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International

N. Korea fires short-range missiles a day after Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female PM

Early security test for Tokyo South Korea says North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, a day after

HOKKAIDO’S SALMON ROE PRICES SURGE AS CATCHES FALL

Food, climate, and a seasonal squeeze Consumers in Japan are paying sharply higher prices for autumn salmon roe, with Hokkaido

OP-ED SPARKS DEBATE: “WE CAN’T STOP CLIMATE CHANGE—SO PREPARE FOR IT”

What the argument is—and isn’t—saying A Wall Street Journal opinion piece argues that mitigation alone won’t keep pace with warming,

MAJOR AWS OUTAGE KNOCKS FORTNITE, ALEXA, SNAPCHAT—AND MORE—OFFLINE

What went down and where it started Amazon Web Services suffered a significant outage that took popular apps and services

EU’S TOP DIPLOMAT CALLS POSSIBLE PUTIN VISIT TO HUNGARY “NOT NICE,” TESTING EU UNITY

What the remark signals for the bloc The European Union’s foreign policy chief said a potential visit by Vladimir Putin

China’s internet giants hit pause on stablecoin plans as regulatory fog thickens

Big tech’s crypto rethink China’s top internet and fintech players have quietly frozen work on launching U.S. dollar–linked stablecoins after

AP confirms identity of Israeli hostage’s body handed over by Hamas

Identification and handover details Israel said Sunday it has identified one of two bodies transferred overnight by Hamas to the

Cities push back on FEMA flood maps as climate risk reshapes real estate

Mapping battles, local politics, and rising water When a Montana town successfully appealed to move neighborhoods off federal flood maps

Israel identifies body of hostage as Rafah crossing stays shut

A grim milestone amid fragile ceasefire dynamics Israel said it has identified the remains of Ronen Engel, one of the

‘Weekend Update’ skewers Trump over Santos release, bailout talk

Satire’s sharp edge on a crowded news weekend “Saturday Night Live” trained its sights on President Trump’s commutation of George