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MIDDLE EAST

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.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war and securing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 13.
EDITORIALS
Oct 17, 2025
Trump’s Middle East breakthrough may prove fragile
Hamas is unlikely to give up its weapons. Its existence is predicated on armed resistance to the Jewish state and disarmed it will be prey to its enemies among the Palestinians.
Trucks carrying aid provided by the World Food Program drive on a road in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2025
Aid trucks roll into Gaza as Hamas hands over more bodies of hostages
Israel had warned it could keep Rafah shut and reduce aid supplies because it said Hamas was returning bodies too slowly, exposing the risks to the truce.
A Palestinian child walks past a mural warning against approaching unexploded ordnance, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 8.
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025
Unexploded bombs pose 'enormous' risks in Gaza, mine-clearing organization warns
Unexploded ordnance, ranging from undetonated bombs or grenades to simple bullets, has become a common sight in the Gaza Strip during the two years of the war.
A convoy transporting the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages, kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, arrives at Abu Kabir forensic center, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2025
Hamas launches Gaza crackdown as Trump vows to disarm group
Hamas tightened its grip on Gaza's ruined cities Tuesday, launching a crackdown and executing alleged collaborators, even as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to disarm the group.
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair on Feb. 27
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025
Assad government secretly moved bodies from mass grave to cover up killings
The bodies were moved to cover up the Assad government’s crimes and help restore its image, witnesses with direct knowledge of the two-year effort said.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport as Trump leaves Israel en route to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal, in Lod, Israel, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 14, 2025
Trump convinced Netanyahu to take a deal. Can he keep him on board?
With Israel and Hamas divided over many aspects of Trump's plan, Netanyahu's approach may shift as he attempts to keep his right-wing coalition together for next year's elections.
Crowds gather as a helicopter carrying hostages freed from captivity by Hamas in Gaza arrives at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2025
Trump hails 'tremendous day for Middle East' as leaders sign Gaza declaration
The signing came hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2025
Trump basks in the spotlight in Egypt with harder part to come
Trump has offered a vision for a broader Middle East peace after the success of U.S.-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. But these goals are formidable.
Palestinian militants on the day that hostages held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, are handed over in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2025
Hamas carries out wave of Gaza killings, citing crime and security concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking on his way to the Middle East, suggested Hamas had been given a temporary green light to police Gaza.
Released Israeli hostages, twins Gali and Ziv Berman, held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, speak to each other after being released, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Reim, Israel, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2025
Hamas hands over surviving Israeli hostages as Trump visits region
A hostage swap between the two sides is a key step in ending two years of ruinous war in Gaza under a ceasefire deal engineered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
People holding up portraits of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza wait for their release at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv early on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 13, 2025
The 20 living hostages due for release from captivity in Gaza
The hostages expected to be released range from a lover of Japanese culture who dreamed of visiting one day to a young pianist who had been about to start music studies.
People walk amid the destruction in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, a day after an Israel-Hamas ceasefire took effect.
WORLD
Oct 12, 2025
Gazans stream back home as Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds
Thousands of Palestinians streamed north along the coast of Gaza on Saturday, trekking by foot, car, and cart back to their abandoned homes as a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas appeared to be holding.
A billboard showing an image of U.S. President Donald Trump to thank him for his role in reaching a ceasefire deal with Hamas, and another one bearing Israel's national flag, are installed on a main highway in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2025
Major win for Trump on Gaza, but will it stand test of time?
It remains to be seen whether the 79-year-old Trump will devote the same level of energy to the conflict over the long term, once his victory lap is over.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Oct. 5.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2025
Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages
The U.S. president's handling of Israel's Qatar attack on Hamas officials gave the group more faith that he was serious about ending the war in Gaza.
People celebrate on Thursday in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2025
A deal that might heal — or haunt — the Middle East
A recent American intelligence assessment warned that Tehran views the ceasefire as a “strategic timeout,” a chance to rearm its proxies while Washington celebrates diplomacy.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 10, 2025
Trump exerted leverage for Gaza deal but tough questions remain
Despite its potentially historic nature, the rushed deal leaves a host of unresolved issues that could still trip up implementation.
An Israeli tank moves past destroyed buildings in Gaza on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2025
Palestinians return to wrecked homes as Israeli forces pull back under ceasefire
Israeli troops began pulling back from some parts of Gaza on Friday under a ceasefire deal with Hamas, and some residents returned to shattered neighborhoods.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.

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