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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) meets with Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2026
Hungary’s Magyar pushes to unblock EU billions in Brussels
In a sign he intends to turn the page on the bad blood of Viktor Orban’s rule, incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar visited Brussels before he takes office next month.
EU countries apply different legal definitions of rape, even among those that have ratified the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty designed to protect women that criminalizes rape based on the absence of consent.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2026
European Parliament backs EU-wide consent-based definition of rape
Legal definitions of rape differ by country, even among signatories of an international treaty that criminalizes rape based on the absence of consent.
Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in July last year
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2026
Taiwan downplays impact of Chinese sanctions on European arms makers
China’s Commerce Ministry banned exports on Friday of dual-use ​items to the seven companies over arms sales to Taiwan, placing them on its export control list.
European Union Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership on critical minerals at the State Department in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2026
U.S. and EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals with eye to broader agreement
The two signed a memorandum of understanding for a partnership on producing and securing critical minerals, with a specific ‌action plan ‌for trade announced separately.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa at a news conference on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv on Feb. 24.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2026
EU loan throws Ukraine a lifeline but more help needed for war
Ukraine’s budget foresees a massive deficit of around 1.9 trillion hryvnias ($43 billion) in 2026 — around one-fifth of economic output.
Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a closing campaign rally in Budapest on April 11.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 23, 2026
Big bet on Orban’s exit came from center of his family’s empire
Equilor Asset Management’s bet signals that even insiders were preparing for the defeat of the Hungarian prime minister in an election earlier this month.
A sign controls the flow of freight traffic entering from Russia at the border crossing in Luhamaa, Estonia. Last week, the head of the Estonian Parliament’s foreign affairs committee hit out at Spain for purchasing gas from Russia in March.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Baltics warn Europe there’s no going back to life with Russia
The Baltic states’ shift away from Russian trade and energy dependence has put the seal on their economic integration with the rest of the EU.
Mohamad, a Syrian refugee, sits on the stairs before taking boxing classes in Amsterdam in March 28.
WORLD / Society
Apr 23, 2026
Syrian minorities refused asylum in Europe as rejections surge
According to the European Union Asylum Agency, 27,687 out of 38,407 Syrian asylum decisions in 2025 were negative, or a 28% success rate compared with 90% in 2024.
Peter Magyar, who is expected to become Hungary's next prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Budapest on April 13.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Will Hungary join the euro? It’s a long road after Orban
The process of adopting the euro typically takes several years as aspirants work to meet requirements centered around keeping public finances and inflation under control.
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called on Tuesday for a discussion on suspending a pact governing the EU's ties with Israel, which came into force in 2000.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2026
EU divided on suspension of Israel pact as Spain pushes for action
A number of ministers called for suspending the pact with Israel over concerns about settlements in ‌the West Bank, ‌the humanitarian situation in Gaza and a new death penalty law.
The headquarters of Commerzbank seen from an observation platform in the Main Tower skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany, in November 2024. The German bank is being targeted in a hostile takeover battle that started almost two years ago, but whose genesis goes back much further.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2026
UniCredit pursues Commerzbank, eyeing Europe’s biggest banking takeover
If there had been a sense in March talks that both sides could find common ground, it evaporated quickly.
Peter Magyar, who is set to become Hungary's prime minister, speaks to the media after talks between parties on preparations for the first session of the Parliament in Budapest on Friday.
WORLD
Apr 20, 2026
Hungary moves to unblock EU aid to Ukraine and tap frozen funds
Hungary has information from Ukraine “via mediation from Brussels” that Russian oil flows may resume as soon as Monday on the Druzhba pipeline.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes part in a panel discussion with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2026
As Iran war strains ties with Trump’s U.S., U.K. looks to Europe
U.S. President Donald Trump’s unpredictability and insults towards Britain is adding impetus to a bid to deepen ties with the EU, a decade after Brexit.
A coastal area of Nuuk, Greenland, in February. loose network of Trump allies has used a variety of tactics to spread U.S. influence in Greenland and undermine Denmark, the kingdom that colonized the island of 56,000 people centuries ago and still controls its foreign policy and defense.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2026
MAGA figures are pushing Trump’s campaign to grab Greenland. But it’s tough sledding.
A loose network of Trump allies has used a variety of tactics to spread U.S. influence in Greenland and undermine Denmark, the kingdom that colonized the island centuries ago.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi prepares for a family photo session with NATO permanent representatives, including Romania's Dan Neculaescu (second from left) and Norway’s Anita Nergaard (right) at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2026
From Brussels to Tokyo — NATO delegation maps out next cooperation steps with Japan
Officials say the partnership could act as a force multiplier, combining Japan’s technological prowess with NATO’s operational experience.
Railway training for foreign workers under Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker program on March 6 in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2026
Japan squeezed between economic and social demands
In 2023, international students accounted for 31.1% of the total in the European Union, 17.1% in the United States and 13.4% in the United Kingdom; they were just 3.3% in Japan.
U.S. allies should resist distancing themselves from Washington over Donald Trump and instead strengthen long-term economic and defense ties with the U.S. to safeguard their interests against emerging global rivals.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2026
The case for ‘hardened engagement’ with America
Allowing a distaste for one U.S. president (no matter how bombastic) to sever the ties that bind the free world is not only bad policy, it’s a recipe for strategic irrelevance.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a campaign event in Budapest amid the country's parliamentary election on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2026
After Orban, Hungary faces an even harder battle
Center-right Tisza’s victory in Hungary’s election shows that even a highly entrenched new-right regime can be defeated at the polls.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Hungary's Viktor Orban during an election campaign rally in Budapest on April 7
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 15, 2026
Trump seen as a risk by Europe’s far right after Orban loss
At a critical time for the nationalist movement in Europe, parties are struggling to land on a clear policy of how to deal with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Far-right National Rally parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen speaks to the press at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition center in Villepinte, northeast of Paris, on April 1.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
U.S. officials underwhelmed by French far-right’s plans for economy
The blow comes amid the National Rally’s efforts to present itself as a credible steward of the euro zone’s No. 2 economy before next year’s election.
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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