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U.S. President Donald Trump and other NATO leaders attend the bloc's summit in Ankara on July 8.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2026
U.S. allies need a plan for a lame-duck Trump
Some countries, including Iran and Israel, are concerned about how Trump will react to his defeat.
Signage at the entrance road to RAF Mildenhall, which hosts U.S. Air Force personnel and units, near Mildenhall, Suffolk, Britain, on Sept. 27.
WORLD
Nov 10, 2026
U.S. aircraft evacuated from second U.K. base due to Iran threat, WSJ reports
The withdrawal comes weeks after the U.S. removed its bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting in Cebu, Philippines, on Oct. 28.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2026
Hegseth accused of crimes and misconduct in impeachment effort
Hegseth is among the most enthusiastic backers of the Iran war, which spiked energy prices, fueled inflation and doomed Republicans in the midterms.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Nov. 3. The strait's closure played a role in driving emissions down.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 10, 2026
Fossil fuel emissions fall due to Iran war and renewables, research shows
The expected annual drop would be the first since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed the global economy, trade and transport.
Refrigerators sit empty at the frozen food aisle inside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris a day after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores on Oct. 13.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2026
French officials blame Iran for refrigerator hacks and vow retaliation
A joint report issued by French spy and cyber agencies accused a cyber offensive unit tied to the Revolutionary Guard of being behind the campaign.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and others attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's second term in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2026
The rise of the global oligarchic world order
The question is thus no longer whether oligarchs will rule the world, but rather what kind of world they are building.
High food and energy prices in the Philippines constrained consumer spending, a key economic driver which continued to post slower growth.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 9, 2026
Philippine economic slump worsens on Iran war and bad weather
The slowdown is raising questions about the central bank’s rate-hike cycle and heaping pressure on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Smoke rises from the stern of a St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel following what U.S. Central Command says was a strike on Saturday to disable the vessel, which was trying to break the U.S. blockade of Iran, at a location given as the Gulf of Oman, in this still image taken from video released Nov. 7.
WORLD
Nov 9, 2026
Iran suggests blasts are not U.S. attacks as both sides report ships hit
Iran’s state television said officials had not confirmed any missile strikes on Iranian territory following blasts heard in several areas.
Trucks wait to cross into Iran at the border post in Taftan, Pakistan, in February 2020.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2026
Expanding on naval blockade, U.S. military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce
Task Force Iron Gate will be based in Tampa, Florida, and will coordinate with other U.S. government agencies.
Women gather next to an anti-U.S. mural, showing the Statue of Liberty with a severed arm, during the 47th anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2026
U.S. and Iran edge closer to deal with nuclear issue back in play
Tehran is showing a willingness to discuss issues related to its nuclear program that were previously off the table, according to a diplomat.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting on Oct. 28 in Cebu, the Philippines. Democrats are planning to target Hegseth in Congress while Republicans are blaming the Iran war he championed for their recent election losses.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
Pressure mounts on U.S. defense chief after Republican election rout
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have blamed election losses on the Iran war, for which Hegseth is a key advocate.
The 2026 midterms weakened U.S. President Donald Trump's authority, boosting Democratic congressional leverage and altering how foreign governments, allies and corporations will have to navigate his administration.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2026
The Democratic ‘blue wave’ just reset American power
Trump no longer commands the political support he once claimed. U.S. voters have roundly rebuked the U.S. president in a referendum on his leadership.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on on the day the final steel beam goes into the ballroom, at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2026
Beaten at home, Trump faces stark choice on Iran: deal or escalation
Facing a Democratic Congress able to constrain his military options, Trump has a greater incentive to seek a deal.
Excess natural gas is burned off at a power plant in Odessa, Texas, on Oct. 15.
COMMENTARY
Nov 4, 2026
America is making a ‘freaking fortune’ in an energy crisis
U.S. and Canadian natural gas consumers are not facing the economic fallout of the Iran conflict due to the shale revolution and geography.
Employees empty perishable goods from freezers at a supermarket in Sjoebo, Sweden, on Monday after a hacker attack on refrigeration systems that affected several countries in Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2026
Uncool! Hacking refrigerators is a hint of threats to come
Fiddled freezers are not a national security threat. But think of refrigerators as the tip of the iceberg.
An Iranian woman holds Iran's national flag on a street in Tehran on Nov. 1.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2026
Khamenei empowers talks as Trump says Iran deal could happen
Iran’s president didn’t clarify the extent of the authority bestowed by Khamenei or if it signals a broader shift in the Islamic Republic’s red lines.
A building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Juffair, Manama, Bahrain, on March 1.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2026
Trump’s Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn’t choose
Iranian missiles striking U.S. military bases and Gulf energy facilities exposed a vulnerability at the heart of security in the Middle East.
A woman walks past a mural bearing the Iranian national flag in Tehran on Oct. 26.
WORLD
Nov 2, 2026
Gulf states fear fiercer Iran retaliation if U.S. strikes again
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. and Israel would “finish the job” in Iran.
A China Southern Airlines plane lands at Beijing Capital International in Beijing on March 13, 2020. The airline returned to the black in 2025 for the first time since 2019 but is also set to slip back into the red, estimates showed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2026
China’s top three airlines head for full-year losses as fuel costs weigh
The price of jet fuel has more than doubled since the U.S. and Israel launched a military campaign against Iran in late February.
A woman walks past a mural bearing the Iranian national flag in Tehran on Oct. 26.
WORLD
Nov 1, 2026
Iran warns U.S. and Israel against new attacks after Trump and Netanyahu threats
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he could launch fresh military action after the United States holds its midterm elections.
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.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘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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