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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2025
Trump enters election year with big wins — and bigger political headwinds
Like all U.S. presidents who cannot seek another term, Trump faces the inevitable ‍waning of ⁠power in his second year.
A rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany party in Halle in January
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2025
Cozying up to MAGA pays dividends for Germany’s far-right AfD
Though the party is a virtual pariah among the German political elite due to its xenophobic bent, it is gaining traction among ideological allies who hold power in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement on a deal with drugmakers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 20, 2025
Nine drugmakers strike deals with Trump, with more to come
The agreements are the latest in a series of pacts designed to lower drug prices for some Americans in exchange for a three-year reprieve from threatened tariffs.
A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster takes off from an airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. U.S. troops have carried out more than 20 strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September, killing more than 80 people.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2025
U.S. House Republicans defeat bids to rein in Trump’s Venezuela campaign
The moves come amid speculation the U.S. president will launch an attack on the South American oil state’s territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The president has received criticism from some staunch loyalists after he posted remarks about the deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2025
Trump condemned for saying critical filmmaker brought on own murder
Among those voicing shock were some staunch Trump loyalists.
Republican strategists say U.S. President Donald Trump should stop fixating on the term "affordability" and instead focus on presenting a clear plan to lower prices.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 12, 2025
The 13-letter word tripping up Trump — and risking Republicans’ hold on Congress
The U.S. president’s repeated mockery of the word “affordability” is worrying Republican strategists.
The Russian flag over the Embassy of Russia in Washington. Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tight grip over the Republican Party, foreign policy disagreements between the administration and lawmakers appear to be widening.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 12, 2025
Contrasting views of Russia show deepening U.S. Republican foreign policy split
Despite the U.S. president’s tight grip over the Republican Party, foreign policy disagreements between the administration and lawmakers seem to be widening.
U.S. President Donald Trump pardons a turkey for Thanksgiving in the Rose Garden on Nov. 25. The U.S. leader's authoritarian rhetoric, grievance-postings and slipping approval ratings suggest he is growing disconnected from voters.
COMMENTARY
Dec 10, 2025
Trump has lost his political superpower
More broadly, Trump’s debasement has implications for his party, a group of politicians who gave their loyalty and power to him, but now find themselves with little to run on.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks alongside President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Dec. 2.
WORLD
Dec 10, 2025
Top Trump aides brief Congress, as Trump open to broader Latin America campaign
Trump said in an interview that he could extend anti-drug military operations to Mexico and Colombia and hinted at land operations in Venezuela.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington on Oct. 17. Some Republicans are criticizing the White House's proposed Ukraine peace plan, saying it favors Russia.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2025
Trump’s Ukraine plan triggers outrage from Republican lawmakers
The attacks from members of the president’s own party, along with recent political headwinds, could signal a bigger problem for the administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier before delivering remarks for the Navy's 250th anniversary in Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2025
Shorter days, signs of fatigue: Trump faces realities of aging in office
Trump, 79, is the oldest person to be elected to the presidency.
There is growing pushback in the courts to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands that the Justice Department use its vast authority to pursue retribution against people who have criticized or investigated the president.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2025
U.S. Justice Department stumbles in retribution campaign against Trump foes
There are signs of pushback in the courts to Trump’s demands that the Justice Department pursue retribution against perceived enemies of the president.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, speaks at Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
Pentagon threatens to prosecute senator by recalling him to navy service
Sen. Mark Kelly had joined other Democrats in Congress with backgrounds in the military and intelligence community to urge U.S. troops to refuse illegal orders.
Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2017.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
U.S. judge tosses cases against ex-FBI chief Comey and New York AG James
Trump had publicly called for the cases as he pressured DOJ leaders to move against high-profile figures who had criticized him and led investigations into his conduct.
Billionaire Elon Musk, who initially led the Department of Government Efficiency, looks on during the day of a meeting with House Republicans to discuss the department on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2025
With eight months left on its charter, DOGE no longer exists
Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor has confirmed that the Department of Government Efficiency is no longer a “centralized entity.”
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from her position on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2025
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump
Her exit marks a stunning turn of events that few would have imagined months ago.
U.S. President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani shake hands as they meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2025
Trump lavishes praise on New York’s mayor-elect Mamdani at warm White House meeting
The opposites have clashed over everything from immigration to economic policy. But it was clear the two forged a rapport in their first encounter.
U.S. President Donald Trump said a group of Democratic lawmakers who called on troops to disobey his orders should be put on trial — and even suggested they should face the death penalty.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2025
Trump calls for sedition trial after Democrats urged troops to disobey orders
His suggestion that the lawmakers be put to death drew even more attention to a video telling the intelligence community and military members to disobey unlawful orders.
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's rift with U.S. President Donald Trump has some supporters concerned about the future of the MAGA movement.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2025
Trump’s break with Marjorie Taylor Greene jolts MAGA heartland
The dispute with one of his most fervent supporters has fueled concerns that Trump’s MAGA base could fracture ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, during the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2025
Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper U.S. shift on human rights
Trump’s remarks threw into stark relief just how far his administration has shifted away from the traditional U.S. support for human rights globally.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
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.
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.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
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.

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