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A damaged vehicle lies amid the debris in front of building damaged by overnight Israeli airstrikes in the southern Lebanese village of Ain Baal in the Tyre district on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 11, 2024
Deadly strikes on Gaza and Lebanon as Israel faces aid deadline
Washington set a deadline of this coming week for Israel to get more aid in to Gaza or face possible cuts to military assistance.
People carry a casualty near a fire at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced people, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2024
Qatar stalls its Gaza ceasefire mediation
The Gulf country has been working alongside the U.S. and Egypt for months on fruitless talks between the warring sides in Gaza.
Qatar forward Akram Afif speaks during a news conference after being named the Asian Football Confederation's Player of the Year in Seoul on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 30, 2024
Akram Afif driven to make history after securing second Asian crown
Afif joined Japan's Hidetoshi Nakata and Server Djeparov of Uzbekistan as the only players to win the Asian Football Confederation's top accolade twice.
A woman holds a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, during a symbolic funeral in Basra, Iraq, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024
Arab world split in reactions to killing of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah
Hassan Nasrallah, who led the powerful Shiite armed group for 32 years, made regional enemies beyond Israel and the West.
A girl watches the setting sun over Doha, Qatar’s capital, on July 10. Qatar has used its influence with Hamas to press for a truce with Israel.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
The road to a Gaza cease-fire runs through Qatar
Throughout the war, Qatar has tried to present itself as an international interlocutor capable of narrowing the gaps between the warring parties.
Freed Israeli hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi talks on the phone after arriving for a checkup at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva. The Israeli military said its forces rescued Alkadi on Tuesday after a "complex operation."
WORLD
Aug 28, 2024
Israel rescues hostage taken on Oct. 7 from a Gaza tunnel
A 52-year-old Bedouin Arab Israeli from the town of Rahat was found by special forces in a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip.
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday.
WORLD
Aug 9, 2024
U.S., Qatar and Egypt push for Israel and Hamas talks on August 15
Leaders of the three countries want to jumpstart talks amid growing fears of a possible broader conflict in the Middle East.
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.
A sprawling, secretive influence operation is attempting to vilify Qatar, the Gulf state mediating between Israel and Hamas.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2024
Shadow campaign: Global influence op targets Qatar in wartime
The campaign against Qatar shows the ease with which a person or an entire country can be tarnished in the age of disinformation while masking the ultimate perpetrators.
An Israeli soldier during a ground operations in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2024
Netanyahu says Gaza deal must let Israel resume fighting until war goals met
A plan introduced by U.S. President Joe Biden in May and mediated by Qatar and Egypt, aims to end the war and free around 120 Israeli hostages in Gaza.
The sun sets over Gaza on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2024
Truce talks between Israel and Hamas advance, U.S. official says
The movement was significant enough that Israel is sending a delegation to negotiate in Qatar, the U.S. official said.
Israeli tanks operate near the Israel-Gaza border on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2024
Gaza cease-fire efforts show signs of revival as Israel pounds enclave
Egypt, Qatar and the United States have been trying for months to secure a truce in Gaza, but their efforts have repeatedly failed.
An Afghan woman carries empty containers to fetch water in Balkh province, Afghanistan, in August 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2024
U.N.-led Doha meeting with Taliban sparks outcry over women's rights
The U.N. has been seeking a unified, international approach to dealing with the Taliban, who have cracked down on women's rights since returning to power.
Israeli tanks sit near a border crossing to the southern Gaza Strip, in Israel, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2024
Truce talks shift to Qatar as Hamas hits Israel border crossing
The status of the talks was unclear after the latest round in Cairo following weeks of negotiating toward a potential truce.
A tank near the Israel-Gaza border on Saturday
WORLD
Mar 3, 2024
Gaza truce for Ramadan hangs in balance as Hamas seeks plan to end war
A source briefed on the talks said Israel would not send a delegation until it got a full list of hostages who are still alive.
U.S. President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One for travel to New York from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2024
Biden hopes for cease-fire in days as talks with Israelis and Hamas progress
The presence of both sides meeting mediators separately but in the same city suggested talks were further along than at any time since February.
Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrates after winning against Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the final of the Qatar Open in Doha on Saturday.
TENNIS
Feb 18, 2024
Swiatek holds off Rybakina to capture third straight Qatar Open crown
The Pole became the first player to capture a title at an event in three successive years since Serena Williams triumphed in Miami from 2013 to 2015.
Workers unload bags of humanitarian aid that entered Gaza by truck in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2024
Netanyahu says he won’t bow to pressure to call off Rafah invasion
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has come under international pressure to drop a threatened incursion into Rafah.
Naomi Osaka hits a return against Karolina Pliskova during their quarterfinal match at the Qatar Open in Doha on Thursday.
TENNIS
Feb 16, 2024
Naomi Osaka falls against Karolina Pliskova in Qatar Open quarterfinals
Osaka went down 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5) after saving three match points.
Naomi Osaka hits a forehand during her match against Petra Martic on Tuesday in Qatar.
TENNIS
Feb 14, 2024
Osaka takes a page out of Djokovic's playbook to improve return
Osaka said that a conversation with her coach Wim Fissette sparked the adjustments to her game.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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