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U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was released from detention in Russia, waves as he disembarks the aircraft upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on Aug. 1, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2026
Evan Gershkovich on prison, Russia and liberty
The reporter was the first U.S. journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War before being freed in 2024.
A news program shows footage of the detention of a Japanese journalist accused of espionage, in Moscow on Oct. 13.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2026
Japanese journalist arrested in Russia is a pawn, not a spy
Tokyo must disabuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of the belief that journalists are pawns to be played in the great power’s game.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Sakhalin region Gov. Valery Limarenko during his visit on the Etorofu Island in August.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2026
Japan urges Russia to release journalist after confirming well-being
The Hokkaido reporter, identified by Russian authorities as Yuki Imai, has been accused of conducting espionage activities.
Under Article 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code — the country’s lese-majeste law — anyone who defames, insults or threatens the king, queen or heir apparent faces a prison sentence of three to 15 years.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2026
It’s time for Thailand to amend its controversial lese-majeste law
Thailand’s lese-majeste law is sending pro-democracy activists to prison.
Jimmy Lai, who founded the now defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily in Hong Kong, was handed a 20-year prison term on collusion and sedition charges under a national security law following a crackdown from Beijing.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2026
Trump says he raised case of Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai with Xi
The U.S. president was under pressure to raise high-profile humanitarian cases when he met with the Chinese leader in Washington last week.
Television cameras set up in front of the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2026
TV networks resume covering White House as press access fight continues
Trump last week banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, before a judge ordered the administration to restore their access.
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.
The CNN booth at the White House in Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump banned the network, along with MS NOW and Politico, from the White House on Sept. 18 as punishment for distributing what he branded as "fake news" and "fiction and lies."
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2026
U.S. judge blocks White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico
Judge Timothy Kelly found the revocation of the three news agencies’ press passes “likely violated their constitutional due process rights.”
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.
MS NOW correspondent Akayla Gardner reports from the sidewalk outside the White House after U.S. President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2026
CNN and MS NOW barred from White House after ban by Trump
CNN called the move “an illegal assault” on the constitutional rights of news organizations to report without hindrance.
U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2026
Trump says CNN, Politico and MS NOW banned from White House
The 80-year-old Republican warned that other outlets could face a similar fate but did not say which ones.
Stars and Stripes' Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin told CBS News he was being fired for "insubordination" following an interview with the network where he spoke about disagreements with the Department of Defense.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2026
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticize interference
The firings came after the paper, which is partially funded by the Pentagon but has long had editorial independence, reported on grim conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
An independent bookstore employee is being led away by policemen after the officers raided the "Have A Nice Stay" bookshop and confiscated items in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2026
Hong Kong police raid independent bookstore run by former journalists
Police said it searched two shops after being alerted to books with “seditious intention” found in a shipment from overseas.
The NATO leaders' summit is due to begin in Ankara today.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Turkey cracks down on press as NATO leaders gather in Ankara
As Turkey rises as a strategic defense partner, criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his heavy-handed methods is unlikely to be widely expressed.
Turkish police officers walk in front of protestors during an anti-NATO demonstration in Istanbul on Sunday, ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2026
Journalists arrested in Turkey as NATO summit looms
Human rights groups have complained of a shrinking space for dissent in Turkey in recent weeks.
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defense Forces, inspects a military parade from a vehicle during the inauguration ceremony of his father following his reelection as president at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala on May 12.
WORLD
Jun 29, 2026
Ugandan army chief shuts down main independent media group
Nation Media Group’s television station NTV Uganda and Daily Monitor newspaper will remain closed until further notice, Uganda’s army chief said in a series of posts on X.
People read the headlines of Ivorian newspapers at the side of a street in Ajame, a popular district of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 10, 2026
Self-censorship, insecurity, financial squeeze: Press under pressure in Cote d’Ivoire
Press freedom is more established in Cote d’Ivoire than in other west African nations but remains precarious in a region hit by conflict and under political and economic pressure.
A giant screen shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14. China distorts narratives portraying Japan as a military threat while similar dynamics in the U.S. erode truth and accountability.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2026
Defending democracy from the global war on reality
From Beijing to Washington, the very concept of objective truth feels unattainable
Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD
May 3, 2026
Pope marks World Press Freedom Day, laments violations and honors slain reporters
The pope ?urged the faithful to ?remember journalists and reporters who have lost their lives pursuing the truth, particularly ?in areas afflicted ?by conflicts.
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.
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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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