack
The airstrikes came a day after the Iran-aligned militants fired a missile that struck near Israel's main airport.
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
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.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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