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Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2026
Trump’s Iran deal sparks anger among Republican hawks
The terms of the deal have alarmed some of the same Republicans who spent years denouncing former President Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran as dangerously weak.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been asked to appear before U.S. lawmakers after documents released by the Justice Department raised new questions about his contacts with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2026
Bill Gates faces questioning in U.S. Congress over Epstein ties
Democrats say they intend to ask what Bill Gates knew about the disgraced financier’s crimes and the full nature of their relationship.
People watch a livestream of a press conference to discuss the Epstein Files Transparency bill, directing the release of the remaining files related to the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
U.S. House to push forward on Epstein vote after Trump reversal
Trump’s reversal late on Sunday came days after a House petition gathered enough support to force a vote, a rare instance of House Republicans defying the president’s wishes.
Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she would retire when her term concludes in early 2027.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2025
Democratic giant, trailblazer and Trump foe Nancy Pelosi to retire
Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in U.S. politics and the first woman to serve as House speaker, announced Thursday that she would step down after the next election.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025
U.S. government shutdown becomes longest in history
The shutdown tops the 35-day record from Trump’s first term, as his administration warned of holiday air-travel chaos and threatened Americans’ benefits.
Steam rises out of chimneys at the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in March 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2025
U.S. starts furloughing nuclear weapons workers as shutdown standoff continues
The United States has an arsenal of 5,177 nuclear warheads, with about 1,770 deployed, according to the global security nonprofit Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
A U.S. flag is illuminated in a doorway of the otherwise empty rotunda at the U.S. Capitol in the hours before a partial government shutdown in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
U.S. government shutdown begins after Congress fails to reach deal
The shutdown comes as deep partisan divisions in Washington have raised fears regarding the length and consequences of the halt.
Since January, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed to secure more power for himself, calling for judges to be axed, firing independent watchdogs and sidestepping the legislative process.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2025
‘Frightening’: Trump’s historic power grab worries experts
The Republican leader has spent six months testing the limits of his authority like no other modern U.S. president.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (center) during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. Bondi had assured Fox News she had a client list of financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on her desk in remarks endorsed by the White House.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2025
Trump faces MAGA meltdown over Epstein reversal
The shutting down of conspiracy theories surrounding a purported client list of the notorious sex offender has sparked backlash from the U.S. president’s support base.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2025
Will ex-aide Musk leave a stink in the White House?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill has careened into an Elon Musk-shaped brick wall, complicating its passage into law.
Graffiti created by French artist Big Ben Street Art depicting Donald Trump as Darth Vader from "Star Wars" in Lyon, France, on Nov. 6, 2024
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2025
Trump is back. But what happened to the ‘Resistance’?
The U.S. has seen almost none of the mass mobilization that made opposition to Trump in 2017 the largest social movement in a half-century.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hits the gavel after reading the vote totals as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson looks on during of a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election, inside the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Monday in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2025
U.S. lawmakers certify Trump win, four years after Capitol riot
The formality was remarkable for its contrast to four years ago, when the Republican summoned a mob to Washington that ransacked the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk watch a fight during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 16, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2025
MAGA’s infighting sparks fears of a chaotic Trump White House
The furor over whether to welcome skilled foreign workers has exposed deep fault lines between Trump’s supporters.
Lawmakers and strategists looking for someone to blame for Tuesday's wipeout have so far been more likely to target U.S. President Joe Biden.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2024
Defeat to Trump prompts Democratic soul-searching
The election night disaster has proved to be a Rorschach test, with rival factions each offering reasons for the defeat informed by their particular brand of politics.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2024
Trump offers three September debates against surging Harris
Donald Trump has found himself on unfamiliar ground as something of a bystander, eclipsed by Kamala Harris’ rise as he has scaled back his own campaigning.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks during an interview at a conference for Black journalists in Chicago on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2024
Trump faces backlash over comments on Harris’ racial identity
Donald Trump’s comments came as he attacked Kamala Harris during a combative interaction with African American journalists in Chicago.
A worker passes a sign for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 13, 2024
Republicans to anoint Trump at party convention
The 78-year-old billionaire will be the star of the show as Milwaukee rolls out the red carpet for the Republican National Convention.
U.S. independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event in Oakland, California, on March 26.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 7, 2024
‘Real threat’: U.S. presidential long-shot RFK Jr alarms Democrats
The environmental lawyer and conspiracy theorist has double-digit support and polling suggests he’s hurting Biden more than Trump.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2024
U.S. Senate leader Chuck Schumer calls for new election in Israel
The rebuke came amid increased pressure from U.S. President Joe Biden over the mounting death toll in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2024
Biden and Trump prepare for marathon White House race
The 2024 election cycle is also expected to be the most expensive ever
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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