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Deadline nears for Taiwan’s Chinese immigrants to prove no China household registration

Chang Chih-yuan as a child, with his mother and Taiwanese father, when they were still living in China. Chang Chih-yuan hide caption toggle caption Chang Chih-yuan TAIPEI, Taiwan — The clock is ticking for roughly 12,000 Chinese immigrants in Taiwan, who have until Monday to prove they've given up their household registration in China. Failure

Trump calls for a deal on Israel’s war in Gaza, as signs of progress emerge

People take part in a protest demanding the end of the war and immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday pleaded

Iran and the U.S., Part Three: Soleimani’s Iran

Enlarge this image Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. UNCREDITED/AP hide caption toggle caption UNCREDITED/AP Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. UNCREDITED/AP The

‘Kisses yes, Bezos No,’ protesters say, as Bezos wedding stirs controversy in Venice

Activists stage a protest in Venice, Italy, Saturday, June 28, 2025, denouncing the three-day celebrations for the wedding between Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos that took place in Venice. Antonio Calanni/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Antonio Calanni/AP/AP VENICE, Italy — Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice's central streets on Saturday to say

Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary’s ban

Participants in the Pride march cross the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday. Rudolf Karancsi/AP hide caption toggle caption Rudolf Karancsi/AP BUDAPEST, Hungary — Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history in an open rebuke

With a series of wars, Israel’s military reshapes the Mideast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Soroka Hospital in the southern city of Beersheba, after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran on June 19. Israel has scored a series of military successes and reshaped the Middle East since being stunned by a surprise Hamas attack in October 2023. Marc Israel Sellem/AFP via

In an about-face, Germany plans to build Europe’s biggest military

German soldiers participate in a ceremonial roll call on May 22 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Germany, which leads a multinational NATO task force in Lithuania, is in the process of deploying a 5,000-strong brigade to Lithuania on a permanent basis. NATO is strengthening its eastern flank as a deterrent to what it sees as an aggressive

Iran and the U.S., Part Two: Rules of Engagement

Enlarge this image Thousands of Iranians chanting "Death to America," participate in a mass funeral for 76 people killed when the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, in Tehran, Iran, July 7, 1988. They hold aloft a drawing depicting the incident. 290 people were killed in the July 3, 1988 incident. Mohammad Sayyad/CP/AP