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U.S. President Donald Trump during an American mining industry roundtable at the State Department in Washington on Aug. 7.
WORLD / Politics
Trump makes sweeping new demands on Iran as deal hopes dim
By Josh Wingrove and Patrick Sykes
The new demands from Trump, come after Tehran asked for compensation for the U.S. and Israeli war launched on Feb. 28.
Ukrainian service members who have surrendered after weeks holed up at Azovstal steel works are seen inside a bus, which arrived under escort of the pro-Russian military at a detention facility in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the settlement of Olenivka in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine on May 17, 2022.
WORLD
Ukrainian prisoners recount torture, sexual abuse while in Russian detention
By David Brunnstrom and Andrea Shalal
More than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war interviewed reported experiencing torture or ill-treatment, according to a U.N. official.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19.
WORLD / Politics
Pleasing no one: Netanyahu puts election first with Gaza decision
By Shaun TANDON
Israel will be voting for the first time since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, the deadliest ever against the country.
WORLD
More than 100 killed after strongest quake this century hits western Colombia
WORLD
Yemen¡¯s Houthis attack Saudi refinery after kingdom signs defense pact
WORLD / FOCUS
Angers mounts in U.S. over vast network of car license plate cams
WORLD
Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria as drone explodes near pipeline

Politics

This combination of file photos created on Monday shows then-London mayoral candidate Count Binface (L) posing for a photo on College Green beside the Palace of Westminster in London on April 25, 2024; and Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage (R) speaking during the inaugural Conservative Political Action Conference Great Britain in south-east London on July 17. Hard-right U.K. politician Nigel Farage will be fighting for his parliamentary seat in snap polls on August 13, 2026, going head-to-head with parody candidate Count Binface in a snap election.
Politics
Farage vs. Count Binface: What to know about U.K. snap poll
Set in motion by Farage amid a probe into his finances, the election may backfire as all of the major political parties denounced it as a stunt.
Politics
Five years after return, Afghan Taliban government builds diplomacy
By Rosie SCAMMELL
Politics
Iran shakes up security team after saying Oman deal ¡®very close¡¯
Politics
Burnham begins U.K. cost-of-living tour amid row over prisoners
By Alex Wickham
Politics
Iran ties Hormuz reopening to U.S. concessions on several demands
Politics
Turkey says Mecca defense pact could be widened to include Egypt
By Patrick Sykes
Politics / FOCUS
What to expect from the new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan deal

Crime & Legal

Alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan is transported out of the Special Criminal Court after appearing on charges of organized criminal activity following his extradition to Ireland from the United Arab Emirates, in Dublin on Sunday.
Crime & Legal
Alleged Irish crime boss Kinahan charged with directing criminal organization
Daniel Kinahan, 49, was extradited by the United Arab Emirates on Sunday following his April arrest in Dubai where he lived openly for the last 10 years.
Crime & Legal
Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with aiding terrorism
Crime & Legal
Berlin Pride attack suspect killed by police after manhunt
By Naomi Kresge
Crime & Legal
German police hunt suspect after deadly car ramming near Berlin Gay Pride
Crime & Legal
Influencer Andrew Tate and brother arrested in Miami
Crime & Legal
A cocaine bust in Spain leads all the way to Wall Street
By Rodrigo Orihuela and Donal Griffin
Crime & Legal
ICE agent fatally shoots driver in Maine, days after similar death in Texas

Science & Health

A volunteer makes announcements while intercepting a passenger boat after a passenger who had disembarked earlier died following the development of symptoms consistent with Ebola, in Kinshasa, Congo, on Aug. 5.
Science & Health
Ebola case count set to increase as Congo officials track hidden infections
By Jason Gale
The shift comes as confirmed cases climbed to 4,209 and deaths totaled 1,916, pushing the outbreak¡¯s crude case-fatality ratio to 45.5%.
Science & Health
Why Congo¡¯s Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics
Science & Health
WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak
By Robin Millard
Science & Health
A day in the life of Congo¡¯s overstretched Ebola surveillance teams
By Clement Bonnerot
Science & Health
HIV progress in ¡®real danger¡¯ as global funding plummets
Science & Health
Ebola outbreak in Congo set to become second-largest on record after confirmed cases reach 3,200
By Jason Gale
Science & Health
U.S. and Congo Ebola travel curbs may hamper humanitarian aid response
By Jason Gale and Michael J Kavanagh

Society

Afghan girls take their midterm exams at a primary school in Kabul on July 21. Fathers in Afghanistan choked up in despair describing the education ban that stops their daughters going beyond primary school.
Society
Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education
By Isabelle WESSELINGH
A U.N. poll found 90% of Afghan men wanted girls to go to secondary school, with nearly two thirds considering it ¡°pious¡± for fathers to support a daughter¡¯s education.
Society
Study documents a precipitous decline in the number of languages
By Will Dunham
Society
Gaza teen triumphs in school despite war, loss and displacement
Society
In Gaza, a mother¡¯s hunt for water lays bare a worsening health crisis
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas
Society
South Africa¡¯s anti-migrant unrest led over 160,000 to flee
Society
¡®In our blood¡¯: Palestinians keep horse culture alive against all odds
By Louis BAUDOIN-LAARMAN
Society
Tractors out, oxen in for fuel-starved Cuban farms
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America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
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.
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.
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.
¡®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.
¡®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.
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.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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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.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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