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U.S. President Donald Trump appears on a screen, during an event organized by the U.S. Mission to Belgium to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, in Brussels on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2026
Trump’s U-turn on Iran sanctions would unravel decades of curbs
Iran is one of the most sanctioned nations on Earth but Washington is attempting a stunning reversal to open the Strait of Hormuz, lower energy prices and end its unpopular war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event in Jerusalem on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 26, 2026
U.S.-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty
Isolated abroad, constrained by his ally and vulnerable ahead of an autumn election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now finds his political future and legacy at risk.
U.S. President Donald Trump (center), flanked by Sens. Rick Scott (left) and John Barrasso, Republicans from Florida and Wyoming, respectively, speak to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2026
Trump and Republicans clash after president scraps housing bill signing
Lawmakers pressed Trump over his handling of the war in Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped ‌to ‌34%, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2026
Few in U.S. say Iran war was worth it, poll finds
Only 23% of Americans think the U.S. is now in a stronger position with Iran compared with its position before the war, the poll found.
New Americans stand for the national anthem at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony at the New York Public Library in Manhattan in July 2018. 
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2026
The U.S. ‘assimilate or go home’ crowd could use a history lesson
Recent immigrants also match or outperform earlier generations in noneconomic integration metrics.
A new round of tariffs is taking shape after the Supreme Court blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's earlier measures, with countries from the Philippines to Singapore facing very different outcomes.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2026
Trump builds a new U.S. tariff wall in shakeup of winners and losers
A new round of Trump tariffs is taking shape after the Supreme Court blocked his earlier measures, with countries from the Philippines to Singapore facing very different outcomes.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to attend the Group of Seven summit, in Evian, France, on June 15.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 21, 2026
Trump’s fears about economy undercut U.S. leverage in Iran talks
U.S. President Donald Trump cited the prospect of global economic collapse as a big reason he signed an interim peace deal. That could cost him in talks.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2026
For U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Iran talks could shape political rise
The Iran war discussions are a high-risk scenario for ​all sides in the conflict, the broader Middle East, and for Vance’s political ambitions.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2026
Trump’s Iran deal sparks anger among Republican hawks
The terms of the deal have alarmed some of the same Republicans who spent years denouncing former President Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran as dangerously weak.
Yanfeng Ge shows a picture of his brother, Chaofeng Ge, who was found dead in ICE custody in 2025, in Dickens, Texas, on May 26.
WORLD
Jun 18, 2026
Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under Trump
Fifty people have died in immigration detention since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office, with experts questioning care standards during the deportation crackdown.
The greatest threat to the American republic is not any particular conspiracy but a paranoid political mindset that increasingly views opponents as agents of vast and sinister plots.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2026
U.S. politics is reaching peak paranoia
The paranoid style begins with a simple proposition: The world is divided between good and evil.
An Iranian woman waves a national flag next to a billboard depicting slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran on June Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2026
Trump’s Iran accord offers exit from war — and fresh political risks
The move exposes the U.S. president to criticism from within his party, skepticism from allies and questions over whether the deal will hold.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during the Critical Minerals Ministerial at the State Department in Washington on Feb. 4.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 15, 2026
Trump’s mineral pricing plan faces skeptical G7 and divided industry
Negotiations for a Western trading bloc are stumbling over concerns about the plan’s cost and governance.
The UFC Freedom 250 fight on the South Lawn of the White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
White House’s UFC fights concentrate Trump’s sporting, political and economic power
The UFC fights are the first sporting event hosted at the White House in its history and are a part of the Trump administration’s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping greets U.S. President Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Trump’s sharp turn on China: Embracing it as a peer power
Washington’s new policy toward Beijing is a sharp departure from U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive approach during his first term.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2026
Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress as midterm pressures build
Multiple Republican factions have stepped forward to rebuke his war against Iran, his White House ballroom ​and his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Jun 5, 2026
‘Embryonic spines’: Trump faces growing Republican pushback
Republicans worry that his focus on pet projects — like an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House — make him look out of touch.
U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, commander of the U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), in Washington on March 12
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2026
Europe and Canada told to boost NATO aircraft and ships as U.S. steps back
Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO and told its European members they will have to take over primary responsibility for the conventional defense of the continent.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) points during a press conference with Republican House Leadership, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2026
Republican-led House votes to stop Iran war in rebuke to Trump
The vote against the war is the latest in a series of setbacks for a president who has bent Congress to his will for most of his second term.
Shipping containers at Qingdao port in China's eastern Shandong province on Tuesday
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
U.S. cites forced labor concerns as grounds for new tariffs
The proposal comes from an investigation designed to help rebuild the U.S. President’s emergency tariffs, struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in February.
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.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
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."
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.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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