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The Minab school, which was damaged in a missile strike on Feb 28, in Minab, Iran, on Aug. 27.
WORLD
Sep 18, 2026
U.S. strike on Iranian school may be war crime, U.N. panel says
The group also blamed the Iranian government for “gross human rights violations and crimes against humanity,” including in recent violent crackdowns.
The national flags of China and Iran fly in Tiananmen Square during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's visit to Beijing in February 2023.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 25, 2026
Bessent’s ‘D-Day’ sanctions against Iran would deepen tensions with China
Any effort to truly choke off the regime’s remaining revenue streams would be extremely difficult without targeting Chinese companies.
U.S. President Donald Trump points to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally for Sen. Darline Graham at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 22, 2026
Trump risks China blowback with plan to choke Iran’s economy
Beijing — the main buyer of Iranian oil — will provide the biggest test of Washington’s determination to follow through on its plan.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington last October.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2026
What Bessent’s economic isolation of Iran could look like
While the Trump administration hasn’t said what it’s planning to do, there are still pressure points that the U.S. Treasury Department could hit.
Ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2026
Trump reverts to economic squeeze of ‘entrenched’ Iranian regime
It marks a return to familiar playbook with Tehran: a steady increase in economic sanctions and a naval blockade to stifle oil exports.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, last December.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2026
Trump’s Netanyahu problem is latest key hurdle to Iran deal
U.S. President Donald Trump is projecting confidence on making a deal with Iran. Israel’s own objectives underscore how tenuous control over the crisis really is.
U.S. President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2026
Trump’s Iran bind deepens with Hormuz shut and hawks pushing war
Adding to the challenge are his own comments lambasting his predecessors for deals similar to the one that has the best chance of success.
Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to the media at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 21. An Argentine diplomat, Grossi is one of four declared candidates to replace U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres whose term ends on Dec. 31.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Race for next U.N. chief heats up with first round of interviews
Top among the hours of questions: can the U.N. be made effective again?
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested in an interview on CNBC Tuesday that the U.S. caught a boat with a “gift” from China, after talking about the U.S. restocking its munitions.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Trump says China testing U.S. red line with ‘gift’ for Iran
The U.S. president hinted — without explicitly saying — that the present was some form of lethal aid for Tehran.
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote during at a United Nations Security Council meeting on a Hormuz resolution at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2026
China and Russia veto security council resolution on Hormuz
The vote followed days of negotiations and pressure from a number of Gulf countries to restore free passage in the strait.
An Emirates aircraft prepares for landing as a smoke plume rises from a fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 16.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2026
Arab nations may lose $200 billion from Iran war, U.N. says
Middle Eastern countries stand to lose between $120 billion and $194 billion from gross domestic product as a result of disruptions from the war, according to an analysis.
The United Nations headquarters in New York. The U.S. recently paid the U.N. a small fraction of the roughly $2 billion it owed to the world body.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2026
U.S. pays fraction of funds owed to U.N. amid broader funding crisis
The recent U.S. payment is only about 7% of what the White House owed before making the payment.
The United Nations headquarters in New York. U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered his government to withdraw from 31 U.N. entities.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2026
Trump withdraws U.S. from 31 bodies in U.N., already in fiscal peril
The U.S. leader also directed the government to cease participating in 35 non-U.N. organizations because they “no longer serve American interests.”
Palestinians stand near a burning car reportedly set alight by Israeli settlers attempting to disrupt them harvesting olives near the occupied West Bank village of Turmos Ayya near Ramallah on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2025
Israeli settler violence skyrockets in West Bank amid olive harvest, U.N. says
While the nearby Gaza Strip has been engulfed by war over the last two years, the West Bank has seen a steady rise in violence.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, "It won’t stop with just this strike,” after the U.S. targeted a boat in the Caribbean Sea allegedly full of drugs from Venezuela.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2025
U.S. threatens more strikes on purported drug boats after attack in Caribbean
The move marked a major escalation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on narcotics traffickers following deployment of U.S. Navy vessels off the Venezuelan coast.
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks via a video message during the opening of the Helsinki 50 Conference, marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act in Helsinki on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2025
U.N. lays out survival plan as Trump threatens to slash funding
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is slashing more than $700 million in spending and laying plans to overhaul the United Nations as the U.S. pulls back support.
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.
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.
Tomoka Nishiyama to become first woman to enter kishi shogi ranks
Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, who holds four women’s titles, speaks at a news conference about her decision to become a <i>kishi</i> in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Monday.
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.
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&#039;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&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;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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