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Gregory WALTON
Candidates for U.N. secretary-general must receive nine votes from the 15 available in the U.N. Security Council and must also avoid a veto by any of the five permanent members, which are deeply divided.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2026
Selection process for next U.N. chief underway
Four women and three men are so far in the running to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who will complete his second five-year term on Dec. 31.
Stonewall National Monument in New York on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
¡®Outrage¡¯ as LGBTQ pride flag removed from Stonewall monument
The removal of a rainbow flag from the U.S.¡¯s most prominent gay monument after new rules issued by the Trump administration sparked an outcry and noisy protest on Tuesday.
The United Nations Security Council during a meeting concerning a U.S. proposal for a U.N. mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
U.N. Security Council votes for international force for Gaza
There were 13 votes in favor no vetoes, with Russia and China abstaining.
United Nations Security Council members vote on a resolution calling for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York on June Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2025
Anger as U.S. blocks Gaza ceasefire resolution at U.N. Security Council
It was the 15-member body¡¯s first vote on the situation since November, when the United States also blocked a text calling for an end to fighting.
Palestinians collect food aid packages from a UNRWA warehouse in Deir Al-balah, Gaza, on Jan. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2025
Israel defies U.N. and vows to cut ties with UNRWA, with U.S.¡¯ blessing
UNRWA¡¯s offices and staff in Israel play a major role in the provision of health care and education to Palestinians, including those living in Gaza.
A rebel fighter stands in front of an abandoned tank in the town of Adra on the northeast outskirts of Damascus on Monday.
WORLD
Dec 18, 2024
Conflict in Syria ¡®has not ended,¡¯ U.N. warns
The U.N.¡¯s special envoy for Syria has warned of ¡°significant hostilities¡± already witnessed there between Turkish-backed and Kurdish fighters.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 25, 2024
At U.N., world leaders warn against ¡®full-scale war¡¯ over Lebanon
The U.N. General Assembly comes after Lebanese authorities said Israeli strikes had killed 558 people ¡ª 50 of them children.
Yemenis chant slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza, in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on Dec.15, 2023. The Houthis have been firing on ships allegedly linked to Israel in the Red Sea in avowed solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2024
U.S., allies warn Houthis of ¡®consequences¡¯ of ship attacks
Warning comes as freight rates spike due to re-routing of vessels around Africa to avoid the Red Sea, where the Iran-backed militant group is active.
Then-Harvard University President Claudine Gay attends a candle lighting ceremony for the seventh night of Hanukkah on Harvard University¡¯s campus on Dec. 13. Faced with a new round of accusations over plagiarism in her scholarly work, Harvard¡¯s president Claudine Gay announced her resignation on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2024
Harvard president resigns after rows over plagiarism, anti-Semitism
Claudine Gay had come under ferocious attack over plagiarism accusations and her response to antisemitism on campus amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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