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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping talk after a meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 3, 2025
Trump says China’s Xi aware of ‘consequences’ of attacking Taiwan
The U.S. president also again claimed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would not invade democratic Taiwan as long as Trump remains in office.
Science-themed toy electronics kits for children from the brand MicroKits. When tariffs on Chinese imports spiked above 100% this spring, MicroKits’ founder temporarily stopped importing and slowed down production.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 3, 2025
A toy-maker takes his case against Trump’s tariffs to the Supreme Court
The U.S. president’s tariffs have hit small- and medium-sized businesses particularly hard.
Students of the Arctic basic-training program carry out a fire drill in Sisimiut, Greenland.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2025
For Danish army, the threat to Greenland isn’t Trump. It’s Russia.
With NATO’s Arctic footprint expanding, Denmark is raising its military commitment to a territory seen as crucial to security.
Houston resident Eric Dunham approaches to receive a free lunch bag from business owner Nhan Ngo (left) and other volunteers at the Petit Beignets and Tapioca restaurant in Houston on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2025
‘I can’t eat’: Millions risk losing food aid during U.S. shutdown
Since the federal government shut down on Oct. 1 over budget disputes, the Trump administration announced it will halt SNAP funding starting Saturday.
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (center) leaves after attending a news conference at the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi on Oct. 12. The reopening of India's embassy in Kabul followed Muttaqi’s recent visit to India's capital.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2025
India’s Kabul return may recast global Taliban policy
The reopening followed Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s recent visit to India, enabled by a special United Nations sanctions exemption.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday. Trump on Saturday threatened Nigeria with potential military action and said the United States might cut off aid, accusing the West African country’s government of failing to protect Christians.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2025
Trump threatens U.S. military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians
Trump’s post on Nigeria came a day after adding it back to a list of nations that the U.S. says have violated religious freedom.
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 2, 2025
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Batanes province in the Philippines is on the front line of the great power competition between the United States and China.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, speaks at a campaign event in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2025
Obama calls Mamdani and praises campaign ahead of New York mayoral election
Mamdani, a Uganda-born state assembly member, has polled well ahead of his main rival, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, ahead of the Nov. 4 general election.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks on the day he meets with Caribbean parliamentarians from 14 countries to sign a peace agreement in the region, amid rising tensions with the United States, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2025
Trump’s move on Venezuela splinters region over possible strike
As U.S. President Donald Trump steps up his targeting of Venezuela, the region’s fragmented governments are failing to agree on any joint response to rein him in.
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 2, 2025
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
If he does, it would mark the first sitting president ever to attend oral arguments at the nation’s highest court.
A South Korean protester holds a placard showing a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump depicted as a thief during a rally ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
Asia-Pacific leaders call for shared trade benefits as APEC summit wraps up
U.S. President Donald Trump did not attend the event, but a joint declaration appeared to reflect U.S. views, and did not mention multilateralism or the World Trade Organization.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 1, 2025
U.S. tariffs on heavy trucks and buses come into effect
Fresh U.S. tariffs on imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks took effect Saturday, raising the levy on such vehicles from Japan to 50%.
Newly elected opposition Kuomintang leader Cheng Li-wun delivers her speech during a party congress in Taipei on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
Taiwan’s new opposition leader takes over, warning against risk of China war
The position of the new leader of the democratic island’s biggest opposition party could derail the government’s spending plans.
An employee works with a wafer in a production line of Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, in June 2024.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 1, 2025
U.S. to announce Nexperia’s China facilities will resume shipments
Resumed shipments would be a relief for auto manufacturers worldwide who faced the imminent prospect of curbing production.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
Xi to hold talks with Lee on first South Korea visit in 11 years
Chinese leader Xi Jinping was set to meet his new South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, as both leaders work to rebuild ties between their two countries.
Members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stand as the strategic strike group displays DF-61 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballisitic missiles during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 1, 2025
Trump’s nuclear testing order risks expanded arms race
By ordering a resumption of nuclear testing, U.S. President Donald Trump risks an expanded arms race that could benefit China, experts say.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One as he departs for Florida from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
Trump keeps world guessing with shock nuclear test order
The U.S. leader again failed to clarify whether he meant live explosions in an order that has provoked global tension and confusion.
Volunteers sort donated food items at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank's South Los Angeles warehouse on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
Trump administration cannot suspend food aid benefits, U.S. judges rule
Two federal judges ruled that the administration must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Oct. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
White House restricts access for journalists to press secretary’s office
The new memorandum from the National Security Council bans journalists from accessing Room 140, also known as “Upper Press,” without a prior appointment.
The USS Gravely, a U.S. Navy warship, is seen departing the Port of Spain on Thursday. The U.S. warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
As U.S. blows up drug boats, Venezuelan oil continues to flow
“Shadow tankers,” which transport sanctioned or illicit Venezuelan oil, are still coming and going.
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 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.
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.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘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.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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