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Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, on Oct. 21. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool AP hide caption toggle caption Eugene Hoshiko/Pool AP SEOUL – The biggest feud between Japan and China in more than a decade appears to be escalating, with China trying to isolate Japan … Read more
President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as … Read more
The fines were for violations including what the EU calls a misleading use of the blue check mark on users’ profiles. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images The European Union has announced a fine of $140 million against Elon Musk’s X, the social media platform formerly known … Read more
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk prior to an informal dinner at Modi’s residence in New Delhi on Thursday, the first day of the Russian leader’s two-day state visit to India. ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/POOL / AFP via Getty Images hide … Read more
Vendors hawking food and flotation devices wait for visitors at Lido beach in Mogadishu on Nov. 10, 2025. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — This week, after saying he was cutting down on immigration from “third world countries” in the wake of the … Read more
In 2023, we interviewed them to see how the Israel-Hamas war was affecting their ability to feel compassion and empathy. In the wake of the ceasefire this fall, we followed up. What’s changed? (Image credit: Yousef Bashir; Linda Qasem Hassan; Maoz Inon.) Source link
The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State, in a 2024 file photo. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The State Department is instructing its staff to reject visa applications from people who worked on fact-checking, content moderation or other activities the Trump administration considers “censorship” … Read more
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gestures during a news conference to mark the first anniversary of the Dec. 3 martial law crisis at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — A year after his predecessor’s effort to impose martial law … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the … Read more
U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff visit Moscow to present the Ukraine peace proposal. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN: (Through interpreter) So pleased to see you. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: That is Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin this evening. He was welcoming President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Trump’s son-in-law, … Read more