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A displaced Palestinian woman washes clothes on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City on July 14.
WORLD / Society
Jul 22, 2026
In Gaza, a mother¡¯s hunt for water lays bare a worsening health crisis
Gaza is facing an unprecedented collapse of its water and sanitation systems, warn aid agencies, U.N. officials and Palestinian ?health authorities.
Palestinians amidst the rubble of ruined buildings in the Jabalia camp near Gaza City, northern Gaza, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Hamas dissolves Gaza government, but Israel dismisses move as ¡®stunt¡¯
The ?area remains in ?ruins more than 2? years after the latest Gaza conflict was triggered by Hamas¡¯ Oct. 7, ?2023, raids on Israel.
Mourners carry the body of Hamas leader Mohammed Odeh and other Palestinians in a funeral procession in Gaza City on Wednesday, a day after his targeted assassination by the Israeli army.
WORLD
May 28, 2026
Palestinians mourn slain Hamas militant chief as Israel escalates Gaza attacks
The Israeli military said Mohammad Odeh was killed in a targeted attack on Tuesday night, just over a week after his predecessor was killed.
A Palestinian man casts his ballot at a polling station during municipal elections in the Palestinian town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 27, 2026
Abbas loyalists win Palestinian municipal elections, including some seats in Gaza
Saturday¡¯s ballot marked the first elections of any ?kind in the Gaza ?Strip since 2006 and the first Palestinian polls since the Gaza war began more than ?two years.
A Palestinian woman registers before casting her ballot at a polling station in the village of Beit Furik, southeast of the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Nablus, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2026
Palestinian local elections give some Gazans first chance to vote in years
The West Bank-based Palestinian Authority hopes the symbolic inclusion of the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah will reinforce its claim to ?authority over the territory.
Fadel Al-Naji, 14, who lost both legs, sits beside his brother Amir Al-Naji, 11, who lost an eye, after they were injured in an Israeli strike, at their home in Gaza City.
WORLD / Society
Apr 17, 2026
Gaza¡¯s war amputees short of prostheses under Israeli restrictions
Such is the need for prosthetic limbs that two medical centers said they were trying to reuse old prosthetic limbs recovered from people killed in the war.
The maternal uncle of Bissan, who was evacuated as a premature baby during the two-year Israeli offensive for treatment in Egypt, plays with her after she returned to Gaza as her Palestinian mother Sundus al-Kurd reaches her arms out, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Apr 2, 2026
Babies evacuated from Gaza two years ago returned to their overjoyed parents
Eleven children, now toddlers, were reunited with their families in Gaza as part of ?a U.N.-organized mission that brought tears of joy and celebration.
A Palestinian patient lies inside an ambulance, accompanied by relatives, as they make their way back to their homes after being informed by officials that their travel scheduled for today through the Rafah border crossing was postponed, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Feb 5, 2026
Israeli strikes kill 24 in Gaza, health officials say
Among the dead was a medic who rushed to help victims of a strike in the southern city of Khan Younis and was then killed by a second attack on the same location.
Ambulances carrying Palestinians seeking medical treatment drive on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in northeastern Egypt on Tuesday after Israel permitted a limited reopening of the Palestinian territory's border post.
WORLD
Feb 3, 2026
Slow movement at Gaza border after Israel reopens Rafah crossing
The Rafah crossing, largely shut for most of the war, is the sole route in or out for nearly all of Gaza¡¯s more than 2 million residents.
Friends and family members mourn the death of a 19-year-old after his body arrives at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis on Thursday after allegedly being shot by an Israeli sniper.
WORLD
Jan 30, 2026
Israel releases 15 Palestinian bodies as truce deal shifts to next phase
Subsequent stages of the ceasefire deal remain to be fulfilled, with deep splits over what comes next, including Hamas disarmament.
A Palestinian boy searches for recyclable material at a landfill against the backdrop of destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2026
Israeli fire kills three in Gaza, medics say, as U.S. pushes deal
Earlier, medical workers said an ?Israeli drone exploded on the rooftop of a building in Gaza City, wounding four civilians in the street nearby.
A mourner reacts as they attend the funeral of a Palestinian who, according to medics, was killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2026
Israeli forces kill 11 in Gaza hours after hitting militant rocket launch site
The Israeli military accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire twice in the past 24 hours, an allegation that a source from the Palestinian militant group said is being checked.
A Palestinian rummages through the rubble of his destroyed home to build a shelter for his family ahead of winter in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD
Dec 15, 2025
Hamas says Israel¡¯s killing of senior commander threatens ceasefire
Israel says Hamas senior commander Raed Saed was one of the key architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war.
Destroyed buildings in the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians, in the central Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. The death of a Bedouin tribal leader based in Israeli-held Rafah in southern Gaza would be a boost to Hamas, which has branded him a collaborator and ordered its fighters to kill or capture him.
WORLD
Dec 5, 2025
Anti-Hamas Gazan tribal leader killed in setback for Israeli policy
Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader based in southern Gaza, had led the most prominent of several small anti-Hamas groups that emerged in Gaza during the war.
Palestinians walk among piles of rubble and damaged buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
Gaza truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists
The Gaza Health Ministry said on Monday that at least 342 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire since the start of the truce on Oct. 10.
A local market in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 15, 2025
Hamas quietly reasserts control in Gaza as post-war talks grind on
After a ceasefire began last month, a dozen Gazans say they are increasingly feeling Hamas asserting its authority in various ways.
A displaced Palestinian woman shows her torn tent, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 5, 2025
Gaza not getting enough tents and food as winter approaches
Aid agencies say supplies are still far short nearly four weeks into a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Red Cross transports the body of a deceased Israeli hostage as part of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages
The bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch were returned to Israel for burial after an identification process was completed.
A Palestinian man reacts next to the body of a man, who according to medics was killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating U.S.-brokered ceasefire
The development is the latest test of the fragile deal brokered earlier this month.
A member of the civil defense walks next to a fire truck as the team searches for bodies trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a severe lack of equipment and capabilities needed to recover the victims, according to Palestinian Civil Defense, in Gaza City on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025
Trump threatens Hamas amid push toward next steps of Gaza truce
With the existing truce already shaky, the U.S. and mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey are trying to move toward?the far more complicated second phase of talks.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

Podcast

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

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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