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A river gauge shows a level of just under 6 meters of the rising Oder River at Ratzdorf, Germany, on Sept. 24.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 25, 2024
Climate change made Europe’s floods worse and more likely, study shows
Global warming is leading to more intense rainfall because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture than a cooler one.
French riot police take position as part of a demonstration by dockers during the inauguration of the first French offshore floating wind turbine, Floatgen, in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France, in 2017.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 24, 2024
Offshore wind opponents in Australia and Europe look to U.S. for advice
Many hope they can transform what was once a disorganized scattering of local activists into an increasingly sophisticated global network.
The Social Democrats secured a narrow victory in the eastern state of Brandenburg, which is home to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Potsdam constituency.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2024
Scholz escapes another defeat to far right in German state vote
The Social Democrats edged out the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany in Sunday's election in the eastern state of Brandenburg.
Typhoon Yagi approaches Huizhou, China, on Sept. 5.
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 19, 2024
Historic rainfall inflicts chaotic floods across four continents
Though different meteorological phenomena are behind the series of storms, climate scientists agree an underlying factor is global warming writ large.
A drone view of damages caused by flooding in Stronie Slaskie, Poland, on Tuesday
WORLD
Sep 19, 2024
European cities brace for peak of floods as cleanup starts
Europe is the fastest warming continent, with temperatures rising at around twice the global rate, making it particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events.
A person walks through floodwater in an area near the Nysa Klodzka river in Lewin Brzeski, Poland, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 18, 2024
Central European floods wreak havoc while new areas set to evacuate
Areas along the Czech-Polish border were among the worst-hit since the weekend.
French President Emmanuel Macron
WORLD
Sep 18, 2024
EU commissioner retreat shows Macron's waning clout in Europe
Thierry Breton abruptly quit on Monday in an unexpected twist in the highly political power transition that follows June's European elections.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shake hands at a news conference in Rome on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2024
Starmer courts Meloni in Rome with eye on risk from U.K. right
The British prime minister said he’s looking to his Italian counterpart for lessons on tackling what is known as irregular migration.
Local residents are evacuated by Polish rescuers in the village of Rudawa, southern Poland, on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 17, 2024
Flood death toll rises as Europe counts cost of storm Boris
Governments across the region taking emergency measures and preparing to spend hundreds of millions of euros on the cleanup.
The U.S. team celebrates on the 18th green after clinching their victory over the European team to win the Solheim Cup in Gainesville, Virginia, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 16, 2024
U.S. team savors Solheim Cup triumph after enduring long wait
Captain Stacy Lewis praised her players for their tenacity and fortitude in pressure-packed situations.
A road is flooded after heavy rainfall in the municipality of Neulengbach, in northeast Austria, on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 16, 2024
Floods bring travel chaos and damage across central Europe
Authorities in Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania are working to keep residents safe amid damage to homes and infrastructure.
While short-term disruptions like inflation are easing, the European Union faces long-term challenges including rising security risks, a widening productivity gap with the U.S. and an innovation deficit.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2024
Europe needs a new economic vision
The global economic shocks of the past few years have left Europe particularly vulnerable.
The deepening rift and growing geopolitical divide between the United States and Europe threatens the trans-Atlantic alliance.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2024
The U.S. will abandon Europe. But when and how?
The deepening rift and growing geopolitical divide between the United States and Europe threatens the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Economist and Former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2024
German opposition obscures Draghi’s vision for EU renewal through joint debt
Resistance to calls for the region to invest up to €800 billion extra a year and commit to issuing common bonds prolongs a history of stalemate between rival ambitions.
The European Court of Justice is set to give a ruling on Irish tax breaks to U.S. company Apple on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 10, 2024
D-Day for Apple and Google as EU court to rule on major cases
The Apple case has been one of several investigations in the previous decade into sweetheart tax arrangements between major companies and several EU countries.
With so many voters suffering financially and showing an eagerness to throw politicians out of office, delivering higher living standards appears to be a necessary condition for restoring political stability to the world’s democracies.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2024
Political and economic chaos through 'the looking glass'
America is not alone in experiencing an unanticipated upheaval. Five years ago, it seemed inconceivable that a major ground war would occur on the European continent.
A protestor hold what they called a Stand up to Racism rally in Liverpool, England, on Aug 3. Savvy anti-populists should concentrate their rhetorical fire on populist leaders, rather than on their supporters.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2024
The counteroffensive against populism
One lesson from the past few months might sound like a truism: All parties that value democracy must unite to face down anti-democratic threats.
Helmut Engwer and Gerhard Iffert pose for a photo during a Buendnis Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance election campaign rally in Eisenach, Germany, on Aug. 19.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2024
Eastern Germany's economic success leaves voters cold
Half of east Germans are convinced their region is economically stagnating, a study has shown.
He Xiaopeng, co-founder and chief executive officer of XPeng, speaks at a launch event for the company's Mona M03 electric vehicle in Beijing on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2024
China’s Xpeng aims to expand with mass-market cars and Europe production
The company also plans to set up a large-scale data center in Europe as efficient software collection becomes paramount for cars’ intelligent driving features.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and British Ambassador to Germany Jill Gallard walk near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2024
U.K. pushes for new pact with Germany as Starmer rebuilds EU ties
The U.K. and Germany are also looking within the next few months to forge a narrower agreement on defense and security.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Tropical Storm Peipah forms off southwestern Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region.
What we know about the supplements scandal linked to Suntory’s ex-CEO
Takeshi Niinami, the former chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings, at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Podcast

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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