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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2026
Trump’s room to maneuver narrows as U.S., Iran close in on framework deal
The dilemma became clear during a week of hectic diplomacy marked by word of an emerging framework deal that would extend a current ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Transport Secretary Sean Duffy during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2026
Iran and U.S. reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump’s approval
The agreement would extend the truce for another 60 days ​and allow traffic to flow through the Strait of Hormuz while negotiators tackle issues such as Iran’s nuclear program.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2026
Iran and U.S. trade airstrikes after Trump dismisses report of Hormuz deal
The escalation in hostilities sent oil prices surging again and dampened hopes for a peace deal for a war that has killed thousands.
U.S. President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2026
Trump’s Iran bind deepens with Hormuz shut and hawks pushing war
Adding to the challenge are his own comments lambasting his predecessors for deals similar to the one that has the best chance of success.
Mourners carry the body of Hamas leader Mohammed Odeh and other Palestinians in a funeral procession in Gaza City on Wednesday, a day after his targeted assassination by the Israeli army.
WORLD
May 28, 2026
Palestinians mourn slain Hamas militant chief as Israel escalates Gaza attacks
The Israeli military said Mohammad Odeh was killed in a targeted attack on Tuesday night, just over a week after his predecessor was killed.
A large political billboard along Enghelab Square in central Tehran on Tuesday
WORLD
May 27, 2026
Iran says ‘low’ possibility of return to war with U.S.
The statement came a day after Iran accused the U.S. of breaching the ceasefire in place since April.
A person watched the Falcon 9 carrying Starlink satellites streaks across the sky in a SpaceX launch as viewed from Venice Beach in Los Angeles on April 6.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 27, 2026
Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war
The disagreement over Starlink’s use on suicide drones is part of increasing tensions between SpaceX and the Pentagon over Starlink pricing in recent months.
A man holds a photo of Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader, at a memorial ceremony for the victims of the war with the U.S. and Israel, in Tehran on Sunday.
WORLD
May 27, 2026
Iran says new U.S. strikes violate ceasefire
The war ⁠has caused an unprecedented oil supply shock, pushing up the costs of fuel, fertilizer and food.
People assess the damage to a destroyed apartment in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in the Burj al-Shemali village near Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday.
WORLD
May 27, 2026
Israel pounds Lebanon and expands ground operations past security zone
The bombing raids further strained a ceasefire announced on April 16 ​that was meant to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Fumiya Kokubu, the former head of a major trading house, said Monday it would be "impossible” to procure alternatives for the 15 million kiloliters of naphtha a year that the country sourced from the Middle East before the war in Iran.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2026
Former Japan trading house head warns of naphtha supply crunch
Former Marubeni chair says Japan is likely to face a shortage of naphtha-derived chemical products as early as the end of June.
Farmers clean vegetables in South Omdurman, Sudan, on May, 21.
WORLD
May 26, 2026
Iran war poses new threat to harvests in hunger-stricken Sudan
Sudan is particularly vulnerable to the fallout from the Iran crisis as it relies on the Persian Gulf for more than half of its fertilizer needs, according to U.N. ‌data.
People cross a street past a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading "Forever in Iran's Hand," in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2026
Iran’s top envoys discussing potential peace deal with Qatar PM, official says
The talks focused primarily on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, as well as frozen Iranian funds.
A memorial ceremony for victims of the war with the U.S. and Israel, in Tehran on Sunday
WORLD
May 26, 2026
Trump hails progress on peace as U.S. strikes Iran and Israel attacks Lebanon
American forces hit missile launch sites in Iran and boats trying to place mines, while Israel struck sites in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone attacks.
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Nabatieh on Monday.
WORLD
May 26, 2026
Israel will intensify Lebanon strikes amid U.S.-Iran deal talks
Iran has demanded the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon as part of any peace agreement with the U.S. that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East neighbors in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Sept. 15, 2020.
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2026
Trump links Abraham Accords to any Iran deal
Public mistrust of ‌Israel ‌in Muslim nations remains high over the scale of its military offensive in Gaza.
Idemitsu Maru arrives at a sea berth off the city of Chita in Aichi Prefecture on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
May 25, 2026
Japanese tanker Idemitsu Maru arrives in Aichi after exiting Strait of Hormuz
The oil tanker is the first to return to Japan through the strait since war broke out in Iran.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Monday. Rubio said Washington would give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring "alternatives."
WORLD
May 25, 2026
Iran and U.S. play down hopes for imminent breakthrough in war
U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social over the weekend that the U.S. blockade ​on Iran would remain “until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed.”
Pilgrims perform umrah around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the start of hajj in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
WORLD
May 24, 2026
Pilgrims from the West flock to hajj despite Mideast war
For many, the chance to perform the sacrosanct Muslim rite has taken precedence over the fears of instability caused by the war against Iran.
Iran players and staff head to the Canadian embassy in Ankara to perform visa procedures ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
SOCCER / World cup
May 24, 2026
Iran switches World Cup base from U.S. to Mexico
The Iranian team will now be based in Tijuana on the border of Mexico and the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Marine One as he departs from Morristown, New Jersey, on Friday.
WORLD
May 24, 2026
Trump says Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’ and would reopen Strait of Hormuz
Various media in the U.S. and Iran said the memorandum that could yield an agreement lays out a phased framework ‌for ending months ‌of fighting.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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