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PERSIAN GULF

Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles at Azadi Square in Tehran on Aug. 2
WORLD
Nov 11, 2026
Iran producing 50 missiles per month despite crippled industry
The U.S. has said since the early days of the war that Tehran’s arsenal, and its ability to reconstitute it, had been thoroughly degraded.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Oct. 19.
WORLD
Nov 11, 2026
Tankers continue to burn in the Middle East despite hopes for de-escalation
There is little sign of attacks abating in November, after 37 ships were attacked in October, the highest monthly total since the start of the war.
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.
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.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi addresses the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 31.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2026
The naive case for deploying U.S. nuclear weapons to Japan
Bringing U.S. nuclear weapons into Japan won’t help make the country more secure.
The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship docked at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Cambodia, where permanent residents living aboard the vessel have been forced to disembark, on Wednesday
WORLD / Society
Oct 29, 2026
A cruise ship was their home. Now residents of Villa Vie Odyssey must leave.
The ship’s hundreds of residents have been ordered to disembark in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, where it has been stranded because it can’t afford fuel.
Children play with Halloween decorations at a park in the Koh Norea satellite city in Phnom Penh on Oct. 22.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2026
Cruise strands passengers in Cambodia after fuel surge
The luxury cruise company suspended operations, citing “extraordinary” fuel costs.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan attends a meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 14.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2026
Abu Dhabi’s crown prince is spending billions to bypass Iran’s grip on Hormuz
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund is likely to spend tens of billions of dollars on new port infrastructure outside the embattled strait, sources say.
Israeli right-wing activists supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gather for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the Feast of the Tabernacles, in a field outside Kibbutz Nir-Am by the Israel-Gaza border on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2026
How Israel’s regional neighbors see its upcoming elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc is squaring off against that of his main opponent, centrist Gadi Eisenkot.
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Aug. 31
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2026
Iran says won’t soften demands as Trump rejects Hormuz offer
U.S. and Iranian negotiators had been exploring a deal that would see Tehran reopen the strait and Washington lift a blockade of Iranian ports.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2026
Iran and U.S. still far apart in talks, Iranian official says; Pezeshkian vows no surrender
Iran’s president condemned what he called a “bullying mentality” from U.S. President Donald Trump, who this week had threatened to “annihilate” Iran.
Women and children who fled fighting between the Houthis and government forces walk through a camp for internally displaced people near Aden, Yemen, on Sept. 19.
WORLD
Sep 23, 2026
Long-suffering Yemeni families flee renewed fighting
As fighting escalates once again, thousands of families have been forced from their homes, many of them for a second or third time.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a multilateral meeting with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council during the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
Trump threatens to annihilate Iran as diplomats push for deal at U.N.
In a ?statement, Iran’s Armed Forces dismissed Trump’s comments at the U.N. as “propaganda.”
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
U.S. team meets with Iranians despite Trump’s annihilation threat
The U.S. president described the meeting as “very good.” Iran has yet to comment on the meeting or say who attended.
Supporters of the Houthi authorities protest against the Saudi intervention in Yemen and against Riyadh's recent accusation that the Houthis fired at the holy city of Mecca, in Yemen's western Red Sea city of Hodeida, on Sept. 18.
WORLD
Sep 23, 2026
Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of deadly strikes as thousands flee
The recent Houthi takeover of Yemen’s Red Sea coast has heightened fears over global trade and shipping through the vital Bab al-Mandab strait.
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Burham's decision to support the Saudi campaign against the Houthis represents one of his first significant military decisions since becoming British prime minister in July.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2026
U.K. to give Saudi Arabia defensive refueling support to counter Houthis
The decision to support the Saudi campaign represents one of Burnham’s first significant military decisions since becoming prime minister in July.
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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