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Japan Shuffles the Cabinet, the Political Version of Rearranging the Living Room
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled Japan’s Cabinet to revive sagging support while keeping key foreign and defense ministers in place.
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Famous people doing famous-people things, with the volume turned down and the eyebrow raised.
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Pope Leo Honors Modern Martyrs Without Turning Their Suffering Into a Slogan
Pope Leo XIV praised modern witnesses of faith and urged the church to remember people killed amid persecution, oppression and conflict.
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America and China Agree AI Is Dangerous, Then Point at Each Other
AI safety is expected to reach the Trump-Xi agenda, but technological competition keeps turning cooperation into mutual suspicion.
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Palestinian Leaders Are Denied UN Visas Again, Because Diplomacy Apparently Works Better Without Diplomats
The Trump administration denied visas to Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian officials for the UN General Assembly for a second consecutive year.
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Rainmakers Are Being Blamed for Climate Chaos They Cannot Control
Traditional rainmakers in Uganda and South Sudan face threats and violence as climate change makes droughts and floods less predictable.
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Congress Leaves Early While Thomas Massie Tries to Impeach Pete Hegseth
Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early as Rep. Thomas Massie pressed an impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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The Fed Raises Rates for the First Time in Three Years, and Your Credit Card Felt It
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point, its first increase since 2023, as inflation remained stubborn.
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Pope Leo Ends Vatican Pay Cuts, Giving Employees the Birthday Present
Pope Leo XIV marked his 71st birthday by repealing pandemic-era salary reductions affecting cardinals, senior officials and religious employees.
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Washington Moves $52 Million in Military Aid Closer to Home and Calls It Strategy
The Trump administration is redirecting $52 million in military financing from Europe and the Middle East to four countries in the Americas.
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Canada May Become the EU’s First Associate Member, Because Geography Is Apparently Negotiable
The European Commission proposed a first-of-its-kind associate membership for Canada as Ottawa seeks alternatives to U.S. economic dependence.
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New Jersey Gets a New Catholic Bishop After an Almost Yearlong Wait
Pope Leo XIV appointed Newark auxiliary Bishop Michael Saporito to lead the Diocese of Metuchen and accepted another U.S. bishop’s retirement.
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Trump Sanctions South Africa Over Claims It Discriminates Against White People
The Trump administration announced visa sanctions tied to disputed claims about South African land policy and discrimination against whites.