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MIDDLE EAST

Members of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah mourn over the coffins of comrades killed in recent Israeli attacks during their funeral in the southern city of Nabatiyeh on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2025
Israel warns of intensifying attacks against Hezbollah
The Iran-backed militant group, which opposes Israel, has been badly weakened by the war but remains armed and financially resilient.
People fleeing sectarian violence in Syria cross a river into northern Lebanon near the town of Masoudiyeh on March 12.
WORLD / Society
Oct 30, 2025
Syria’s rocky transition brings new waves of displacement
Between December 2024 and July 2025, more than 430,000 people in Syria were newly displaced, according to the United Nations.
A boy sits amid the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat, in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 30, 2025
Israeli army says ceasefire in Gaza resumed after strikes
The flare-up in hostilities on Tuesday was one of the worst since Israel and Hamas signed a truce in mid-October.
Lebanon's flag is seen next to a damaged building in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila in Lebanon on Feb. 19.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Lebanese army walks political tightrope to disarm Hezbollah
Hezbollah, which is designated a terrorist group by the U.S., was once the dominant political force in Lebanon.
A Palestinian man reacts next to the body of a man, who according to medics was killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating U.S.-brokered ceasefire
The development is the latest test of the fragile deal brokered earlier this month.
Richard Attias has credited the Future Investment Initiative with playing a crucial role in driving investment, generating as much as $190 billion in deals since its 2017 launch.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 28, 2025
Saudi power broker pitches kingdom’s AI pivot to Wall Street
Richard Attias, who spent the past decade courting investors to back Saudi Arabia, credited the Future Investment Initiative with playing a crucial role in driving investment.
Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 12. Potentially as many as 10,000 Palestinians are unaccounted for and presumed dead, but in the devastation left by two years of war, with entire districts bombed or bulldozed into rubble, no one knows for sure.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2025
For Gazans buried in rubble or unmarked graves, a last indignity
There are potentially as many as 10,000 Palestinians unaccounted for and presumed dead, though in the devastation left by two years of war, no one knows for sure.
Beirut's skyline as seen from Mansourieh, Lebanon. The Israeli army still occupies five positions in southern Lebanon and continues to carry out strikes on Lebanese territory, claiming to target Hezbollah.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2025
U.N. and France slam Israel after attack on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon
The incident "shows disregard for safety and security of the peacekeepers implementing Security Council mandated tasks in southern Lebanon," the U.N. peacekeeping force said.
Destroyed buildings and razed land in Gaza City on Oct. 19
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2025
Trump’s push for Gulf to pay for rebuilding Gaza faces hurdles
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have specific reservations about providing financing for reconstruction.
A drone view shows tents used by displaced Palestinians amid destroyed buildings following the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area in Gaza City on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2025
Netanyahu says Israel decides which foreign troops will secure Gaza ceasefire
Last week Netanyahu hinted that he would be opposed to any role for Turkish security forces in Gaza.
A member of the Israeli force stands guard as the Israeli forces block Palestinians and foreign activists from accessing olive trees during the olive harvest, near Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 24, 2025
U.S. pressures Israel on West Bank as Rubio voices confidence in Gaza truce
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned before his arrival in Israel that the annexation moves were "threatening" to the fragile ceasefire in Gaza.
An Israeli flag flutters near apartments in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank on Aug. 16, 2020.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2025
Israel's parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party did not support the bill put forth by lawmakers outside his ruling coalition.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House in Washington on Sept. 25.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025
Erdogan turns Trump's Gaza deal into a power play for Turkey
Initially resistant to Trump's ultimatum, Hamas leaders relented only when Turkey, a country they view as a political patron, urged them to agree to the plan.
An electronic board displaying currency exchange rates in Ferdowsi Square in Tehran on Sept. 28. The rial has shriveled to 1,115,000 per dollar from 920,000 in August, stoking inflation to at least 40% and gutting purchasing power.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025
Iran risks severe economic downturn and unrest as renewed U.N. sanctions bite
Economic disparities between ordinary Iranians and a privileged clerical and security elite, economic mismanagement, inflation and state corruption have fanned discontent.
A member of the civil defense walks next to a fire truck as the team searches for bodies trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a severe lack of equipment and capabilities needed to recover the victims, according to Palestinian Civil Defense, in Gaza City on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025
Trump threatens Hamas amid push toward next steps of Gaza truce
With the existing truce already shaky, the U.S. and mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey are trying to move toward the far more complicated second phase of talks.
Palestinians stand near a burning car reportedly set alight by Israeli settlers attempting to disrupt them harvesting olives near the occupied West Bank village of Turmos Ayya near Ramallah on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2025
Israeli settler violence skyrockets in West Bank amid olive harvest, U.N. says
While the nearby Gaza Strip has been engulfed by war over the last two years, the West Bank has seen a steady rise in violence.
A displaced Palestinian girl carries water containers in Gaza City on Monday. Israel and Hamas have both recommitted to a ceasefire plan since Sunday's flare-up in which a Palestinian attack that killed two soldiers prompted an Israeli bombardment killing at least 28 people in Gaza.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2025
U.S. steps up diplomacy after Gaza truce shaken
The weekend violence reflected the stumbling blocks to keeping the long-sought ceasefire from unraveling and securing a lasting peace in Gaza.
People take part in a demonstration at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday, calling for the release of all the bodies of hostages held in Gaza by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2025
Relatives of Gaza hostages recount dire conditions in captivity
One former hostage's mother said her son had been flogged and beaten between April and July "with objects I won't even mention."
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike that targeted a building in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2025
Israel says halting Gaza strikes after accusing Hamas of violating truce
An Israeli security official also said the country was suspending the entry of aid into Gaza due to ceasefire violations.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel line up at the crossing into the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border on the Egypt side, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Rafah, Egypt, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
Border crossing to stay closed, Israel says, as U.S. alleges Hamas ceasefire violation
Its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over bodies of deceased hostages as the two sides continued to trade blame over ceasefire violations.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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