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URSULA VON DER LEYEN

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a College meeting of commissioners in Brussels on May 6.
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2026
The EU¡¯s commission chief is increasingly seen as too powerful
Sources say Ursula von der Leyen¡¯s working style is leading her broader campaign to revive the EU project to falter.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attend the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 27, 2026
EU and India set to successfully conclude major trade deal, says New Delhi
Officials hope the pact will help shield both India and the EU against challenges from the world¡¯s two leading economies, the United States and China.
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announce a U.S.-EU trade deal after a meeting at Trump Turnberry golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, in July.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2026
Trump¡¯s Greenland tariffs have blown up the EU ¡®appeasement¡¯ plan
At some point, said one senior EU diplomat, Europe may have to decide that a relationship with the U.S. is lost for now and the costs outweigh the benefits.
German Chancellor and the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union Friedrich Merz addresses the media in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
Merz¡¯s ambitions for Germany¡¯s role in EU put him at odds with von der Leyen
The German chancellor is trying to tug power back to Berlin, publicly rebuking the European Union¡¯s top executive on issues like trade, the EU budget, green policy and defense.
The plane transporting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her staff lifts off from the tarmac of Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, in Mihail Kogalniceanu, near Constanta, Romania, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2025
GPS system of EU chief¡¯s plane jammed, with Russian interference suspected
The EU did not address the question of whether it believe European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen¡¯s airplane had been deliberately targeted.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with European leaders in Washington on Monday amid signs of U.S. and its NATO partners drifting further apart.?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2025
All is not quiet on the Western front
The Trump-Putin Alaska summit is further evidence that the U.S. and its NATO partners are drifting further apart with each passing month.
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands following the announcement of a new U.S.-EU trade deal on July 27 in Turnberry, Scotland.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2025
The EU¡¯s economic surrender only deepens its dependence on the U.S.
The European Union¡¯s tariff deal with U.S. President Donald Trump highlights the bloc¡¯s inability to present a united front.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, in Prestwick, Scotland, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2025
EU¡¯s Von der Leyen to meet Trump in bid to clinch trade deal
After months of talks and shuttle diplomacy between Brussels and Washington, the two sides have been zeroing in on an agreement.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet throughout the day with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, according to an EU official.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2025
Xi to meet EU chiefs at downsized summit hit by trade and Ukraine
Tensions ranging from trade to the war in Ukraine are casting a shadow over an event that coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-EU diplomatic ties.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a speech during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on July 9.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 14, 2025
EU to engage more with other nations hit by U.S. tariffs ¡ª including Japan
The move comes as talks between the EU and the U.S. have dragged on and continue to be stuck on several issues, including cars and tariff rates on agriculture.
The European Parliament's censure vote against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlights backlash over her rightward shift and, if passed, could force a choice between centrists and nationalists.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2025
Ursula Von der Leyen faces a moment of truth
Von der Leyen¡¯s ongoing political ambiguity has become a strategic liability at a time when Europe¡¯s allies need clarity.
Leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, as well as the European Union all have something at stake at the Group of Seven Leaders¡¯ Summit in Alberta, Canada.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2025
G7 leaders prepare for delicate dance with Trump at summit in Canada
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seeking a trade deal with Trump on the sidelines of the summit, which would be a coup ahead of elections next month.
Volunteers and locals help to clean the mud off a street following heavy rains in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, on Nov. 5, 2024.
WORLD / Society
Mar 27, 2025
EU tells public to hold 72 hours of emergency supplies
A new strategy unveiled by the bloc calls for preparing for risks including natural disasters, cyber attacks and geopolitical crises.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2024
First candidates grilled in parliament test for EU top team
The showdown is a rare opportunity for the European Union parliament to flex its muscles against the bloc¡¯s powerful executive.
Italian former prime minister and economist Mario Draghi (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen take part in a joint news conference about the future of European competitiveness at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Sept. 9.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2024
Draghi warns Europe ¡ª and Japan ¡ª about the failure to innovate
The warning could not be clearer. Europe faces ¡°an existential crisis.¡± ¡°Over time, we will inexorably become less prosperous, less equal, less secure and, as a result, less free to choose our destiny.¡± Moreover, ¡°without action, we will have to either compromise our welfare, our environment...
French President Emmanuel Macron
WORLD
Sep 18, 2024
EU commissioner retreat shows Macron¡¯s waning clout in Europe
Thierry Breton abruptly quit on Monday in an unexpected twist in the highly political power transition that follows June¡¯s European elections.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference following their meeting in Moscow on July 5.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2024
Top EU officials to boycott Hungary meetings after Putin visit
Prime Minister Viktor Orban enraged his fellow EU leaders by jetting off to Moscow on July 5 on what he described as a ¡°peace mission¡± over Russia¡¯s war in Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference in Berlin on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2024
EU centrists work to build coalition after far-right parties gain in vote
The rightward shift may make it tougher to pass new legislation to respond to security challenges, climate change or industrial competition from China and the U.S.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban applauds after the announcement of the partial results of the European Parliament and municipal elections, in Budapest on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2024
Europe¡¯s far right seeks policy influence to match seat gains
Their election wins reflect a rising trend in the West to turn toward more far-right alternatives.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of her meeting with Mohammed Mustafa, Palestinian Authority prime minister, at the Chigi Palace in Rome on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 29, 2024
Once ostracized, Italy¡¯s Meloni is now center stage in Europe
If Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni backs center-right European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a second term, expect the Italian leader¡¯s influence to grow.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
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 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.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
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.

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