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Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi speaks at a party meeting on fuel subsidies on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2026
LDP proposes gradual reduction of fuel subsidies
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has ordered industry minister Ryosei Akazawa to consider reviewing the subsidy program.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours a market in Jerusalem on Friday, days before Israel's general election on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2026
Netanyahu touts Trump endorsement on eve of vote
The Israeli prime minister suggested Israel and the U.S. may restart their war on Iran if he wins.
The lengths taken by Myanmar to disguise its purchases of Iranian jet fuel suggest U.S. sanctions are biting.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
How purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar
The lengths taken to disguise the trade suggest U.S. sanctions are biting, but Iranian jet fuel has continued to flow.
The highway leading to the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Yemen's Houthis said on Sunday that they had launched a fresh strike on Riyadh's airport.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2026
Saudi-led forces strike Houthi missile facilities after Riyadh airport attack
The Houthis have?carried out waves of strikes on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 26, 2026
Trump says decision nearing on Iran as he weighs diplomacy or renewed strikes
Trump has suggested that U.S. strikes on Iran could resume after the Nov. 3 midterm elections and he has sent additional forces to the region.
Gadi Eisenkot, Israel's former military chief of staff and leader of the Yashar party, arrives for the party's final campaign rally before the legislative election, in Tel Aviv on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 26, 2026
Israel’s Eisenkot vows unity as Netanyahu paints him as soft on Iran
Polls have shown Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot to be neck and neck as Israel heads into a consequential election.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth salute during a dignified transfer for soldiers killed amid the conflict with Iran at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, in July.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2026
Trump prepares for Iran escalation after U.S. and Israeli elections
A Middle East war that U.S. President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month.
A person dressed up as U.S. President Donald Trump looks down from inside a mock prison cell during a performance in Tehran on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 25, 2026
Iran has ramped up efforts to target U.S. personnel, intelligence memo warns
The alert from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton came after Washington scaled back staffing at its mission in Saudi Arabia last week.
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
WORLD
Oct 24, 2026
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
The Biden and Trump administrations had several times asked SpaceX to turn its Starlink service on or off in various countries.
Signboards display fuel prices outside gasoline stations in Tokyo in September
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2026
Government to review gasoline subsidies as costs mount
Japan is providing subsidies to oil wholesalers to curb the average retail price of regular gasoline in the nation at about ?170 per liter.
Demonstrators protest against the high cost of living in Nantes, France, on Oct. 17. Similar demonstrations have spread across other parts of Europe as households grapple with rising prices and economic uncertainty.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2026
France burns as the political center fiddles
The political center in Europe is struggling to offer convincing answers to voters’ economic concerns.
The headquarters of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 14. Deadly attacks in the kingdom, including against Saudi Aramco facilities, have heightened concerns that escalating Middle East hostilities could hit oil supplies.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2026
Oil rises as deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia fan Middle East supply fears
A strike on a Saudi Aramco facility killed two people while an attack on the King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killed one.
An electoral campaign billboard for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in Jerusalem on Oct. 20
WORLD
Oct 22, 2026
Israel’s election may change its leader, but not Iran war policy
Israel’s security doctrine now rests on three pillars: breaking Iran, holding buffer zones beyond its borders and using force to deter enemies.
A highway leading to Diplomatic Quarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 16
WORLD
Oct 22, 2026
U.S. orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes
The attacks killed at least one person and injured eight others at a civilian airport and two people were killed in a drone attack on an oil field.
A mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran in August
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2026
Iran prolongs talks in stalemate to influence U.S. midterms, officials say
Fears of renewed military action and deep distrust of Washington have reinforced Tehran’s reluctance to strike a quick deal to end the war.
Growing security threats from Iran and its Houthi proxies, as well as economic pressures, are testing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ability to deliver the stability, prosperity and reform on which his rule depends.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s MBS is facing his greatest challenge
MBS must somehow shore up faith in his promise to build a modern, secure and respected nation.
A neighborhood in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa earlier this month.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2026
Houthi attack on Yemen government camp kills over 50, officials say
It marked the deadliest attack in weeks as fighting escalates after the collapse of a yearslong truce.
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, meets Capt. Smit Machchhar, an Indian national and Flydubai pilot who is under treatment after he was stabbed by his co-pilot, in the United Arab Emirates, in this handout released Oct. 3.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2026
Captain of Flydubai plane describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked
The captain of the Flydubai flight said the scariest thing he felt after his co-pilot began attacking him was the aircraft nose “steeply going down.”
A man with a flag wrapped around his shoulders emblazoned with an image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks through Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on Friday ahead of upcoming elections.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 18, 2026
In shadow of war, Israelis to decide if hard-right turn is permanent
The trauma of Oct. 7, 2023, remains raw across Israel.
This screenshot taken from CCTV footage played on a screen during a news conference by the Saudi-led coalition in Riyadh on Thursday shows what the coalition says was a Houthi attack on Abha International Airport in Abha, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 7.
WORLD
Oct 18, 2026
Saudi Arabia reports incoming fire as Egypt weighs sending help
Saudi Arabia has faced sustained Houthi missile and drone attacks targeting its oil installations, tankers and transit hubs.
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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