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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits the Forbidden City in Beijing on Thursday
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 31, 2026
Visit by Britain’s Starmer shows drawbacks of ‘China pivot’ in countering Trump
The deals the British leader brings back to London show the limits of the balancing act that middle powers may try to play.
Wes Streeting's record and abilities are being scrutinized, with some Labour lawmakers questioning whether he has what it takes to be a better prime minister than Starmer, despite his engaging character and communication skills.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2026
Is Streeting, a slick Eastender, Britain’s next prime minister?
Labour MPs — fearful about Nigel Farage’s populist Reform U.K. winning the next general election — need a plan B. They must hope Wes Streeting can step up in.
In most rich nations, COVID-19 left a lasting increase in mortality that has yet to fully unwind, according to an analysis by the University of Hong Kong.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2026
COVID-19 left lasting rise in deaths in rich countries, study shows
The findings challenge the idea that the pandemic mainly hastened the deaths of the frail who would have died soon anyway and result in fewer fatalities in later years.
The island of Diego Garcia. British ministers are trying to establish whether the U.S. administration intends to veto a deal with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, according to a person familiar with the matter.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2026
U.K. examines whether Trump can derail Chagos deal after U.S. reversal
The U.S. president supported the agreement last year, but last week called it an “act of total weakness” and “great stupidity.”
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting during his visit to China, in Beijing on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2026
Britain’s Starmer seeks fresh start and economic wins with China
Britain’s prime minister has made improving relations with China a priority, despite lingering ‍misgivings about espionage and human rights.
Website publishers argue that Google's artificial intelligence-generated summaries discourage clicks to their original pages, reducing traffic to their sites and, in turn, cutting their advertising revenue.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 29, 2026
U.K. proposes letting websites refuse being included in Google’s AI search
Website publishers, particularly media outlets, say artificial intelligence pilfers their content without compensation to feed its models.
British and Japanese flags are displayed ahead of a welcome ceremony as the HMS Prince of Wales, flagship of the U.K. Carrier Strike Group, arrives at Tokyo International Cruise Terminal in August.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2026
Time for a revamped Japan-U.K. strategic architecture
Pax Americana imposed order through dominance. The system that succeeds it will not be hegemonic but networked — a lattice of partners capable of collective action.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 28, 2026
A year into Trump presidency, ‘pivot to China’ gathers pace
While President Donald Trump’s policies have strained ties with traditional U.S. allies, China has turned its focus to fostering ties with key partners, including Canada and India.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2026
Not allies, not enemies: Britain’s ties with China
Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes to boost trade after years of strained relations, but must balance this with security concerns over a potential threat posed by China.
U.S.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brushed off fears of Europeans weaponizing bond sales at Davos, but his response hinted at unease over America’s reliance on foreign capital.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2026
After Davos, bond markets are wielding a new big stick
Many now agree with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s assertion at Davos that the postwar international rules-based order has suffered a “rupture,” not a transition.
Britain's Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage and former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who defected from the Conservative Party to Reform U.K., react following a news conference in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2026
Braverman joins Farage’s Reform in latest blow to U.K. Tories
A Tory influx has opened Nigel Farage up to the charge he’s filling his Reform party with members of the unpopular administration of former Prime Minister Liz Truss.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during an interview at Downing Street in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2026
Starmer says U.K. won’t be forced to choose between U.S. and China
Starmer’s trip to China comes on the heels of a similar delegation by Canadian counterpart Mark Carney.
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2026
U.K. to create new ‘British FBI’ police service
The move is being called the biggest shake-up in British policing ‌since Robert Peel established the first professional force in ​1829.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media in the briefing room of No. 9 Downing St. in central London on Jan. 19.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2026
Trump hails U.K. troops’ sacrifice after backlash over NATO remark
Donald Trump stopped short of making a full apology, but said that British forces are “second to none.”
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak during a news conference at Chequers last September in Aylesbury, England.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2026
U.K. PM slams Trump for saying NATO troops avoided Afghan front line
Trump appeared unaware that 457 British soldiers were among NATO troops who died during the conflict in Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks.
Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of the Apple Daily, arrives at West Kowloon Courts in Hong Kong in October 2020 to face charges related to an alleged illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2026
Fair trade: Jimmy Lai’s freedom for China’s very big U.K. Embassy
China will take over the Royal Mint building next to the historic Tower of London and spend over $1 billion building out its largest embassy in Europe.
The former Royal Mint Court office complex in London, the future site of a new Chinese embassy, on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
U.K.’s China embassy gamble shows changing calculations in divided West
British and U.S. politicians, local ​residents and British-based Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners say the new building could be used as a base for espionage.
Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean at the center of a controversy over sovereignty
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
Trump flips position to attack U.K.’s Starmer over Chagos deal
In a post on Truth Social, the president cited Britain’s decision to return sovereignty of Diego Garcia to Mauritius as a reason for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.
The Royal Mint Court, the proposed site of a new Chinese mega embassy at Royal Mint Court, in London on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2026
U.K. lays groundwork to approve controversial Chinese embassy
The decision on whether to grant planning permission for the embassy is set to be controversial due to ongoing concerns about the site’s position near sensitive cables.
British anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Oct. 13, where he was on trial charged with an offense under the Terrorism Act. The court later found him not guilty.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2026
So what does it mean to be properly English?
There’s nothing wrong in anybody taking pride in being English, of course, but as Orwell said, there’s something very un-English in shouting about it.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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