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Shipping containers are stacked at a terminal at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2026
U.S. opens new unfair-trade probes to rebuild Trump’s tariff pressure
The investigation could lead to new tariffs imposed against China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea and Mexico by this summer.
Naomi and Danny Saphire with their children and dogs at their new home in Plettenberg Bay after returning from the U.S., in the Western Cape, South Africa, on March 7
WORLD
Mar 11, 2026
While Trump says white South Africans are persecuted, some return for a better life
Thousands of white South Africans have returned to the country, for reasons including being closer to family, lower living costs and political turmoil abroad.
High prices for gasoline are shown at a gas station in downtown Los Angeles, California on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2026
Rising gas prices from Iran war imperil Republican majority in U.S. Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump had boasted about falling gasoline prices just a couple of weeks before he launched airstrikes against Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, in Oct. 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2026
China irked by last-minute scramble to plan Xi-Trump summit
Chinese officials are dissatisfied with what they consider last-minute planning ahead of Trump’s arrival on March 31.
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) looks on beside Russian President Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 10, 2026
Trump and Putin talk of war and peace as U.S. weighs easing Russian oil sanctions
Such a move would help ease a supply crunch due to conflict in Iran, but also complicate U.S. efforts to deprive Russia of revenue for its war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a round table on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 10, 2026
Trump says he won’t sign new bills into law until Republicans enact voting curbs
The SAVE America Act would require those registering to vote to prove citizenship, and emerged in response to false claims people in the U.S. illegally were voting.
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 7, 2026
One week into Iran war, the dangers for the U.S. and Trump multiply
Even after devastating blows against Iranian forces, the crisis has quickly widened into a regional conflict that threatens a more prolonged U.S. military engagement.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller speaks during an event in Doral, Florida, on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2026
Trump to forge ahead with immigration crackdown driven by top aide Stephen Miller
Amid backlash over the president’s aggressive enforcement in U.S. cities, support for his immigration approach declined in recent months, polls show.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: ‘If they rise, they rise’
The U.S. president says the U.S. military operation in Iran is “far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit.”
The Pentagon accidentally shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone on the Texas border with Mexico using a high-energy laser, according to people familiar with the matter.
WORLD
Feb 27, 2026
Pentagon shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say
The incident prompted the FAA to bar flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
Trump’s push for election power raises fears he will ‘subvert’ midterms
With election deniers in federal posts and Cabinet officials hunting for evidence of voter fraud, U.S. President Donald Trump’s moves have raised fears of potential interference.
A video clip shows Donald Trump, who is currently U.S. president, speaking with Jeffrey Epstein, as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11.
WORLD / Society
Feb 26, 2026
Epstein files are missing records about woman who made claim against Trump
The missing memos summarized interviews conducted in connection to claims by a woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by both Trump and the financier when she was a minor.
The White House is pictured behind a fence in Washington on April 25, 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
U.S. orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
The dominance of U.S. AI companies — many of which use personal data to power their models — spotlights EU concerns around privacy and surveillance.
U.S. President Donald Trump exits the House Chamber after delivering the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
Trump hails ‘golden age’ in State of the Union as voters sour on economy
U.S. President Donald Trump declared that “this is the Golden Age of America” at the start of his address Tuesday, seeking to project an aura of success.
Hungarian President Viktor Orban and U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland. The U.S. president has affirmed his “complete and total” endorsement of the Hungarian prime minister who faces a tight election on April 12.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
MAGA meets Europe: Trump’s envoys rip up diplomatic playbook
The envoys, traditionally thought of as builders of bridges, have instead been publicly picking fights with their hosts in service of their boss.
President of the American Lawn Mower Company Mike Kersey. Even if Kersey manages to claw back the duties he paid after the Supreme Court ruling, tariff fraud is likely to keep him at a competitive disadvantage.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2026
China’s $112 billion cargo gap shows record U.S. tariff evasion
Trade data released Thursday showed a record $112 billion gap between what China reported exporting to the U.S. and what U.S. Customs said actually arrived last year.
Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025 at age ​78, becoming the oldest U.S. president on inauguration day in history.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2026
Most Americans say Trump is growing erratic with age, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Overall, 61% of respondents ​in the poll said they would describe Trump as having “become erratic with age.”
An employee moves a wooden cask of whisky at a distillery in Keith, U.K. British businesses exporting products from scotch whisky to toys to the U.S. will “now face a higher tariff, equivalent to what the European Union was facing before,” said Crawford Falconer, Britain’s former top trade negotiator.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2026
The biggest loser from Trump’s new tariffs could be Britain
The U.K. had enjoyed a relatively lower reciprocal tariff rate compared with other countries but stands to see the largest increase.
Container ships at the Port of Arica in Arica, Chile. China buys most of the region’s commodities and has made substantial investments in infrastructure, especially ports.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2026
Trump takes anti-China crusade to Chile ahead of Latin America summit in Miami
Imposing visa restrictions on Chilean officials sent a warning to the region that it must choose sides as U.S. President Donald Trump works to reassert dominion over the Americas.
People fly dragon-shaped kites on on the Bund in front of buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai on Jan. 29.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2026
China and India among winners after U.S. court blocked Trump tariffs
Senior U.S. officials are pressing partners including the European Union and Japan to stick to commitments they made in earlier negotiations.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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