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November 12, 2026
 

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Women cross a street past a mourning billboard depicting Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a strike on the first day of the US-Israeli war against the Iran on Feb. 28, in Tehran on Tuesday ahead of his public funeral.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2026
Iran says it won’t meet with U.S. envoys, clouding prospects for peace deal
Tehran also said the two ?sides must still sort out the terms of a ceasefire before addressing topics, such as its nuclear program.
People cross a street past a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading "Forever in Iran's Hand," in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2026
Iran’s top envoys discussing potential peace deal with Qatar PM, official says
The talks focused primarily on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, as well as frozen Iranian funds.
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2026
Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘on life support’ as hopes for a deal fade
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have forced oil ?producers to cut exports, and OPEC output dropped to the lowest in more than two decades.
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, on Sunday. He swiftly dismissed Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal in a post on social media.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2026
Trump rejects ‘unacceptable’ Iran response to peace plan, causing oil prices to surge
Days after the U.S. floated an offer in the hopes of reopening negotiations, Iran has released a response focused on ending the war on all fronts.
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2026
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting and take names, saying ‘help is on its way’
An Iranian official said about 2,000 people had ?been killed, the ?first time authorities have given an overall death toll from more than two weeks of nationwide unrest.
People walk past closed shops, following protests over a plunge in the Iranian currency's value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran.
WORLD
Jan 5, 2026
Rights groups say at least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests
Protests began a week ago among bazaar traders and shopkeepers before spreading to university students and then provincial cities.
People gather at the scene of explosions during a ceremony held to mark the death of late Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, in Kerman, Iran, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2024
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Iran attack
The militant Sunni Muslim group said two IS members had detonated explosive belts in the crowd in Kerman on Wednesday.
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
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‘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.
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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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