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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition secured a landslide win on Sunday, an outcome that could notably reshape the country’s relationship with China and drive major economic overhauls.  Takaichi’s choice to call a snap election just months after her historic rise to power paid off: her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was projected to win up […]

Upon meeting reporters near the finish line at Cortina d’Ampezzo’s Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Italy on Sunday afternoon, Breezy Johnson did something unexpected: she retrieved the gold medal she had just captured in the Olympic downhill event—the first American medal of these Milano Cortina Games—from her pocket. The 30-year-old Johnson had bounced so vigorously […]

Annually, on the second Sunday of February, American capitalism convenes around a singular, electronic hearth to witness one of humanity’s last surviving shared cultural experiences. We claim to watch for the football, yet plenty will readily admit they are there solely for the advertisements. This Sunday, for Super Bowl LX, companies have shelled out a […]

The long-awaited inaugural meeting of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is scheduled for February 19. The agenda will cover the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire and raising funds to rebuild the devastated territory. Trump announced the board’s formation last month at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Its founding members are the United […]

Olympic opening ceremonies have traditionally served as unifying, apolitical occasions—providing athletes from across the globe an opportunity to present their teams prior to the start of competition. However, when Vice President J.D. Vance was shown on the stadium’s large screen during the commencement of the 2026 Winter Games on Friday, clear sounds of booing and […]

In 2026, the globe will see a rare gathering of major sporting events: the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, and the Youth Olympic Games. Billions will watch, but sports’ true impact goes well beyond stadium walls. It unfolds in parks, oceans, schoolyards, and neighborhoods—shaping how people move, connect, and maintain their […]

Every reasonably successful opening ceremony has a point where you stop laughing at the overly earnest interpretive dancing and become completely engrossed. For this reviewer, that moment arrived early in Friday’s excessively long, predictably inconsistent, and dance-heavy yet still endearing event. (It was fortunate this didn’t occur past the three-hour point, as staying awake was […]

Olympic opening ceremonies often come across as overly choreographed, confusing, or simply odd. Yet some manage to evoke a feeling—even a positive one. This is especially true following four prior ceremonies that each faced unique hurdles: from the bone-chilling temperatures in South Korea in 2018, where the name “PyeongChang” still conjures literal shivers, to a […]

Donald Trump, the current President, is encountering broad condemnation from Republicans and Democrats alike after posting a video on his Truth Social account late Thursday evening that portrayed former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.  The video—removed from Trump’s account Friday as backlash grew—contained what seemed to be an AI-created segment […]

This week, markets saw a decline as AI company Anthropic rolled out new additions to Claude that can carry out a range of tasks typically done by software providers. Shares of software-as-a-service firms such as Adobe, Intuit, and Salesforce dropped sharply due to concerns that AI tools could eat into their business. (Marc Benioff, co-chair […]

When a new mother relocates from the city to the suburban cul-de-sac where her husband grew up, her initial interactions with the neighbors evoke a contemporary horror-comedy classic. “It’s giving,” says Samira, portrayed by the effervescent [actor’s name]. A determined lawyer on maternity leave, Samira is Black. The man she married hastily, Rob (Jack Whitehall), […]

Welcome back to In the Loop, TIME’s new twice-weekly newsletter about AI. If you’re reading this in your browser, why not to have the next one delivered straight to your inbox? Who to Know: Ben Liu, CEO, Formation Bio Much is discussed about how AI is speeding up drug discovery. Yet, the number of FDA-approved […]

Expecting a romantic partner to fulfill all your emotional needs is impractical. But what counts as a realistic portion—for you, me, or anyone? There’s no correct answer, yet director Harry Lighton playfully explores the options in his casually charming romance Pillion. The film is subtly tender: it examines, without judgment, what people desire, in the […]

A sport centered on sledding? That’s luge—from the French word for sled—where athletes lie on their backs on a compact sled, feet extended forward, and race down an ice track at roughly 100 mph with no mechanical brakes. Luge athletes compete in single or double events, and for the first time at the , women […]