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A combine harvester reaps a field of wheat early in the season due to France's current and late June heat wave in Marly-lez-Valenciennes, northern France, on July 7.
WORLD
Jul 23, 2026
Heat and war deal Europe¡¯s grain harvest biggest blow in decades
High temperatures are expected to cut the region¡¯s corn crop to the smallest in 19 years, as the Middle East conflict conflict has pushed up fuel and fertilizer costs.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron address journalists before their meeting in Bruehl, Germany, on July 16.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 23, 2026
Can Germany become a reliable pillar of European security?
Germany¡¯s military buildup under Chancellor Merz reflects a broader European effort to reduce reliance on the U.S. while taking greater responsibility for the continent¡¯s security.
Residents look at the sky illuminated by wildfires in Le Porge in southwestern France, early on Thursday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 23, 2026
Spain and France continue to battle wildfires as intense heat grips Southern Europe
Wildfires have burned more land in Europe this year than the annual average in the past two decades, as the continent has ?endured three virtually back-to-back heat waves.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces that an agreement has been reached on the city's 2027 budget at City Hall on June 30.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2026
Mamdani¡¯s American dream
Something new has emerged with the rise of so-called democratic socialists in the United States.
A protester holds a sign showing a crossed out abstraction of German dictator Adolf Hitler during a demonstration in Erfurt, eastern Germany on July 4.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2026
Austria hopes Hitler¡¯s birth house won¡¯t lure Nazi pilgrims after €20 million rebuild
A police station will open at the site after proposals for a museum were rejected due to the risk that a place of memory could be misrepresented by visitors.
Andy Burnham gestures after being confirmed as the Labour Party's new leader and the country's next prime minister, during a meeting in central London on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 19, 2026
Burnham likely to steer steady ship on U.K. foreign policy
One difference could be a tougher line on Israel.
Open-pit coal mine emissions are trickier to measure than emissions from underground mines.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Jul 16, 2026
Europe¡¯s coal mines say they slashed emissions. Experts don¡¯t believe them.
The dramatic falls in reported emissions have been traced to a small but fundamental change in the methodology for measuring them ¡ª one introduced by the EU.
A plane taxis across a wet runway at Oslo Airport on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 16, 2026
Drones, AI and white paint: Europe races to protect infrastructure from heat
Europe is having to adapt to rising temperatures that are stoking wildfires, causing thousands of excess deaths and putting infrastructure under growing pressure.
The roofs of new residential homes in Greehithe, England, on Monday
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2026
Solar is sending European power prices on a roller-coaster
Daily power-price swings are getting more severe as a flood of solar is quickly followed by a supply crunch.
Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, a member of the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt and cultural policy spokesman for the regional parliamentary group of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, speaks during a convention in Magdeburg on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2026
Schools become battleground as Germany¡¯s far-right AfD eyes regional election
The AfD sees Saxony-Anhalt, where ?it hopes to form a regional government for the first time, as a stepping stone to winning a federal election.
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) speaks beside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting ahead of a summit of the "Coalition of the Willing" to support Ukraine at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2026
European powers join forces to build anti-ballistic missile defense system
The decision signals a shift away from its reliance on the U.S. as Ukraine struggles against Russia¡¯s onslaught.
Supporters of a digital euro argue that ?it would reduce the euro zone¡¯s dependence on U.S. payment firms such as Visa, Mastercard and PayPal.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 14, 2026
Europe¡¯s digital euro: What it is and how it would work
The negotiations on rules for a digital euro aim to produce a final law by the end of the year and have it launch in 2029.
People at Zaryadye Park near St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in central Moscow on July 6
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2026
EU fails to adopt Russian sanctions and freeze oil price cap
The main points of contention were restrictions on the transport of Russian liquefied natural gas and measures regarding Austria¡¯s Raiffeisen Bank International.
Australia, Britain, China, India and the United States have already imposed a ?social media ban for children, or are considering one, which would mainly target TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2026
Children¡¯s social media curbs planned across EU, von der Leyen says
The move would be the biggest such ?effort to date to guard against online dangers.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on June 2.
WORLD
Jul 13, 2026
Hungary is poised to oust president in a rollback of Orban era
Prime Minister Peter Magyar¡¯s administration is seeking to oust President Tamas Sulyok less than three years into his five-year term.
A person shelters under an umbrella in front of the Sacre Coeur Basilica during a heat wave in Paris on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 13, 2026
Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heat wave, data shows
The vast majority of heat-related fatalities ¡ª more than 9,000 ¡ª were among people aged 65 and above.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with top officials as he visits the National Defense Control Center to oversee the test of a new hypersonic missile system called Avangard, which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads, in Moscow in December 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2026
China again warns Russia not to use nuclear arms against Ukraine
Beijing¡¯s message is a potent one for Moscow, given Russia has become increasingly reliant on China to enable its military production.
This handout photo released by the Military Emergency Unit (UME) on Friday shows firefighters working on a wildfire that killed 11 near Bedar in Los Gallardos.
WORLD
Jul 10, 2026
Eleven dead, 19 missing as Spain wildfire roars through village
Authorities said many of the victims might be foreign tourists but that they were still confirming their identities.
The end of Japan-bashing should not be mistaken for a vote of confidence. It may simply indicate that the world has shifted its attention to other sources of imbalance.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2026
The weak yen is not Japan¡¯s new strength. It is a warning.
The absence of Japan-bashing should not be mistaken for international approval. It may simply mean the world no longer sees Japan as the central imbalance problem.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and U.S. President Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
Trump turns on Spain and demands Greenland as NATO summit exposes cracks
The U.S. president¡¯s remarks overshadowed a summit that European leaders had hoped would ?project ?unity and support for Ukraine
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.

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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