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Judge orders Voice of America be put back together again. What are the chances that will happen?

Judge orders Voice of America be put back together again. What are the chances that will happen?

In a strongly worded decision last week, a federal judge ordered that the Voice of America — its mission to provide news for countries around the...

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David Bauder

Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?

Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?

Afghanistan says at least 400 people have been killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Monday night, with...

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Shannon bosch

Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to U.S. umbrella

Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to U.S. umbrella

Canadians are openly discussing the merits and risks of pursuing a nuclear weapon. Europeans are similarly considering a nuclear deterrent for the...

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Amy mcauliffe

Israel rapidly killing Iran's top leaders, but experts warn the strategy could backfire

Israel rapidly killing Iran's top leaders, but experts warn the strategy could backfire

Israel has killed one senior Iranian leader after another in airstrikes as it seeks to topple the Islamic Republic. But its past experience of...

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Sam Metz

Pete Hegseth is working hard to make sure the public hears only good news about Iran war

Pete Hegseth is working hard to make sure the public hears only good news about Iran war

Martha Gellhorn stowed away on a hospital ship to become the only woman journalist to land on Normandy Beach on D-Day. She carried stretchers before...

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Kathy kiely

Gulf states press U.S. to neutralize Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens

Gulf states press U.S. to neutralize Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens

Gulf Arab states did not ask the U.S. to go to war with Iran, but many are now urging it not to stop short by leaving the Islamic Republic still able...

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Samia Nakhoul

Trump faces coalition of the unwilling on Iran

President Donald Trump spent his first year back in power disparaging U.S. allies. Now he wants them to help America in the Iran war -- and they are...

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Danny Kemp

Oil isn’t just fuel: Iran conflict could disrupt markets for everything from plastics to fertilizers

Oil isn’t just fuel: Iran conflict could disrupt markets for everything from plastics to fertilizers

Tensions in the Middle East often trigger concerns about rising gasoline prices. But disruptions to oil supplies could affect much more than the cost...

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André o. hudson

Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels

Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels

In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels....

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Will Weissert

1933 and the ghost of Japan’s internationalism

1933 and the ghost of Japan’s internationalism

The recent inaugural summit of the Board of Peace in Washington has been presented by the Donald Trump administration as a decisive turning point The...

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Imran Khalid

Japan needs to consider offensive potential entailed in 'active defense'

Japan needs to consider offensive potential entailed in 'active defense'

When she announced a snap general election at a press conference on Jan. 19, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi cited proactive fiscal spending, a drastic...

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Aisa kiyosue

Trump-Infantino 'bromance' tested by Middle East war

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran represents a serious challenge to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino's relationship with President Donald Trump less than...

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Coralie febvre and keyvan naraghi

Iran bets on endurance, energy disruption to outlast U.S., Israel

Iran is wagering it can outlast the United States and Israel--not militarily, but by grinding the war into a brutal contest of endurance. Its strategy...

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Samia Nakhoul

Noem's firing is little comfort to Minneapolis residents struggling to recover from crackdown

Daniel Hernandez's grocery store in south Minneapolis has served Latino families for over 5 years, but he says it's on the verge of closing...

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Steve Karnowski

Russia sits back as Iran war escalates, expecting long-term gains

As U.S. and Israeli missiles and bombs rain on Iran, Russia has responded with words of indignation but no visible action to support its Middle...

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Vladimir Isachenkov

Hegseth's comments are reminder that government isn't always eager to show human cost to war

Remarks by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the American press emphasizes U.S. casualties in the Iran war because it “wants to make the president...

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David Bauder

Japanese companies leading in building nature-positive businesses – but gaps remain

Nature is rapidly becoming a strategic priority for Japan. The national Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2023–2030 sets an explicit mission...

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Jenni black

Growing more complex by the day: How should journalists govern use of AI in their products?

Like so many sectors of the economy, the news industry is hurtling toward a future where artificial intelligence plays a major role — grappling...

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David Bauder

Isolated and under fire: Iran strikes out as Russia and China stand aside

With its supreme leader killed and its war machine under relentless U.S. pressure, Iran now stands largely alone - its longtime partners Russia and...

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Samia Nakhoul

How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for U.S.

President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address on Feb 24, doubled down on his false claims that the U.S. elections system is compromised. He...

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Shelley inglis

Dubai's safe-haven status being put to the test

For decades, Dubai's sales pitch featured gleaming skylines, tax-free salaries, ease of doing business and something far more intangible: the...

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Hadeel Al Sayegh

Trump's 'America First' campaign battle cry gives way to military strikes abroad

President Donald Trump, whose fierce denunciation of military adventurism abroad fueled his unlikely rise to the top of the Republican Party, risks...

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Steven Sloan

Bored of peace? Trump keeps choosing war

On a U.S. late-night television show Saturday, the host played a clip from 2011 of a businessman warning that president Barack Obama "will start...

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Danny Kemp

Trump's Iran strikes mark his biggest foreign policy gamble

With his large-scale attack on Iran, Donald Trump has seized a legacy-defining moment to demonstrate his readiness to exercise raw U.S. military...

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Matt Spetalnick

Algorithms that customize marketing to your phone could also influence your views on warfare

When a coupon suddenly appears on your phone as you approach a store, you might find it convenient and even helpful. But the same AI systems that know...

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Justin pelletier

Artists and writers are often hesitant to disclose they’ve collaborated with AI – and those fears may be justified

Generative artificial intelligence has become a routine part of creative work. Novelists are using it to develop plots. Musicians are experimenting...

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Joel carnevale

Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigma

John Davidson, whose life inspired the award-winning biopic “I Swear,” involuntarily shouted a racial slur during Michael B Jordan and Delroy...

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Rena zito

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself

Public debate about artificial intelligence in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating. Will students use chatbots to write...

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Nir Eisikovits And Jacob Burley

Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices that addict...

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BARBARA ORTUTAY

Japan's nuclear policy needs scientific verification

Doing the right thing in the wrong way. This phrase is particularly appropriate for Japan's current nuclear energy policy. The government should...

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Tadahiro Katsuta

U.S. Supreme Court ruling offers little respite for global economy

While the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Friday against President Donald Trump's use of tariffs marks a clear setback for his use of trade...

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Mark John And Philip Blenkinsop

Tremors from the Epstein files rattle age-old foundations of Britain's House of Lords

Fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files has landed on the gilded wood and plush red benches of Britain’s House of Lords. Parliament’s upper chamber...

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Jill Lawless

What to know about the 'equal time' rule Stephen Colbert says led CBS to pull his Talarico interview

Stephen Colbert's comments that network executives pulled his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over fears it would...

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Meg Kinnard

Why Trump's comment on discussing Taiwan arms sales with China has raised concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that he is discussing potential arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping is raising concerns in...

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Simina Mistreanu

Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks

When the Federal Aviation Administration closed the airport in El Paso, Texas, and the airspace around it on Feb 10, the cause was, ironically, the...

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Jamey Jacob

Washington Post's sports section was gold standard, all the way to the end

The Washington Post sports section died Wednesday. Whether you blame natural causes or more avoidable factors, the loss for the D.C. area is immense....

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NOAH TRISTER

Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy

In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X but before he discontinued free academic access to the platform’s data, my colleagues...

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Filippo Menczer

Don't tune into the Super Bowl hoping for a break from politics

Don't tune into the Super Bowl hoping for a break from the tumultuous politics gripping the U.S. The NFL is facing pressure ahead of...

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Steven Sloan And Steve Peoples

The rise and fall (and rise again) of gold prices – what’s going on?

In late January, the gold price reached an all-time peak of around $5,500. January 30 saw one of the largest one-day falls in prices, which sank by...

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David McMillan

Japan’s election result redraws political lines across Indo-Pacific

Japan’s most recent national election has provided political clarity at a time of domestic economic pressure and evolving regional dynamics. While...

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Shafraz Rasheed

Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit U.S. tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away?

With an upcoming FIFA World Cup being staged across the nation, 2026 was supposed to be a bumper year for tourism to the United States, driven in part...

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Frédéric Dimanche And Kelley A McClinchey

Must the U.S. president be a moral leader?

The best presidents – including figures such as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – are celebrated not only as good leaders, but as good men....

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Michael Blake

Journalism may be too slow to remain credible once events are filtered through social media

In the first weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a strange pattern emerged in Western media coverage. Headlines oscillated between...

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Charles Edward Gehrke

RFK Jr pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore

A year ago, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said he wanted to rebuild trust in federal health agencies, and vowed to employ “radical...

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Mike Stobbe

Why is U.S. health care still most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?

In announcing its “Great Healthcare Plan” in January, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S....

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Patrick Aguilar

AI-generated text is overwhelming institutions

In 2023, the science fiction literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting new submissions because so many were generated by artificial...

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Japan Today

Even small EU nations go big on arms production, sending drones to Ukrainian front and beyond

There’s a chance the dreaded buzz of propellers heard on Ukrainian battlefields is coming from drones built in a country with a population of just...

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Japan Today

Barring last-minute nuclear deal, U.S. and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

The United States and Russia could embark on an unrestrained nuclear arms race for the first time since the Cold War, unless they reach an...

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Japan Today

Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown

No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has begun to break out across...

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Japan Today

ICE enforcement near schools traumatizes students and damages their academic performance

The Trump administration’s recent surge of more than 3,000 federal agents to Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, is creating ripple effects for...

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