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The oil tanker HELGA berthed at an offshore terminal near Basra, Iraq, in April, loads crude. It was the second vessel to reach the terminal following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2026
Why is oil close to $100 if Trump is winning the battle in Hormuz?
A couple of months ago, the surge in oil shipments would have been seen as a major American victory.
A member of the media reports at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 25, 2026
White House says banned media outlets allowed to return
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said their journalists were readmitted after a federal court ordered a suspension of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban.
An updated solidarity sign hangs outside the Associated Press booth at the White House grounds after U.S. President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — from the White House, in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
Trump’s White House media ban faces long odds in court, legal experts say
U.S. courts have long held that the government cannot condition press access on favorable coverage once it has opened a space to the media.
MS Now correspondent Akayla Gardner reports outside the White House grounds after U.S. President Donald Trump banned MS Now, CNN and Politico in a Truth Social post, in Washington on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2026
U.S. networks halt Trump coverage in revolt over White House ban
Top five U.S. broadcasters say they are halting “pool” coverage of the White House in solidarity with CNN.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an artist renderings as he talks to reporters about his proposed White House ballroom next to the worksite on May 19 in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 18, 2026
Trump defends ballroom to Supreme Court as military complex
In a filing made public Friday, the U.S. president asked the justices for an emergency order letting construction continue without restrictions while a legal fight continues.
Construction on the new ballroom extension of the White House in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2026
U.S. court orders halt to Trump ballroom construction
The Republican president lashed out after the 2-1 ruling, calling it “horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful.”
U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and UFC President Dana White stand in the Octagon during the UFC Freedom250 event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2026
UFC spectacle at White House sparks questions about power and freedom
The United States is now approaching the 250th anniversary of its independence while arguing over what America is.
The UFC Freedom 250 fight on the South Lawn of the White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
White House’s UFC fights concentrate Trump’s sporting, political and economic power
The UFC fights are the first sporting event hosted at the White House in its history and are a part of the Trump administration’s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
Construction of a temporary arena that will host the UFC Freedom 250 fight card in June is underway at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2026
Construction of cage-fighting arena transforms White House grounds
The hulking metal arena rising on the White House’s South Lawn is set to host a night of cage fighting to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.
A sign is attached to the exterior fence at the South Lawn of the White House as demolition work is underway on the East Wing to begin construction on U.S. President Donald Trump's planned ballroom in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 26, 2025
The bulldozer and the ballroom: Trump puts permanent stamp on the White House
To many, the plan symbolizes a presidency that has taken a wrecking ball to national norms, international institutions and the world order itself.
A person takes a video of the ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 25, 2025
Tourists gawk and recoil at Trump’s destruction of the White House East Wing
The U.S. leader says they aren’t missing much and no one should mourn its demise. “It was a very small building,” Trump told reporters this week.
The demolition of the East Wing of the White House on Thursday
WORLD
Oct 24, 2025
Trump completes demolition of White House East Wing
The wrecking work will make way for the U.S. president’s $300 million ballroom.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks to the West Wing of the White House on March 21. Hegseth disclosed war plans in an encrypted chat group that included a journalist two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2025
White House mistakenly shares Yemen war plans with journalist
The plans were shared in a Signal messaging group that included a journalist from The Atlantic just before the U.S. attacked Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen.
Sue Mi Terry, then director at Bower Group Asia, speaks on a panel at the Asia Society in New York in 2017.
WORLD
Jul 17, 2024
Former White House official accused of acting as South Korea agent
In exchange for gifts, a foreign policy specialist is accused of giving South Korea information on the United States government, among other things.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2022
Climate change could cost U.S. $2 trillion a year by end of century, White House says
Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Nov 13, 2020
Sports at White House will remain changed, even with new president
The traditional Rose Garden ceremony for national championship winners, once a carefree event, has become politically divisive during Trump’s term in office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2020
U.S. considering responses to China’s ‘egregious’ expulsion of American journalists
The United States is considering a range of responses to China’s “egregious act” of expelling three U.S. journalists last week, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2019
Trump jokes about impeachment probe at annual turkey pardon
President Donald Trump on Tuesday used the high power of his office to pardon “Butter,” a 47 pound (21 kg) turkey, during a U.S. tradition at the White House where he also cracked jokes about Democrats’ investigation into whether he should be impeached.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2019
Trump touts his ‘very’ good health after unscheduled medical check
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he was in “very good” health after undergoing the first phase of an annual medical check the previous day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2019
White House scraps key plan to lower U.S. drug prices, may target makers
The Trump administration on Thursday scrapped one of its most ambitious proposals for lowering prescription medicine prices, backing down from a policy aimed at health insurers and raising the possibility of new measures focused on drug makers.

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