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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center right) arrives in Tel Aviv on Sunday — his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Gaza war began when Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2024
Blinken to push for Gaza cease-fire while Israel launches more strikes
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making his ninth trip to the region since the war began. 
Antony Blinken
WORLD
Aug 17, 2024
Gaza cease-fire bid nears endgame as top U.S. diplomat heads to Israel
Diplomats worked frenetically to bring the fighting to an end and to keep Iran from making a retaliatory strike that might ignite a wider war.
A damaged statue of the Soviet Union's founder, Vladimir Lenin, is seen during a media tour organized by Kyiv in the Ukrainian-controlled town of Sudzha, in Russia's Kursk region, on Friday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2024
Ukraine’s allies watch its push into Russia for clues to endgame
Some allies have voiced misgivings publicly and privately, citing the risk that the escalation in fighting could divert badly needed troops from a fragile front line.
A destroyed Russian tank sits outside the Ukrainian-controlled town of Sudzha, in Russia's Kursk region, during a media tour organized by Ukraine on Friday.
WORLD
Aug 17, 2024
Ukraine says Russia incursion 'advanced' as Kyiv seeks 'fair' negotiations
Kyiv's troops last week launched a major counteroffensive into Russia's Kursk region, sending more than 120,000 people fleeing.
Efforts to hold the Kremlin accountable for the war in Ukraine have begun, with the International Criminal Court already issuing arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and others for unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2024
The rule of law is coming for Putin
Though the ICC has jurisdiction over war crimes and genocide in Ukraine, it can't prosecute Russian leaders for aggression.
A Ukrainian military vehicle drives from the direction of the border with Russia carrying blindfolded men in Russian military uniforms, in the Sumy region, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2024
Ukraine claims the war’s largest surrender by Russian troops
A Ukrainian Security Service unit operating in Russia’s Kursk region took 102 Russian servicemen as prisoners-of-war, a source said.
The refrain from linking the ruble's fall to the events unfolding just 530 kilometers southwest of Moscow illustrates a push within Russia to prevent bad economic news from reaching the wider public.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2024
Silence reigns in Russia over linking ruble fall to Ukrainian attack
The ruble touched a 10-month low against the dollar and the lowest level against the yuan since June 24 in the Aug. 13 session.
Palestinians inspect the damaged following overnight Israeli bombardment of a house at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2024
Gaza cease-fire negotiations extend another day as death toll exceeds 40,000
This round of negotiations opened on Thursday, and the talks would resume on Friday for a second day, Qatari and U.S. officials said.
A Ukrainian Humvee passes through a destroyed Russian border post at the Sudzha border crossing with Ukraine on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 16, 2024
Ukraine faces challenge holding Russian territory
By bringing the war to Russia, Zelenskyy faces the risk of weakening Kyiv's defenses along the front in Ukraine.
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (center) visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the 79th anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2024
Three Cabinet ministers visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, economic revitalization minister Yoshitaka Shindo and economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visited the shrine.
Ukrainian servicemen operate an armoured military vehicle on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on Tuesday. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on Aug. 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2024
Ukraine says advance into Russia ‘going well,’ creating strategic buffer
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his nightly address on Wednesday, said Kyiv’s strategic goal has been achieved.
A Palestinian mourns those killed in Israeli strikes, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2024
Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza
Aid trucks in Gaza often spend hours under the sun waiting for clearance due to Israeli restrictions.
People walk past a banner with a picture of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a street in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2024
Only Gaza cease-fire can delay Iran's Israel response, Iranian officials say
Iran, along with allies such as Hezbollah, could launch a direct attack if the Gaza talks fail or it perceives Israel is dragging out negotiations.
The only surprise about Ukraine's offensive into Russian territory is that it came so late into the war, and that’s primarily because of Western restrictions on the use of donated weapons.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2024
Want peace for Ukraine? Let it strike in Russia
The only surprise is that it came so late — 2½ years into President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture relocated privately-managed war memorials erected in various places in the city to a plot of land owned by the city.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 14, 2024
Maintaining privately built war memorials an urgent task in Japan
Of 16,235 memorials for the war dead built by members of the public, 780 were damaged, according to a welfare ministry survey.
Ukrainian soldiers ride in armored personnel carriers near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Aug 14, 2024
Ukraine says it's advancing in Russia's Kursk region and hints at 'next steps'
Ukraine blindsided Moscow by pouring thousands of troops into the western Russian region of Kursk last week.
An Israeli tank near the Israel-Gaza border on July 25
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2024
U.S. approves sale to Israel of $20 billion weapons package
Washington is facing mounting domestic and international criticism for its support of Israel.
The Kremlin in Moscow on Monday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2024
Billions in dollar and euro notes reach Russia despite sanctions
Russia has managed to circumvent sanctions blocking cash imports, suggesting that dollars and euros remain useful tools for trade and travel.
Ukrainian military vehicles pass a sign reading Ukraine (left) and Russia (right) near the destroyed Russian border post on the Russian side of the Sudzha border crossing with Ukraine, on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 13, 2024
Ukraine pummels Russia in bid to carve out bigger slice of territory
Vladimir Putin said the attack was aimed at improving Kyiv's negotiating position while slowing Russian forces along the rest of the front.
A woman checks her phone as she stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood on Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 12, 2024
In Gaza, keeping the internet on can cost lives but also save them
Preserving the war-torn territory's internet connection comes at a price and the risks can be deadly for desperate users.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan buys first South Korean rice in over two decades as prices surge
Bags of rice at a warehouse in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Japan imported South Korean rice for the first time since 1999 this month amid soaring domestic prices for the staple grain.
Nvidia CEO lobbies Japan to generate more power to fuel AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang answers questions from reporters after his meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Monday.
Nvidia CEO urges LDP to build up Japan’s AI infrastructure
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a gift from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the start of their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Monday.
Yen on the march as Plaza Accord 2.0 debate grows
The yen strengthened dramatically this month — hitting ¥139.9 to the dollar on Tuesday — and could become a topic of conversation in trade talks between the United States and Japan.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.

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