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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
The U.S. leader's face-to-face talks with Xi in the South Korean city of Busan, their first since 2019, marked the finale of his whirlwind Asia trip.
WORLD / Politics
Millions set to lose food aid amid U.S. government shutdown standoff
There has been no sign of movement in the weekslong stalemate, with funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, set to lapse Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dutch far-right party falls in election as centrists set to win
The result would put D66 leader Rob Jetten in a position to form a coalition government and potentially become the country’s next prime minister.
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump riot in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
U.S. prosecutors suspended after calling Jan. 6 defendants 'mob of rioters,' sources say
By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward
The decision marks the latest in a string of personnel actions targeting Justice Department employees who worked on criminal or civil cases that Trump and his supporters disfavor.
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado speaks at a rally in Caracas on July 25.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
How Venezuela's Nobel Prize winner built a high-stakes alliance with Trump
By Julia Symmes Cobb and Sarah Kinosian
Members of Maria Corina Machado’s team helped Washington build the case for an aggressive stance against the Venezuelan government led by President Nicolas Maduro.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, U.K., on Sept. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Starmer’s Labour sinks to lowest-ever rating in YouGov poll
By Will Standring
The party is losing votes to both the left and the right.
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
By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam
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
By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
The development is the latest test of the fragile deal brokered earlier this month.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2025
Lawyers for Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro request shorter sentence in coup plot
By Ricardo Brito
Last month, four of the five judges on a Supreme Court panel voted to convict Bolsonaro of five crimes.
People take cover near the scene of a shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, on June 8, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2025
U.N. probe finds new Russian crimes against humanity in Ukraine
By Robin Millard
Russia's continual use of drone attacks targeting civilians to force people to flee Ukrainian-held territory is tantamount to a crime against humanity, probe says.

Takaichi buys time and builds trust with ‘near-perfect’ Trump summit
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Takaichi pushed back on U.S. request to ban Russian gas imports, sources say
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly turned down a request from the U.S. to cease imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia.
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.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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