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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the Rose Garden Club Lunch at the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2026
Iran hits back at Trump after insists truce over
Iran has insisted it has “kept its word” on a ceasefire with the U.S. after President Donald Trump insisted the truce was over but talks continued.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with top officials as he visits the National Defense Control Center to oversee the test of a new hypersonic missile system called Avangard, which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads, in Moscow in December 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2026
China again warns Russia not to use nuclear arms against Ukraine
Beijing’s message is a potent one for Moscow, given Russia has become increasingly reliant on China to enable its military production.
People vote during primary elections at the Brooklyn Museum in New York on June 23.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2026
Trump officials sought ways to sidestep election agency before firings
Some officials were frustrated with what they saw as the Election Assistance Commission’s slowness in updating guidelines for states on voting machines.
Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group (center), and Kwak Noh-jung, president and CEO of SK Hynix (center left), and Koh Seung-beom, chairman of SK Hynix Inc. (center right), ring the opening bell during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2026
SK Hynix debut is a bet that AI breaks boom-and-bust chip cycle
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix just pulled off the largest public listing by a foreign company in U.S. market history.
Pilgrims visit the shrine of Imam Reza after the funeral of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and his family members, in Mashhad, Iran on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2026
How the absence of Iran’s new supreme leader is becoming a liability for Tehran
After hostilities with the U.S. reignited, the role and health of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei are of critical — and growing — concern.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard the new Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland following the NATO Summit in Ankara early Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2026
Scare Force One? Security questions swirl over Trump’s new plane
The U.S. leader took an older jet home from a NATO summit this week instead of the new Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar.
Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher for a Patriot air defense system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine in August 2024.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2026
Trump’s promise on Patriots will take time, leaving Ukraine facing tough choices
Experts say the time needed to build an assembly plant and organize contractors means production will not start soon enough to ease ⁠Ukraine’s situation in the near future.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko visit the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, which was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on June 15.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2026
Ukraine eyes Japan’s Mitsubishi for help with Patriot missiles
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv is interested in working with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, one of the few companies licensed to manufacture the weapons.
A specialist in electromedical equipment works at the provincial electromedical workshop in Havana.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 10, 2026
Cuban lives cut short as health system flatlines
Once the communist revolution’s crowning glory, the health system is now on life support, with the tightening of U.S. sanctions and an energy crisis pushing it to the brink.
The end of Japan-bashing should not be mistaken for a vote of confidence. It may simply indicate that the world has shifted its attention to other sources of imbalance.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2026
The weak yen is not Japan’s new strength. It is a warning.
The absence of Japan-bashing should not be mistaken for international approval. It may simply mean the world no longer sees Japan as the central imbalance problem.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 10, 2026
NATO weathers another Trump storm but braces for more after Ankara summit
The summit ended with relief after months of severe strains triggered by Trump’s efforts to take Greenland from ‌fellow NATO ‌member Denmark and divisions over the Iran war.
Japan, the United States and Australia aim to enhance interoperability through flexibly sharing fuel and equipment.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2026
Air Self-Defense Force begins logistics cooperation with U.S. and Australia
The three nations aim to improve interoperability by flexibly sharing fuel and equipment under the framework.
Former Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai was among former and current Chinese officials who have turned to American experts in recent months to discern the White House’s intentions toward China.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 10, 2026
China taps ex-officials to discern Trump’s aims and U.S. elections
Their visit to the U.S. underscores how much uncertainty remains around the truce the two sides signed last year.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a news conference at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday. The U.S. leader's approach to alliances means American security guarantees can no longer be taken for granted.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2026
Trump just made Japan’s security dilemma more urgent
Japan should respond to growing uncertainty over U.S. security commitments by taking greater responsibility for protecting its own maritime and strategic interests.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2026
From threats to praise, Trump keeps allies guessing at NATO summit
NATO leaders, who endured a roller coaster at last year’s summit, have grown accustomed to coaxing out a friendlier U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump, through flattery if need be.
Mourners gather around a vehicle transporting the coffin of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the day of his burial in Mashhad, Iran, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jul 10, 2026
Iran says it hit U.S. military targets in Gulf as it buries slain leader Khamenei
The attacks came as Iran buried its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‌at a ‌shrine in Mashhad, capping a week of funeral processions and rallies.
Imam Reza Shrine a day before the burial of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, Iran, on Wednesday
WORLD
Jul 9, 2026
U.S. military launches strikes on Iran for second straight day
The U.S. launched attacks on Tuesday and revoked a waiver that allowed Tehran to sell oil globally in response to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Burj Khalifa and downtown skyline in Dubai in 2021. After a yearslong boom, UAE property markets are showing signs of strain and analysts have flagged risks to expatriate inflows and tourism-linked demand if tensions persist.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2026
Gulf-based firms set to reveal toll of Iran war in quarterly earnings
The fortunes of regional economies largely depend on how reliant they are on the Strait of Hormuz that provides the only sea access to the Gulf.
A makeshift memorial for Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated to protest China's occupation of Tibet outside the United Nations headquarters on July 2, in New York, as seen on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2026
U.S. reiterates backing Tibet in preserving culture after man set himself on fire
International human-rights groups and exiles have routinely condemned what they call China’s oppressive rule in Tibetan areas.
Latin American countries often spend roughly 1.2% to 1.3% of GDP on defense, according to a senior U.S. Defense Department official.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2026
Pentagon urges Latin American countries to raise defense budgets
The U.S. Department of Defense wants increased security spending to fight organized crime.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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