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Protesters take part in a demonstration in Paris as part of a day of strikes and protests over wages, the cost of living and public services across France, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
French protests draw 575,000 amid parliament budget impasse
The office of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced he will call labor unions to a conference to present responses to their demands.
Marine Le Pen speaks during a political rally of the French far-right National Rally political party on May 1. The National Rally has repeatedly voted against measures meant to slow climate change, but is pushing air conditioning with an eye toward next April’s presidential election.
WORLD
Jul 2, 2026
France’s far right pledges 40 million air conditioners as heat turns political
Across Europe air conditioning is a new battleground as officials grapple with how to adapt aging infrastructure to debilitating heat as the climate changes.
Vessels anchored around Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman, on June 22.
WORLD
Jun 30, 2026
Iran ratchets up talk of controlling Hormuz ahead of new talks
That stance will add to the pressure around the next round of talks, which the U.S. has said are set to take place in Qatar on Tuesday.
On Friday, the U.S. ordered Anthropic to deny foreign nationals access to the company’s newest artificial intelligence models.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2026
Trump’s Anthropic crackdown sets off AI alarms for U.S. allies
U.S. allies must now confront a future in which the White House can pull the plug on AI sales abroad as it pleases.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives to attend the eighth European Political Community summit in Armenia on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2026
U.S. allies look to Europe to build a post-Trump global order
Some nations are warning that that the system of security and trade championed by Western powers for more than 70 years is broken beyond repair.
Marine Le Pen, leader of French far-right party National Rally, speaks at a campaign event ahead of the mayoral election second round in Chalons En Champ, France, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2026
France’s far right misses key targets in municipal elections
Marine Le Pen and National Rally President Jordan Bardella were seeking to use the regional vote as an opportunity to establish momentum ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
National Rally President Jordan Bardella expressed confidence that his party could attract mainstream voters, as the far-right party hopes to capitalize on local elections to build momentum heading into the 2027 presidential vote.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 16, 2026
French far right leads in Nice, nearing key election victory
The National Rally is seeking to show that far-right appeal is growing in big cities such as Marseille, Nice and Toulon, as well as more rural areas.
A man walks past election posters on the day of the first round of the French mayoral election in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2026
French far right faces early tests in local votes: What to watch
Voters in 35,000 municipalities will choose mayors and councilors in a two-round ballot that typically turns on local issues and personalities rather than national party platforms.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Thursday.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2026
Macron is setting up a G7 showdown with Trump over social media
The French leader says protecting children from the harms of social media and artificial intelligence will be a priority for his country’s Group of Seven presidency.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrive at an informal European Union leaders retreat at Alden Biesen Castle in Rijkhoven, Belgium, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2026
Europe talks?nuclear weapons?after U.S.?delivers reality check
The countries involved in discussions usually host U.S. military assets, are close to Russia and feel directly threatened by Vladimir Putin, sources said.
French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during an official welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday as part of a three-day visit to China.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2025
Macron and Xi meet in Beijing to discuss trade tensions and Taiwan
The French president is hoping to attract more Chinese investment into France, whose major exports include aeronautics and luxury goods.
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) gestures next to Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen (center) and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the end of a joint press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2025
Macron offers aid for Greenland security amid Trump threats
The French president described a U.S. annexation as a “crazy” scenario and called for joint exercises in the Arctic region.
National Rally leader Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a meeting in Etrepagny, central France, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2024
Le Pen takedown of Barnier holds lessons for next French PM
There is no placating the leader of the far-right National Rally, the largest party in the French National Assembly.
France's newly appointed Prime Minister Francois Bayrou at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 14, 2024
Macron hands new French PM the tough job of managing Le Pen
Bayrou, 73, replaces conservative heavyweight Michel Barnier, who was ousted last week after far-right leader Marine Le Pen joined the left in a censure motion.
French President Emmanuel Macron will aim to avoid a new legislative election for more than two years, according to an official close to him.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2024
Macron aims to deter French far right with bid to avoid vote
The French president is piecing together a coalition of moderates that he hopes will last until 2027, when his term ends.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Saudi-French Business Forum during an official visit in Riyadh on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2024
French government can survive a no-confidence vote, Macron says
A government collapse in France would underscore the power acquired by Marine Le Pen since Emmanuel Macron called a surprise election in June.
Member of French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) Marine Le Pen (center) talks to the media next to party member Louis Aliot after a hearing in her trial on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2024
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has never been so powerful in France
Marine Le Pen is now the ultimate power broker in Paris.
A feminist demonstration against the far-right party in Toulouse, France, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2024
French feminists protest Marine Le Pen even as she pulls in women
Protesters have had to reckon with a difficult reality: The National Rally leader has made progress in casting her party as a defender of women’s rights.
Financial markets have tumbled since French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly a week ago, with about $210 billion wiped off the value of French stocks.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2024
France’s safeguards against the far right are starting to unravel
A radicalization of part of the French left and an alliance among groups ranging from the far-left to the moderates undermine the so-called republican front.
People attend a demonstration against the French far-right National Rally ahead of legislative elections, in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2024
Thousands protest in France to oppose Le Pen’s far right
The demonstrators are seeking to call attention to the nationalist party’s policies on human rights, the environment, equal rights and economic matters.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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