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Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian troops near a front line, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Aug. 20.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2025
Trump administration clears first Ukraine arms aid paid for by allies, sources say
Since taking office, the Trump administration has only sold weapons to Ukraine or shipped donations which were authorized by former President Joe Biden.
People receive aid distributed by the Aga Khan Development Network in the Dewa Gul Valley of Sawkay district in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on Friday.
WORLD
Sep 6, 2025
U.S. yet to approve any help following Afghanistan earthquake, sources say
The lack of response underscores how President Donald Trump has forfeited decades of U.S. leadership of global disaster relief.
A Ukrainian soldier fires a howitzer toward Russian troops in Ukraine's Kherson region in March.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 29, 2025
The 'land swap' that wasn't: Inside Trump's frantic dash for Ukraine peace
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and a high ranking U.S. official set off a flurry of diplomatic activity.
The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, on May 26. Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Iran is legally obligated to allow inspections to resume and that they should begin "as soon as possible."
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2025
Iran site cleanup likely to erase evidence of nuclear work, research group says
Tehran denies seeking nuclear weapons and repeatedly has said its program is for peaceful purposes.
Ahmad Habibi and his younger brother Mahmood Habibi pose for the camera in Canada in 2014.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025
How a CIA hit on al-Qaida ensnared a U.S. citizen in Afghanistan
Interviews reveal that the Taliban likely detained Mahmood Habibi because the CIA had penetrated the company where he worked.
A U.S. flag is reflected in the windows of the shuttered former offices of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington on Tuesday. Washington does not want any USAID-branded supplies to be rerouted elsewhere.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2025
U.S.-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France: sources
Washington has rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organizations to buy or ship the supplies.
A packaged box of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) bears the USAID logo, inside MANA Nutrition’s plant in Fitzgerald, Georgia, on May 21.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2025
U.S. aid workers lobbied to save food stocks after Trump cuts
Wasted food will be turned into landfill or incinerated in the United Arab Emirates, costing the U.S. government an additional $100,000.
Soldiers stand during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to a military training area to find out about the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, in Germany in June last year.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 16, 2025
Ukraine celebrates Trump's weapons reversal, but the 'devil's in the details'
U.S. President Donald Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements.
Palestinians collect what remains of relief supplies from the distribution center of the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2025
Proposal outlines large-scale 'Humanitarian Transit Areas' for Palestinians in Gaza
One source said the plan, which calls the camps "large-scale" and "voluntary" places for the Gazan population, was recently discussed in the White House.
A Palestinian carries a sack of aid supplies from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 29.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2025
U.S. to give $30 million to Gaza aid operation despite violence concerns
This is the first known U.S. government financial contribution to the group, which uses private U.S. military and logistics firms to bring aid into Gaza.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in February. U.S. intelligence consistently showed Israel might go ahead with an attack on Iran with or without U.S. support.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2025
How Trump, a self-proclaimed 'peacemaker,' embraced Israel's campaign against Iran
No epiphany is seen to have tipped the scales for U.S. President Donald Trump so much as a lack of diplomatic progress, a push from Israelis and hawkish ally appeals wore him down.
Palestinian children gather at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2025
U.S. mulls giving millions to controversial Gaza aid foundation
The State Department is weighing giving $500 million to the new foundation providing aid to Gaza, according to people familiar with the matter.
Islamic State billboards are seen along a street in Raqqa, eastern Syria, which is controlled by the Islamic State, on Oct. 29, 2014. The billboard (R) reads: "We will win despite the global coalition."
WORLD
May 11, 2025
Qataris search for bodies of Americans killed by Islamic State in Syria
Islamic State, which controlled swathes of Syria and Iraq from 2014-2017, killed numerous people in captivity and released videos of the murders.
Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran in November.
WORLD
May 10, 2025
Iran to send Russia launchers for short-range missiles
The delivery of the Fath-360 launchers — if it occurs — would help support Russia's war in Ukraine and reaffirm deepening security ties with Iran.
Demonstrators gather outside offices of the U.S. Agency for International Development for a nationwide "Hands Off!" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2025
U.S. moves to restore some terminated foreign aid programs, sources say
The World Food Programme awards in Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq and Ecuador have been ordered to be restored.
Rohingya refugees wait at the World Food Program (WFP) distribution center to purchase grocery items at the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on March 15.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2025
Trump administration food aid cuts put millions at risk, aid sources say
The U.N. World Food Programme warned that the termination of U.S. funding for emergency food assistance "could amount to a death sentence" for millions.
A man stands near the remains of a building destroyed in a strong earthquake, in Amarapura, Myanmar, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2025
U.S. aid response in Myanmar faces hurdles after staff cuts
Response hobbled by the huge fund cuts, contractor terminations and plans to fire nearly all USAID staff, source says.
An M777 howitzer crew firing at Russian targets near the front lines of the Dnipro region, Ukraine, on Feb. 12
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2025
U.S. cuts intelligence for Ukraine, adding pressure for peace deal
The move underscores Trump's willingness to play hardball with an ally as he pivots to a more conciliatory approach to Moscow.
People hold placards as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington on Monday.
WORLD
Feb 7, 2025
Trump to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally
Washington's primary humanitarian aid agency has been a target of a government reorganization program spearheaded by businessman Elon Musk
Demonstrators protest outside the U.S. Agency for International Development headquarters in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2025
Elon Musk targets closure of U.S. humanitarian aid agency
The billionaire tasked with downsizing the federal government has been increasingly critical of USAID, calling it a left-wing agency unaccountable to the White House.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
China says Philippine ship ‘deliberately rammed’ coast guard vessel in South China Sea
A China Coast Guard ship navigates near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in August.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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