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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens a question during a news conference after addressing the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2025
Russia tells West: Any aggression will be met with 'decisive response'
As war rages in Ukraine, tensions have mounted along NATO's eastern flank.
American Scottie Scheffler plays a shot from the bunker during the first day of the Ryder Cup on Friday in Farmingdale, New York.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 27, 2025
U.S. won't 'panic' after difficult start to Ryder Cup
Struggling U.S. stars Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau will return to the first tee Saturday with Team Europe ahead 5½-2½.
A Russian MIG-31 fighter jet flies above the Baltic sea after violating Estonian air space last week.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2025
Europeans privately tell Russia they’re ready to shoot down jets
NATO’s eastern members have faced a series of airspace violations this month that have posed an unprecedented test of the alliance’s resolve.
The Apple logo at the firm's store in Paris on April 23
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 25, 2025
Apple blames EU tech law for postponed features and app marketplace risks
The Digital Markets Act, which came into force last year, requires large tech firms to open up their platforms to competitors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a bilateral meeting at the 80th session of the U.N.’s General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2025
Trump’s new shift on Ukraine leaves Europe feeling on the hook
The U.S president's newly upbeat view of Kyiv’s prospects against Moscow's invasion shows signs of a familiar move — his upping the pressure not on Russia but on Europe.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a march near the U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday, during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2025
Turning the tide back toward peace in the Middle East
The 2025 United Nations General Assembly opened with a major step toward implementing a two-state solution.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2025
Trump switches gears on Ukraine war, but fears of disengagement rise
Ukraine and its supporters are concerned the U.S. president could be pivoting to distance himself from the war that he had vowed to end in days.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
U.S. allies embracing Palestinian statehood tests Trump's Israel policy
Some analysts see Trump's unwillingness to apply Washington's leverage with Israel as a realization that the conflict is much more complex and intractable than he has acknowledged.
American Bryson DeChambeau during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup in Farmingdale, New York, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 24, 2025
U.S. hails 'gladiator' DeChambeau as Ryder Cup controversy swirls
Two-time U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau was hailed by United States teammates as an explosive X-factor, gladiator and showman on Tuesday as controversy erupted around him at the Ryder Cup.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks as he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory, in sudden shift
The suggestion that Kyiv could win marks an extraordinary shift after months of saying Ukraine would likely have to cede land to its larger neighbor.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech to the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
'You're going to hell': Trump attacks U.N. and Europe in scathing speech
U.S. President Donald Trump warned that migration is sending Western nations "to hell" and dismissed climate change as a "con job" in wide-ranging speech.
Travelers queue to check in at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, following a disruption to check-in and boarding systems caused by a cyberattack which has affected several major European airports, resulting in flight delays and cancellations, in Greater London on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 22, 2025
Europe air travel snarls continue after cyberattack
The cyberattack highlights the strain on airlines and airports when critical technology suppliers are disrupted, with staff being forced to process passengers manually.
Travelers wait at Brussels airport after a cyberattack at a service provider for check-in and boarding systems disrupted operations at several major European airports on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2025
Cyberattack disrupts European airports including London's Heathrow and Brussels
A "cyber-related disruption" at a provider of check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several airports including London's Heathrow.
A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet flies above the Baltic Sea after violating Estonian airspace.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2025
Estonia and allies denounce 'reckless' Russian air incursion
Estonia immediately called for urgent talks with NATO allies, less than two weeks after Poland did the same after claiming an incursion by a wave of Russian drones.
A Linktour vehicle at the IAA Mobility 2025 expo in Munich
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 18, 2025
Chinese startup pitches tiny EVs to European markets
Linktour Automotive’s two new all-electric models are exempt from the European Union’s EV import tariffs set in place last year.
A sign displays a temperature of 45 degrees Celsius in Thionville, northeastern France, on July 2.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 17, 2025
Climate change led to at least 16,500 heat deaths in Europe this summer
Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and the Mediterranean is a hot spot for climate change.
New Nissan vehicles at a dealership in Concord, California
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2025
Nissan to shut design studios in U.S. and Brazil and downsize London and Japan operations
The Japanese automaker said the restructuring, which will be completed by the end of fiscal 2025, is aimed at streamlining its design operations.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15. Putin is growing vulnerable, but Trump’s wavering and Europe’s divisions risk wasting the chance to end the Ukraine war.
COMMENTARY
Sep 17, 2025
Did Putin finally overplay his hand with Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin grows vulnerable, but Donald Trump’s wavering and Europe’s divisions risk squandering the chance to force an end to the war.
Ukrainan Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga (right) and his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski (center) look at drones as they visit an exhibition showcasing Ukrainian unmanned vehicles in Kyiv on Sept. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2025
Trump's public shrug over drone incursion in Poland fuels unease in Europe
Many NATO members already question U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to their defense in the event of an actual Russian attack.
U.S. President Donald Trump aboard Marine One on Friday. On Saturday, Trump set conditions for imposing new sanctions on Russia, saying he would do so only if all NATO member nations did the same as well as stopped buying Russian oil and imposed steep tariffs on China.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
Europe stumped by Trump demands over Russia sanctions
Diplomats fear it could be a ploy by the U.S. president to again stall on taking a tough stance against Moscow himself.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Could an opposition candidate become Japan's next prime minister?
The lawmaker that secures a majority of votes in the Lower House will become prime minister. If no one gets a majority, the two top contenders will enter a runoff in which the person with the highest number of votes gets elected.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As temperatures drop in Japan, bear attacks shoot up to historic highs
Bear warning signs at the Akita Prefectural Government building
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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