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Final vote count confirms uncertainty after Israeli election
Final vote count confirms uncertainty after Israeli election (washingtonpost.com) Final vote count confirms uncertainty after Israeli election By Joshua Yang 2026103017350400 Israeli election authorities released a final vote tally early Friday local time, setting the stage for backroom negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, the main opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot and the Arab parties as they vie to form a government.
Russia proposes a Trump-Xi-Putin meeting in China next month
Russia proposes a Trump-Xi-Putin meeting in China next month (washingtonpost.com) Russia proposes a Trump-Xi-Putin meeting in China next month By Joshua Yang; Catherine Belton; Cate Cadell 2026101916590500 Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a meeting with President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, people familiar with the Russian and Chinese discussions said.
India’s Modi faces unprecedented challenge to power as youth mobilize
India’s Modi faces unprecedented challenge to power as youth mobilize (washingtonpost.com) India’s Modi faces unprecedented challenge to power as youth mobilize By Joshua Yang 2026101316410600 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's grip on power in the world's largest democracy — long thought to be unshakable — is loosening, as massive youth protests crowd cities across the country and deliver Modi the most serious challenge he has faced since taking office in 2014.
Woman's killing stirs a long-simmering rage over U.S. military in Okinawa Original
TOKYO - Mounting anger over a U.S. Marine arrested on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman in Okinawa has once again inflamed long-simmering tensions over the U.S. military presence in the prefecture, as Tokyo seeks to enact the most sweeping change in its security strategy in Okinawa in decades. Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, was taken into custody on suspicion of killing Anna Yagi, 39, who died of suffocation in a hotel Saturday, local police said.
FBI says California woman spied for China on Taiwanese president’s son
FBI says California woman spied for China on Taiwanese president’s son (washingtonpost.com) FBI says California woman spied for China on Taiwanese president’s son By Huiyee Chiew; Joshua Yang; Rudy Lu 2026100513400500 TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. authorities arrested a California Realtor on Sunday on suspicion of acting as a Chinese agent and surveilling the Taiwanese president's son in Seattle, the FBI and federal prosecutors said.
With threats to midterms, states say Trump administration isn’t helping
With threats to midterms, states say Trump administration isn’t helping (washingtonpost.com) With threats to midterms, states say Trump administration isn’t helping By Joshua Yang; Warren P. Strobel 2026100410011800 U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring schemes by Russia and other adversaries to meddle in the midterm elections, but countering those threats has been complicated by the Trump administration's slashing of the federal government's election security infrastructure, officials say.
Singapore launches government dating app as birth rate plunges
Singapore’s government — long known for unabashed involvement in social behavior and private life — rolled out a pilot matchmaking service this month, as the country’s birth rate dwindles. The app, called FirstDate, is open for now to government employees between 21 and 35. It uses the Nobel-recognized Gale-Shapley matching algorithm, in true technocratic form, to create pairings.
With Netanyahu at the U.N., Mamdani plants an olive tree with Palestinians
With Netanyahu at the U.N., Mamdani plants an olive tree with Palestinians (washingtonpost.com) With Netanyahu at the U.N., Mamdani plants an olive tree with Palestinians By Joshua Yang 2026092420160700 New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a video of himself planting an olive tree with Palestinian families from Gaza at Gracie Mansion, the mayor's official residence, in an apparent rebuke to Benjamin Netanyahu shortly before the Israeli prime minister's address Thursday to the U.N. General...
Americans’ views of China have warmed, survey finds ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Americans’ views of China have warmed, survey finds ahead of Trump-Xi summit (washingtonpost.com) Americans’ views of China have warmed, survey finds ahead of Trump-Xi summit By Joshua Yang 2026092411310400 Americans' views of China have improved in recent years, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. The results come as President Donald Trump hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington.
As Trump meets Xi, rare earths give China a powerful hand
As Trump meets Xi, rare earths give China a powerful hand (washingtonpost.com) As Trump meets Xi, rare earths give China a powerful hand By Joshua Yang 2026092409010500 Ahead of his sit-down with President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping wields a source of leverage that has strengthened his hand in the tense rivalry between their countries.
StarKist’s tuna supply chain partly relies on forced labor, report finds
StarKist’s tuna supply chain partly relies on forced labor, report finds (washingtonpost.com) StarKist’s tuna supply chain partly relies on forced labor, report finds By Sammy Westfall; Rudy Lu; Joshua Yang; Lauren Kaori Gurley 2026091716120400 Migrant fishers and union organizers representing them say StarKist, a dominant canned tuna brand in the United States, buys albacore tuna for the U.S. market caught under working conditions that amount to forced labor, according to a report released...
In rare flurry of trips, Xi pitches China as stable alternative to U.S. under Trump
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has hit the road this September for an unusual series of diplomatic trips spanning four countries, three state visits, two multilateral summits and one widely anticipated meeting with President Donald Trump. A key part of his agenda: A pitch for China as a stable partner, especially for developing countries, during a period of what Beijing has portrayed as U.S.-driven geopolitical uncertainty.
In rare flurry of trips, Xi pitches China as stable alternative to U.S. under Trump
In rare flurry of trips, Xi pitches China as stable alternative to U.S. under Trump (washingtonpost.com) In rare flurry of trips, Xi pitches China as stable alternative to U.S. under Trump By Joshua Yang 2026090610010500 Chinese leader Xi Jinping has hit the road this September for an unusual series of diplomatic trips spanning four countries, three state visits, two multilateral summits and one widely anticipated meeting with President Donald Trump.
China, which once took the world’s factory jobs, is now losing them
China, which once took the world’s factory jobs, is now losing them (washingtonpost.com) China, which once took the world’s factory jobs, is now losing them By Joshua Yang 2026090109020200 Hundreds of millions of blue-collar workers were the backbone of China's astounding economic rise through the 1990s and 2000s, enabling the country to post year after year of double-digit economic growth. Those workers are now being left behind.
Beijing expands purge of top generals
Beijing widened its purge of top military leaders this week, dismissing more generals in the latest stage of a shake-up that has removed scores of senior military leaders since 2022, calling into question combat readiness as President Xi Jinping seeks to project power across the Indo-Pacific.
Beijing expands purge of top generals
Beijing expands purge of top generals (washingtonpost.com) Beijing expands purge of top generals By Joshua Yang 2026082914430200 Beijing widened its purge of top military leaders this week, dismissing more generals in the latest stage of a shake-up that has removed scores of senior military leaders since 2022, calling into question combat readiness as President Xi Jinping seeks to project power across the Indo-Pacific.
At least 540 killed in floods; search on for hundreds missing at Nepal-China border
At least 540 killed in floods; search on for hundreds missing at Nepal-China border (washingtonpost.com) At least 540 killed in floods; search on for hundreds missing at Nepal-China border By Aoife Walsh; Joshua Yang; N. Kirkpatrick 2026082811310700 Fears of further flooding complicated recovery efforts Friday, as authorities searched for hundreds of people still missing after devastating flash floods struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.
Rescuers race to find survivors after Himalayan floods kill more than 350
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Rescuers race to find survivors after Himalayan floods kill at least 350
Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, after catastrophic flash floods that swept through the Himalayan region destroyed homes, engulfed roads and collapsed bridges. More than 350 people have died, Nepali police said Thursday. Some 910 people remain unaccounted for, according to Nepal's national disaster management agency.
Rescuers race to find survivors after Himalayan floods kill more than 350
Rescuers race to find survivors after Himalayan floods kill more than 350 (washingtonpost.com) Rescuers race to find survivors after Himalayan floods kill more than 350 By Aoife Walsh; Joshua Yang 2026082710010100 Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, after catastrophic flash floods that swept through the Himalayan region destroyed homes, engulfed roads and collapsed bridges.
Scores dead, hundreds missing in flash floods on Nepal-China border
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Dozens dead, hundreds missing in flash floods on Nepal-China border
At least 98 people were killed in Nepal and China, and hundreds more were missing Wednesday as flash floods devastated the countries' Himalayan border region. In Nepal, at least 95 were dead, according to authorities, and 403 people, included 47 U.S. citizens, were among the missing, Nepalese authorities said. In China, where the flood caused “severe casualties,” state media reported , at least three were reported dead and 265 missing.
The U.S. and Canada are in a trade war. China aims to win it.
The U.S. and Canada are in a trade war. China aims to win it. (washingtonpost.com) The U.S. and Canada are in a trade war. China aims to win it. By Joshua Yang 2026082522230200 As President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on goods from around the world, China is casting itself in a role once claimed by the United States: champion of free trade and stable market in a chaotic world.
The U.S. is escalating its economic war on Iran. Here’s what that means.
After 10 weeks of stalled efforts to build President Donald Trump’s initial agreement with Iran into a broader deal to end the war, open the Strait of Hormuz and come to a nuclear settlement, the United States this week unveiled “Operation Economic Outcast.” The campaign of expanded sanctions and diplomatic pressure is aimed at further isolating Tehran, in part by imposing penalties on its remaining trade partners.
Kushner, Netanyahu make little progress on advancing Gaza deal after meeting
TEL AVIV — The president's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday in Jerusalem but made little progress toward fulfilling a plan for complete demilitarization of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Kushner, Netanyahu make little progress on advancing Gaza deal after meeting
Kushner, Netanyahu make little progress on advancing Gaza deal after meeting (washingtonpost.com) Kushner, Netanyahu make little progress on advancing Gaza deal after meeting By Lior Soroka; Karen DeYoung; Joshua Yang; Mohamad El Chamaa 2026081710320300 TEL AVIV — The president's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday in Jerusalem but made little progress toward fulfilling a plan for complete demilitarization of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli...
Trump signs memo authorizing private sector to launch cyberattacks
Trump signs memo authorizing private sector to launch cyberattacks (washingtonpost.com) Trump signs memo authorizing private sector to launch cyberattacks By Joshua Yang; Ellen Nakashima 2026081417030100 President Donald Trump signed an order Wednesday authorizing select private companies to carry out government-sponsored cyberattacks against foreign criminal hacking groups — actions that have until now been the domain of U.S. national security agencies.
Poland says it thwarted Russian assassination attempt on U.S. citizen in Warsaw
Poland says it thwarted Russian assassination attempt on U.S. citizen in Warsaw (washingtonpost.com) Poland says it thwarted Russian assassination attempt on U.S. citizen in Warsaw By Joshua Yang 2026081412010300 Polish security services have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen in the country, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday. A Russian national working under orders of Russian intelligence was arrested Friday in Warsaw, Tusk told reporters.
Colombia earthquake deaths climb to 239; hundreds remain missing
Colombia earthquake deaths climb to 239; hundreds remain missing (washingtonpost.com) Colombia earthquake deaths climb to 239; hundreds remain missing By Joshua Yang; Helena Carpio 2026081219140200 At least 239 people have died and more than 3,700 have been wounded in the earthquake that shook Colombia's Pacific coast this week, authorities said Wednesday, numbers that are expected to continue to climb as rescue and recovery operations continue.
Rescuers search collapsed hospitals for patients trapped by Colombia quake
CALI, Colombia — The four Jaramillo sisters arrived at the hospital at 7 a.m. Tuesday in hopes of seeing their father again. Héctor Jaramillo, 56, was recovering from a tracheostomy at Del Valle University Hospital on Monday when a six-story wing collapsed in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake here. Five people, including a child, were rescued alive from the rubble, a hospital official said. But as of Tuesday evening, there was no sign of Jaramillo.
Rescuers search collapsed hospitals for patients trapped by Colombia quake
Rescuers search collapsed hospitals for patients trapped by Colombia quake (washingtonpost.com) Rescuers search collapsed hospitals for patients trapped by Colombia quake By Christina Noriega; Joshua Yang; Victoria Craw 2026081110370000 CALI, Colombia — The four Jaramillo sisters arrived at the hospital at 7 a.m. Tuesday in hopes of seeing their father again.
At least 111 dead as 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Colombia
At least 111 people were dead and scores of buildings collapsed after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, authorities said. The temblor, which struck near San José del Palmar on Colombia's Pacific coast shortly after 7:30 a.m. local time, was the strongest to hit the country in a decade, according to the Colombian Geological Service.
7 killed and more than 20 injured in Thailand school shooting
7 killed and more than 20 injured in Thailand school shooting (washingtonpost.com) 7 killed and more than 20 injured in Thailand school shooting By Joshua Yang 2026080715540300 A 14-year-old student opened fire on seven people and wounded more than 20 on Friday in one of Thailand's deadliest school shootings in years.
Powerful earthquake strikes southern Japan; dozens reported missing
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu island in southwestern Japan on Tuesday, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency , with local reports of at least one fatality and dozens missing under a partially collapsed mall. The quake's epicenter was near Uto, just south of the city of Kumamoto, which is home to around 730,000 people. Severe shaking was reported in this area.
Powerful earthquake strikes southern Japan; dozens reported missing
Powerful earthquake strikes southern Japan; dozens reported missing (washingtonpost.com) Powerful earthquake strikes southern Japan; dozens reported missing By Ben Noll; Joshua Yang 2026072811470100 A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu island in southwestern Japan on Tuesday, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, with local reports of at least one fatality and dozens missing under a partially collapsed mall.
ICC’s chief prosecutor fired over sexual misconduct claims
ICC’s chief prosecutor fired over sexual misconduct claims (washingtonpost.com) ICC’s chief prosecutor fired over sexual misconduct claims By Joshua Yang 2026072420440300 The member states of the International Criminal Court voted Friday to fire Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor who brought the court to new levels of visibility — and controversy — by attempting to try Israeli leaders over the conduct of the war in Gaza, for alleged sexual misconduct, according to news reports.
Zelensky ousts Ukraine’s military commander as major shake-up continues
Zelensky ousts Ukraine’s military commander as major shake-up continues (washingtonpost.com) Zelensky ousts Ukraine’s military commander as major shake-up continues By Serhii Korolchuk; Catherine Belton; David L.
Nearly 100 U.S. troops injured in last two weeks of Iran war, Pentagon says
Nearly 100 U.S. troops injured in last two weeks of Iran war, Pentagon says (washingtonpost.com) Nearly 100 U.S. troops injured in last two weeks of Iran war, Pentagon says By Dan Lamothe; Joshua Yang; Mary Ilyushina 2026072012050100 The Pentagon said Monday that nearly 100 U.S. troops have been injured in the war with Iran over the last two weeks, underscoring the significance of Tehran's strikes on U.S. military installations across the region since negotiations to end the conflict collapsed.
The U.S. saw the first ‘China Shock.’ Now the world gets the sequel.
The U.S. saw the first ‘China Shock.’ Now the world gets the sequel. (washingtonpost.com) The U.S. saw the first ‘China Shock.’ Now the world gets the sequel. By David J.
Incoming U.K. prime minister promises ‘most significant change’ in 40 years
Incoming U.K. prime minister promises ‘most significant change’ in 40 years (washingtonpost.com) Incoming U.K. prime minister promises ‘most significant change’ in 40 years By Joshua Yang 2026071718130300 Andy Burnham was elected leader of Britain's Labour Party Friday, nearly the final step in an improbable takeover of British politics for the Greater Manchester mayor set to assume office as prime minister on Monday.
Trump tests China relations with election meddling claims
Cate Cadell, Joshua Yang President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed Beijing carried out the “largest compromise of election data in history” and alleged a vast cover-up by U.S. figures to conceal it, in a sharp reversal from the warmer approach to Beijing Trump adopted after his May meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown
Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown (washingtonpost.com) Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown By Joshua Yang 2026071521200100 Police in Hong Kong arrested five booksellers over alleged "seditious" material on Wednesday, as Beijing imposes increasingly strict control over the once-autonomous territory in successive free speech crackdowns.
China has become more popular than U.S. in much of world, survey finds
China has become more popular than U.S. in much of world, survey finds (washingtonpost.com) China has become more popular than U.S. in much of world, survey finds By Joshua Yang 2026071519040300 People view China more favorably than the United States in countries across six continents, a stark shift seen in recent years as perceptions of the U.S. sour, according to findings by Pew Research Center.
IGF-1 Monitoring and Dose Optimization With Long-Acting Growth Hormone Analogs
Practical Approach to Treating Growth Hormone Deficiency: How to Leverage Registries to Guide Treatment Decisions - Episode 2 Published on: An expert reviews key considerations for IGF-1 monitoring, timing of blood draws, and dose individualization when transitioning patients from daily growth hormone to long-acting analogs.
Real-World Registries vs Clinical Trials in Long-Acting Growth Hormone Therapy
In this portion of the discussion, Joshua Yang, MD, contrasts the roles of randomized clinical trials and real-world registries in assessing growth hormone therapies, with a particular focus on long-acting GH analogs. He frames clinical trials as essential for determining whether a therapy can work under controlled conditions, whereas registries are critical for understanding how that therapy performs in routine clinical practice.
Leveraging Growth Hormone Registries to Inform Long-Term Treatment Decisions
Practical Approach to Treating Growth Hormone Deficiency: How to Leverage Registries to Guide Treatment Decisions - Episode 3 Published on: An expert discusses how clinicians can apply registry data alongside randomized trial evidence to address long-term safety, persistence, and real-world outcomes in growth hormone therapy.
Long-Acting Growth Hormone Analogs: Beyond Convenience to Individualized Care
Practical Approach to Treating Growth Hormone Deficiency: How to Leverage Registries to Guide Treatment Decisions - Episode 4 Published on: An expert explains why long-acting growth hormone analogs represent more than a convenience upgrade, emphasizing adherence, treatment burden, and future directions in individualized dosing.
Europe is coming around on air conditioners. China is happy to help.
Europe is coming around on air conditioners. China is happy to help. (washingtonpost.com) Europe is coming around on air conditioners. China is happy to help. By Joshua Yang; Huiyee Chiew 2026071009013500 As Europe suffered through its worst recorded heat wave a few weeks ago, the majority of homes without air-conditioning, Americans looked on in climate-controlled confusion.
Best Practices for Initiating and Optimizing Growth Hormone Therapy in Pediatric GHD
Practical Approach to Treating Growth Hormone Deficiency: How to Leverage Registries to Guide Treatment Decisions - Episode 1 Published on: An expert outlines a practical framework for diagnosis, treatment initiation, and dose optimization in children with growth hormone deficiency.
U.K.’s Farage steps down to run again; France’s Le Pen to run for president
U.K.’s Farage steps down to run again; France’s Le Pen to run for president (washingtonpost.com) U.K.’s Farage steps down to run again; France’s Le Pen to run for president By Joshua Yang 2026070714350100 Two insurgent right-wing politicians in Europe, both under financial scrutiny that has jeopardized their political prospects, launched career-deciding election bids Tuesday.
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