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A tanker approaches a pier at a PT Pertamina facility at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta in February. Conflict in the Middle East and rising fuel prices are driving energy shocks across Asia.
COMMENTARY
May 4, 2026
Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970s
We’re seeing the first tremors of a similar earthquake now in Asia. More than 80% of the oil and gas that passes through the Strait of Hormuz heads east.
Amid senseless global suffering and authoritarian threats, recent democratic activism and crises such as U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions and the Iran conflict show that tragedy can spark hope for moral progress and climate action.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2026
From despair to action: Tragedy is reborn as hope.
The crisis of democracy feeds the climate crisis.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte delivers a speech during an official visit to Turkey, in Ankara on April 22.
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2026
NATO chief says Trump disappointed in Europe over Iran response
The U.S. president had accused European countries of ignoring his requests to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday before boarding Air Force One en route to Miami.
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2026
Iran says it forced U.S. warship back from Hormuz; U.S. denies missile strike
A senior Iranian official said Iran had fired a warning shot and that it was unclear whether the warship had been damaged.
A view of the Republic Square on the eve of the 8th European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on Sunday
WORLD
May 4, 2026
European leaders meet as Trump adds more threats
The U.S. president said he would cut thousands of troops stationed in Germany after accusing European countries of ignoring requests for help in the war with Iran.
A Shiite Muslim man gestures while visiting the Imam Ali Shrine during the fasting month of Ramadan in Najaf, Iraq, on March 10.
WORLD / Society
May 4, 2026
‘No pilgrims’: Regional war hushes Iraq’s holy cities
The conflict has stemmed the influx of pilgrims from Iran, Lebanon, the Gulf states, India, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
A Chinese flag flutters in front of the Shanghai Gaoqiao Company Refinery in Shanghai.
BUSINESS
May 4, 2026
China’s rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown over banks
The latest regulations direct companies in the country not to abide by U.S. sanctions on five domestic refiners linked to the Iranian oil trade.
Orthodox priests arrive for a ceremony in the cathedral of Saint Etchmiadzin near Yerevan, in Etchmiadzin, Armenia on May 3.
WORLD
May 4, 2026
Ancient faith to AI future: Five things to know about Armenia
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has cautiously deepened engagement with the European Union and the United States, seeking economic support and political backing.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (right), during a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) ahead of the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2026
Armenia summits show Europe’s Caucasus rivalry with Trump and Putin
Long the dominant force in the region, Russia now faces growing competition from the U.S., as well as from Turkey, the European Union and China.
U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on March 3
WORLD
May 4, 2026
Germany’s Merz says not ‘giving up on working with Donald Trump’
Criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other European leaders has clearly aggravated U.S. President Donald Trump.
U.S. Supreme Court associate justices Samuel Alito (left) and Clarence Thomas at the inauguration ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2026
As Clarence Thomas hits a milestone, his conservative stamp on the U.S. Supreme Court endures
Thomas has ⁠supported religious liberty, the death penalty and broad presidential powers, and has opposed gay marriage, affirmative action and campaign-finance reform.
An F-35 fighter jet makes an appearance during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim Airbase in southern Israel in June 2023.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 3, 2026
Israel approves plan to buy F-35 and F-15IA jets from Lockheed and Boeing
Under the deal, Israel would buy a fourth ​F-35 squadron from Lockheed Martin and a second squadron of F-15IA fighter jets from ​Boeing.
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and megabanks plan to lend over $2.2 billion for initial U.S. investment projects, following Japan-U.S. tariff deals.
BUSINESS
May 3, 2026
JBIC and commercial banks to lend 2.2B dollars for U.S. investment
The total investment will reach $36 billion, with the planned loans to be the first tranche of investment in three U.S.-based projects.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel greets shareholders during Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 3, 2026
CEO Greg Abel moves to assure Berkshire shareholders in a post-Buffett world
Abel, 63, spoke at Berkshire’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, four months after succeeding arguably the world’s most famous investor as chief executive officer.
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 aircraft is seen parked at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 3, 2026
Spirit ends operations after White House bailout collapses
All Spirit flights have been canceled and passengers have been advised not to go to the airport after the airline failed to secure a deal with the Trump administration for funding.
Soldiers during an exercise at the the U.S. Army's training facilities in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2026
Trump threatens deeper cuts for U.S. troop presence in Germany
Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with European nations, accusing them of ignoring his requests for help in the U.S. war with Iran and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Motorists make their way past an anti-U.S. billboard referring to President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran on Saturday.
WORLD
May 3, 2026
Trump says U.S. could restart Iran strikes ‘if they misbehave’
Trump is ‌under domestic pressure to break Iran’s hold on the strait, which has choked off 20% of the world’s oil and gas supplies and pushed up U.S. gasoline prices.
Jiro Hamasumi (center), secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo, stands alongside the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday.
JAPAN
May 2, 2026
Hiroshima A-bomb survivor calls for abolition of ‘devil’s weapons’ at U.N.
Jiro Hamasumi, secretary-general of Japan’s leading group of atomic bomb survivors, was exposed to the bomb while still in his mother’s womb in Hiroshima.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 2, 2026
Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war
With both sides outwardly confident they hold the upper hand and their positions far apart, there is no obvious off-ramp in sight.
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it needed to hold rates steady because “developments in the Middle East are contributing to a high level of uncertainty about the economic outlook.”
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2026
The world’s central banks are wrestling with a gigantic problem
Surging inflation, an economic slowdown, and uncertainty over how long the energy shock will last has forced central banks to adjust.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Okinawa’s seaweed at a crossroads as harvesters and scientists race to save a fading tradition
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.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.

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