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A marketplace amid the rubble in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, on Feb. 13.
WORLD
Feb 21, 2025
Arab leaders scramble to counter Trump’s Gaza plans
The meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, is in preparation for a broader Arab League summit in Egypt on March 4.
Michael Jordan watches during the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in October 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Feb 14, 2025
NASCAR appeals injunction for Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing
NASCAR appealed the injunction that granted 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports permission to operate as chartered members despite not signing a charter.
U.S. President Donald Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordan shake hands during a meeting in the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2025
Trump eases off aid threat after Jordan agrees to take ill Gaza children
The king's visit to Washington shows Arab leaders have little choice but to deal with the emboldened U.S. president.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2025
Trump says U.S. should control Gaza, sparking rebukes and ridicule
The proposal, at odds with Mideast reality and America’s fraught history in the region, quickly drew sharp opposition from Saudi Arabia.
Destroyed buildings and houses in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2025
Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to ‘clean out’ Gaza
For Palestinians, even the suggestion of such a mass exile evokes painful historical memories.
Scottie Scheffler competes during the The Presidents Cup in Ile Bizard, Quebec, on Sept. 29, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jan 30, 2025
No. 1 Scheffler ready to go in season debut at Pebble Beach
A freak Christmas dinner accident, while using a wine glass to shape ravioli, resulted in a wound to his hand that required surgery and delayed Scheffler's start to the campaign.
Rock patterns formed by crystalized minerals along the Dead Sea shore near Kibbutz Ein Gedi in eastern Israel on Dec. 30. The Dead Sea, nestled where Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian territory meet, has famously been dying for years.
ENVIRONMENT
Jan 29, 2025
Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster,' but no one can agree how to fix it
Tackling cross-border environmental issues is no longer a priority for governments in the region.
Displaced Palestinians who left the southern Gaza Strip run for cover from Israeli fire Friday northwest of Nuseirat in the central part of the strip at the nearest point possible to the Israeli-controlled Netzarim corridor, where they set up tents hoping to return to the north.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2025
Trump floats plan to 'clean out' Gaza and move Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan
U.S. President Donald Trump has floated a plan where Egypt and Jordan would take Palestinians from the territory in a bid to create Middle East peace.
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday. A coordinated international military effort is needed to exploit Iran's weakened influence and neutralize the Houthi threat in Yemen.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2024
The next Iranian proxy to target is the Houthis
A coordinated international military effort is needed to neutralize the Houthi threat in Yemen, which disrupts global shipping and exploits Iran's weakened influence.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend the inaugural Mass at the reopened Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2024
Pressure mounts on Macron to name a new French prime minister
France’s political system is in disarray after Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally joined a left-wing coalition to topple the government.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love suffered an MCL sprain during Green Bay's season-opening loss against the Eagles on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Sep 12, 2024
Packers prepare to welcome Colts with uncertain situation under center
Starter Jordan Love reportedly suffered a sprained MCL late in a Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Ana Barbosu of Romania competes in the women's floor exercise final at Bercy Arena in Paris on Aug. 5.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Aug 12, 2024
Romanian gymnast Barbosu to be awarded American Chiles' Olympic floor bronze
The IOC decision follows a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling on Saturday which canceled the reevaluation of Chiles' score in the floor exercise final.
A soldier directs Israeli tanks near a border crossing to southern Gaza.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2024
U.S. and allies make last-minute push to avert full Middle East war
The U.S. conferred with top officials from Qatar and Egypt — the two countries helping lead Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations.
From left to right, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Simone Biles, Jade Carey and Sunisa Lee celebrate after winning gold for the U.S. in the women's gymnastics team final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Jul 31, 2024
Simone Biles leads U.S. women to team gold at Paris Olympics
Japan finished last in the final round.
French President Emmanuel Macron and French First Lady Brigitte Macron leave after voting in the second round of French parliamentary elections at a polling station in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2024
France in limbo after Macron gamble deepens political deadlock
No political party wields an outright majority after the French election, and no obvious candidate for prime minister has emerged.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen talks to journalists after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party venue in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2024
Bubble bursts for France's far-right as voters bar it from power
Marine Le Pen's National Rally was on course to come in third, behind a left-wing alliance and President Emmanuel Macron's centrist bloc.
Marine Le Pen speaks during the first round of legislative elections in Henin-Beaumont on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2024
Le Pen faces uphill battle to get majority in French election
Those against the National Rally are removing certain third-placed candidates from the next round of voting in France to avoid splitting the vote.
Supporters of the far-right National Rally wave French flags at the party's headquarters following voting during the first round of legislative elections in Henin-Beaumont, France, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2024
French left and Macron race to prevent far-right takeover
Analysts say the most likely outcome of the snap election is a hung parliament that could lead to months of political paralysis and chaos.
French center Victor Wembanyama said France must avoid extremes in its upcoming parliamentary elections.
BASKETBALL
Jun 28, 2024
Victor Wembanyama urges French voters to reject 'extremes' in parliamentary election
Basketball star Victor Wembanyama joined other leading French athletes on Thursday in warning against voting for the "extremes" in this weekend's parliamentary election.
French far-right National Rally party chief Jordan Bardella poses prior to a political debate broadcast on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2024
French prime minister and far-right chief hold biting election debate
The far-right National Rally still has a clear lead in opinion polls in France ahead of the first round of voting in the parliamentary elections.
Yen advances past ¥150 per dollar as BOJ rate-hike bets ramp up
The Japanese currency climbed as much as 1% to ¥149.95 against the dollar on Thursday, a level it hasn’t touched since Dec. 9.
Japan release of Shiori Ito's documentary in limbo
Shiori Ito, who won a civil suit over a rape case against a TV reporter, in 2018. Her former lawyers claim her documentary includes footage used without the consent of sources.
LDP and opposition lock horns over Japan budget
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in parliament on Friday
Japanese panel seeks to tighten screening of new universities
Education minister Toshiko Abe (right) receives a report on higher education from an advisory panel on Friday.
Over 80% of Japanese say death penalty system is 'unavoidable'
Former death row inmate Iwao Hakamata (left) and his sister, Hideko, attend a gathering of his supporters after his acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 murder case was finalized in October last year.
As Ukraine rift emerges, Kyiv's envoy says Japan must take on bigger global role
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky speaks during an interview at the Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan release of Shiori Ito's documentary in limbo
Shiori Ito, who won a civil suit over a rape case against a TV reporter, in 2018. Her former lawyers claim her documentary includes footage used without the consent of sources.
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown ready to sprint past Paris disappointment
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (center) runs during a 100-meter heat at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024.
What is the ceiling for sumo’s newest yokozuna?
Newly promoted grand champion Hoshoryu (center) performs a dedication ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31.
‘Yasuko, Songs of Days Past’ puts overlooked star in the spotlight
“Yasuko, Songs of Days Past” centers on a real-life love triangle between poet Chuya Nakahara (Taisei Kido, left), actor Yasuko Hasegawa (Suzu Hirose, center) and literary critic Hideo Kobayashi (Masaki Okada).

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