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MIDDLE EAST

The Syrian flag is flown in Aleppo on May 14.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2025
U.S. envoys focused on Syria ousted amid pro-Damascus shift, sources say
The diplomats at the de facto U.S. mission to Syria, based in Istanbul, all reported to the U.S. special envoy for Syria, a longtime friend of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Smoke billows skyward during an Israeli strike on the besieged Palestinian territory on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 18, 2025
Israel opens new route out of Gaza City as death toll passes 65,000
Many of those sheltering in the city are reluctant to follow Israel's orders to move south because of dangers along the way and fear of permanent displacement.
Israeli Border Police stand as Israeli Druze cross the border to check on their family members in Syria, amid the ongoing conflict in the Druze areas in Syria, in Majdal Shams, near the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria on July 16.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2025
Under U.S. pressure, Syria and Israel inch toward security deal
Washington is pushing for enough progress to be made by the time of the U.N. General Assembly at the end of this month to allow President Donald Trump to announce a breakthrough.
Smoke rises from Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, after an explosion, as seen from the Israeli side of the border on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 17, 2025
Israel unleashes massive ground assault on Gaza City
A U.N. commission accused Israel of committing "genocide" in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials had incited the crime.
Bedouins, many of whom were displaced by fighting in the Sweida region, receive donated bread in the village of Umm Walad, Syria, on July 28.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
Sectarian violence risks dividing Syria despite al-Sharaa's diplomacy
The country's Alawite, Christian and Druze minorities have voiced anger at the president's Islamist administration following outbreaks of sectarian violence.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani (center) chairs the 2025 Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Doha on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
Arab and Muslim leaders urge review of Israel ties after Qatar attack
The Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation want members to take firm action after Israel's attack on Qatar-hosted Hamas officials last week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hold a joint news conference in Jerusalem on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
Rubio backs Israel in goal to eradicate Hamas as diplomacy falters
The top U.S. diplomat's support for Israel's new offensive on Gaza City has cast doubt on whether diplomacy would work to end nearly two years of war.
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani chairs a preparatory meeting in Doha on Sunday ahead of an Arab Islamic summit.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2025
Qatar's PM urges world to reject 'double standards' and punish Israel
Silence is encouraging Israel to continue, Qatari Premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warns.
Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards as smoke billows from Israeli strikes in Gaza City on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2025
Israel intensifies Gaza City bombing as Rubio arrives
Aid agencies say an Israeli takeover of Gaza City would be catastrophic for a population already facing widespread malnutrition.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2025
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
Trump’s removed attitude contrasts sharply with his repeated claims about his unique ability to solve the world’s intractable conflicts.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he arrives to attend a signing ceremony for a framework agreement, aiming to speed up development in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, a settlement in the occupied-West Bank, on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 14, 2025
Netanyahu says killing Hamas leaders is route to ending Gaza war
Israel has ramped up efforts to seize control of Gaza City, telling residents to evacuate and blowing up buildings it said were being used by Hamas.
Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends a funeral Thursday in Doha for Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike on Hamas members in the city days earlier.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2025
Israel’s Doha strike has destroyed American credibility
After decades of enjoying impunity for its violations of international law and norms, Israel no longer even hesitates to do whatever it wants.
Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani addresses delegates during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 12, 2025
U.N. Security Council condemns strikes on Qatar, without naming Israel
Qatar's prime minister welcomed the council's statement of support and reiterated his country's commitment to acting as a mediator in the conflict.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference at the White House in Washington in February. Israel has shown it is not afraid to act against U.S. interests.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2025
Qatar bombing tests the limits of the Trump-Netanyahu alliance
Israel's surprise attack against Hamas leaders in Doha showed the cold calculus beneath U.S. President Trump's relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders, in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 11, 2025
Israel vows to kill Hamas leaders next time if they survived Qatar attack
Israel's widely condemned Doha operation was especially sensitive as Qatar has been hosting and mediating in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war.
Supporters of Global Sumud Flotilla gather to show support in Sidi Bou Said port, Tunisia, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 10, 2025
Flotilla headed to Gaza reports second drone attack at Tunisian port
Following the strike, hundreds gathered near the port waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans against Israel and the United States.
Smoke billows after explosions in Doha on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 10, 2025
Israel attacks Hamas in Qatar, drawing rare rebuke from U.S.
The rare public criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump underscored the risk that the war in Gaza could get worse before it gets better.
A vessel, part of the the Global Sumud Flotilla, arrives in Sidi Bou Said, near Tunis, on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 9, 2025
Flotilla for Gaza says boat struck by drone in Tunisian waters
The boat sustained fire damage, the flotilla group said, but Tunisia’s National Guard spokesman said reports of a drone attack "have no basis in truth."
People watch as leaflets dropped by the Israeli military, urging evacuation south to Al-Mawasi, land in Gaza City on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 9, 2025
Israeli military evacuation order triggers panic in Gaza City
Residents of the city, home to a million Palestinians before the war, have been expecting an onslaught for weeks.
A plane is reflected in the facade of the Ramon International Airport after an inauguration ceremony for the new airport, just outside the southern Red Sea resort city of Eilat, Israel, in 2019.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2025
Israel's Ramon Airport near Eilat reopens after being hit by drone from Yemen
Takeoffs and landings at the airport were halted for around two hours as the Israeli military investigated the crash of a drone, which injured two people.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
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.
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.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
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.
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.
Kenshi Yonezu, 'Chainsaw Man' and the art of pop ubiquity
Kenshi Yonezu's “Iris Out” was an instant hit when it dropped in September. Its association with smash anime "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" has spread it to even more people.

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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
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