East Japan’s 10 most magical winter scenery experiences, as chosen by travelers.
East Japan’s 10 most magical winter scenery experiences, as chosen by travelers
People tend to be pretty divided on winter weather in Japan. Some see it as a welcome alternative to the heat and humidity of summer, while others would choose any amount of profuse sweating over cons...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
East Japan’s 10 most magical winter scenery experiences, as chosen by travelers.
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UN rights body holds emergency session on Iran's protest crackdown reut.rs/461Tgth
UN rights body holds emergency session on Iran's protest crackdown
The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Friday to discuss the "alarming violence" used in Iran against protesters, while a group of states will call on United Nations' investigators to document alleged abuses for future trials.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
UN rights body holds emergency session on Iran's protest crackdown reut.rs/461Tgth
These renowned, centuries-old pilgrimage routes allow for an intimate and profound journey through the country.
Pilgrimage Routes in Japan: Walking Ancient Paths of Faith
Three of Japan's most renowned pilgrimage routes, which allow for an intimate and profound journey through the country on foot.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:26 AM
These renowned, centuries-old pilgrimage routes allow for an intimate and profound journey through the country.
13-Year-Old Student Arrested After Stabbing Janitor at School in Tatarstan.
13-Year-Old Student Arrested After Stabbing Janitor at School in Tatarstan - The Moscow Times
Police in the republic of Tatarstan arrested a teenager on Thursday after he wounded a janitor in a school stabbing attack.
www.themoscowtimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:41 AM
13-Year-Old Student Arrested After Stabbing Janitor at School in Tatarstan.
UK supported French operation to board sanctioned Russian tanker, minister says.
UK supported French operation to board sanctioned Russian tanker, minister says
The French Navy was assisted by the UK to board a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, named the Grinch,
www.channelnewsasia.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
UK supported French operation to board sanctioned Russian tanker, minister says.
Germany’s Friedrich Merz met with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni ahead of tonight’s talks, officials from Meloni’s office said.
EU leaders gather to sketch out Trump game plan — live updates
Summit aims to find a coordinated response to the U.S. president’s threats against the continent.
www.politico.eu
January 22, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Germany’s Friedrich Merz met with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni ahead of tonight’s talks, officials from Meloni’s office said.
Azumi’s remark about U.S. base infuriates CDP Okinawa chapter.
Azumi’s remark about U.S. base infuriates CDP Okinawa chapter | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
A top official of the main opposition party ignited a fierce internal backlash by backtracking on the party’s long-standing policy of opposing the relocation of a U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefect...
www.asahi.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Azumi’s remark about U.S. base infuriates CDP Okinawa chapter.
Japan minor opposition head Taro Yamamoto to step down as lawmaker over ill health.
Japan minor opposition head Taro Yamamoto to step down as lawmaker over ill health - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Taro Yamamoto, the head of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, said Wednesday he will step down as a lawmaker in the upper hous
mainichi.jp
January 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Japan minor opposition head Taro Yamamoto to step down as lawmaker over ill health.
Donald Trump’s Immigration Plans.
Donald Trump’s Immigration Plans (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Donald Trump’s Immigration Plans.
Associated with Japan’s Zen temples, karesansui dry landscape gardens are creations of stones and sand that prompt contemplation.
Karesansui: Japan’s Dry Landscape Gardens
Associated with Japan’s Zen temples, karesansui dry landscape gardens are creations of stones and sand that prompt contemplation.
www.nippon.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Associated with Japan’s Zen temples, karesansui dry landscape gardens are creations of stones and sand that prompt contemplation.
Pub Owners Turn Against Government in Britain’s Latest Rebellion
Pub Owners Turn Against Government in Britain’s Latest Rebellion
More than 1,000 pubs have banned Labour Party members over a plan to raise taxes. Even hairdressers are refusing service.
www.wsj.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Pub Owners Turn Against Government in Britain’s Latest Rebellion
For Europe’s far right, Trump has become a liability
For Europe’s far right, Trump has become a liability
The U.S. president’s threats over Greenland have spurred national leaders to distance themselves from a figure they once praised.
www.politico.eu
January 22, 2026 at 11:50 AM
For Europe’s far right, Trump has become a liability
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BREAKING: Taro Yamamoto, leader of the opposition Reiwa Shinsengumi party, will resign from the Upper House due to health reasons, he announced on Wednesday.
Reiwa Shinsengumi leader Taro Yamamoto to resign from Upper House due to health
Yamamoto, who founded the party in 2019, said he will focus on his health for an “indefinite” period but stay on as the party’s leader.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:37 AM
BREAKING: Taro Yamamoto, leader of the opposition Reiwa Shinsengumi party, will resign from the Upper House due to health reasons, he announced on Wednesday.
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Xi Jinping faces an unfamiliar dilemma. Should he push back harder against American coercion to protect interests far from China’s shores? Or should he make a deal that helps with his country’s more immediate priorities?
Donald Trump’s adventurism is unsettling China
Pushing back could threaten a trade deal and progress on Taiwan
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January 21, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Xi Jinping faces an unfamiliar dilemma. Should he push back harder against American coercion to protect interests far from China’s shores? Or should he make a deal that helps with his country’s more immediate priorities?
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Britain’s government just found out the quickest way to start a revolution in the UK: Raise taxes on pubs on.wsj.com/4bF3rYj
Pub Owners Turn Against Government in Britain’s Latest Rebellion
More than 1,000 pubs have banned Labour Party members over a plan to raise taxes. Even hairdressers are refusing service.
on.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Britain’s government just found out the quickest way to start a revolution in the UK: Raise taxes on pubs on.wsj.com/4bF3rYj
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While all Americans can get tax breaks for giving, those 70½ or older have the best choices. Here’s the rundown on two key tax-favored ways to give.
How Seniors Can Donate More to Charity and Pay Less in Taxes
While all Americans can get tax breaks for giving, those 70½ or older have the best choices. Here’s a rundown on two key tax-favored ways to give.
on.wsj.com
December 13, 2024 at 9:56 PM
While all Americans can get tax breaks for giving, those 70½ or older have the best choices. Here’s the rundown on two key tax-favored ways to give.
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Exclusive: The Trump transition team is exploring ways to drastically shrink or even eliminate top bank watchdogs, including the FDIC
Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators
Advisers asked potential nominees whether Trump could abolish the FDIC
on.wsj.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Exclusive: The Trump transition team is exploring ways to drastically shrink or even eliminate top bank watchdogs, including the FDIC
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If Donald Trump resurrects the maximum-pressure approach to Venezuela that defined his first term, he is likely to intensify the suffering of ordinary Venezuelans—and exacerbate the country’s migration crisis, writes Francisco Rodríguez.
The Case for Engagement With Venezuela
Maximum pressure will only strengthen Maduro.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:28 PM
If Donald Trump resurrects the maximum-pressure approach to Venezuela that defined his first term, he is likely to intensify the suffering of ordinary Venezuelans—and exacerbate the country’s migration crisis, writes Francisco Rodríguez.
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Donald Trump hopes to remove 11 million unauthorized immigrants as part of his mass deportation goals. But because of international diplomacy, cost and legal proceedings, it won't be easy. Here's how past administrations compare. nyti.ms/3AQM3A7
November 27, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Donald Trump hopes to remove 11 million unauthorized immigrants as part of his mass deportation goals. But because of international diplomacy, cost and legal proceedings, it won't be easy. Here's how past administrations compare. nyti.ms/3AQM3A7
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Moderate solar storms may make the northern lights visible in the uppermost parts of the nation, though it won’t be as dazzling as last month’s star show.
A solar storm may make the northern lights visible again in the U.S.
Moderate solar storms may make the northern lights visible in the uppermost parts of the nation, though it won’t be as dazzling as last month’s star show.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Moderate solar storms may make the northern lights visible in the uppermost parts of the nation, though it won’t be as dazzling as last month’s star show.
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“Are those fireworks?” In busy skies over the Middle East, passenger jets share airspace with missiles.
Missiles and Commercial Jets Are Sharing the Skies in One of the World’s Busiest Flight Corridors
Scores of airlines have stumbled into a war zone in the Middle East; “we were lucky.”
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:56 PM
“Are those fireworks?” In busy skies over the Middle East, passenger jets share airspace with missiles.
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When the next pandemic strikes, Americans will again depend on a cadre of senior health officials to steer the nation’s response and reassure the public.
But the team rapidly assembled by President-elect Donald Trump is largely untested.
But the team rapidly assembled by President-elect Donald Trump is largely untested.
Trump health picks largely untested in fighting disease outbreaks
They have questioned vaccines and other interventions overseen by the health agencies they have been tapped to lead.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:37 PM
When the next pandemic strikes, Americans will again depend on a cadre of senior health officials to steer the nation’s response and reassure the public.
But the team rapidly assembled by President-elect Donald Trump is largely untested.
But the team rapidly assembled by President-elect Donald Trump is largely untested.
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On the heels of contentious climate talks in Azerbaijan, negotiators from around the globe are descending on Busan, South Korea, this week with another formidable goal: to hammer out the world’s first treaty designed to tackle plastic pollution’s explosive growth.
World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea
Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:45 PM
On the heels of contentious climate talks in Azerbaijan, negotiators from around the globe are descending on Busan, South Korea, this week with another formidable goal: to hammer out the world’s first treaty designed to tackle plastic pollution’s explosive growth.