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The Jeffrey Epstein scandal remains a major ​political headache for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, weeks after the Justice Department released millions of Epstein-related files to comply with a bipartisan bill.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Trump told police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, FBI document says
The latest developments underscored how the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal remains a major ​political headache for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington last July.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Trump’s spy chief Gabbard winds down intelligence task force
The task force, which was tasked with rooting out politicization from intelligence agencies, has been accused of being a tool for partisan attacks by the Trump administration.
Local community member Becky Ringstrom sits in her car while describing what happened when she was detained by federal immigration agents.
WORLD
Feb 11, 2026
ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
Thousands of local activists are being arrested for violating Title 18, Section 111 of the U.S. Code, a catch-all for interfering with a federal officer conducting official duties.
Rep. Thomas Massie (left), a Republican from Kentucky, and Rep. Ro Khanna (right), a Democrat from California, speak to members of the media outside of a Department of Justice offices in Washington on Monday. Khanna is among the members of the House of Representatives questioning some of the redactions in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Justice Department.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
U.S. Justice Department opens unredacted Epstein files to lawmakers
Members of the House of Representatives are questioning some of the redactions in the documents the Justice Department released.
Branding every U.S. election as existential fuels hyperpartisan fear and overreach, even though repeated outcomes show democracy endures and power regularly changes hands.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2026
The problem with making every election an existential threat
Branding every U.S. election as existential fuels hyperpartisan fear and overreach, even though repeated outcomes show democracy endures and power regularly changes hands.
A farmer inspects his wheat field on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on April 3, 2025.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2026
What’s at stake for Indian agriculture in Trump’s trade deal?
Indian farmers have expressed concern that New Delhi has made too many concessions to Washington.
A person holds a sign calling for the protection, and not detention, of children as people gather during a demonstration and vigil outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, on Jan. 28.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2026
Toddler returned to ICE custody was denied medication, lawsuit says
Detention center staff allegedly took away medication and nutritional drinks given to the 18-month-old girl after she was hospitalized with a life-threatening respiratory illness.
The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, on Jan. 28. The facility has become a harsh symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, with disease running rampant among the throng of people held there, including some families who entered the United States legally.
WORLD
Feb 8, 2026
Bugs in food and sickness haunt immigrants held in Texas
Historically, asylum-seekers have generally been allowed to live and work in the United States while their claims work their way through the court system.
A boy looks at tents sheltering Palestinians displaced by conflict pitched by destroyed and heavily-damaged buildings in the Muqusi area of Gaza City on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
U.S.-led Board of Peace to hold first meeting of leaders Feb. 19
The meeting is set to be held at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington.
U.S. federal immigration agents patrol in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
WORLD
Feb 5, 2026
Trump withdraws 700 immigration agents from Minnesota deportation surge, but thousands remain
White House border czar Tom Homan said about 2,000 agents will stay in place, a number Minnesota’s Democratic leaders say is still too high.
The quality of democracy in the U.S. has declined significantly as a result of President Donald Trump's policies, Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2026
Trump has attacked pillars of democracy, Human Rights Watch says
The Republican president’s immigration crackdown, threats to voting rights and other policies were raised as examples.
FBI agents arrive to execute a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City, Georgia, on Jan. 28 related to the 2020 U.S. election.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2026
The FBI’s Georgia ballot raid is about 2026, not 2020
The raid no doubt appealed to President Donald Trump’s preoccupation with his defeat in 2020.
US President Donald Trump speaks with the media after signing a funding bill to end a partial government shutdown in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2026
Trump’s call to ‘nationalize’ elections draws furious pushback from Democrats
Democratic lawmakers voiced concern that the president intends to interfere with the November midterms that will determine control of Congress.
The U.S. imposed sanctions on Sberbank, Russia's biggest bank, following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula more than a decade ago and tightened them in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2026
Top consulting firms test boundaries with China workarounds
Faced with a fraught geopolitical environment, global consultancies are turning to riskier ways to do business in China.
Offshore wind turbines off the coast in Clacton On Sea, U.K., on Dec. 30, 2024. Once completed in 2027, Sunrise Wind's turbines at a wind farm developed by Denmark-based Orsted are set to deliver enough energy to power more than 600,000 homes in New York.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Feb 3, 2026
Trump’s offshore wind ban blocked for fifth time by U.S. judge
Orsted’s wind farms and three others off the East Coast were halted Dec. 22 by the Interior Department, which said the projects posed national security risks it didn’t disclose.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Federal agents to use body cameras in Minneapolis, Noem says
The move potentially eases the path to pass a government funding deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
U.S. to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases
Donald Trump announced the deal following a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that India would now buy oil from the U.S. and potentially Venezuela.
Bad Bunny accepts the award for album of the year for "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" at the 68th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 2, 2026
Bad Bunny wins top honors in politically charged Grammy Awards
For the first time, a Spanish-language album took album of the year, and Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and other winners used their speeches to speak out on immigration and protest.
Greenlanders near the shore in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 29. Greenland is warming fast, and its massive ice sheet contains enough fresh water to raise global sea levels by 7 meters (23 feet).
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 2, 2026
Trump’s Greenland threats put crucial climate change research at risk
The U.S. president’s vows have chilled relationships between American and Greenlandic researchers, halting some projects and making collaborations uncertain.
Tractor trailers carrying shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in California on Aug. 28, 2025. The U.S., previously a leader in growth rates for container shipping, is now lagging much of the world.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2026
U.S. container growth vanishes with world trade flows ‘moving on’
Trump tariffs have led major economies to reduce their reliance on the American market.
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."
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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