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TIME Magazine - September 29, 2025

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In this issue

The Bridge
LEE JAE-MYUNG IS REBOOTING SOUTH KOREA AND COURTING DONALD TRUMP
BY CHARLIE CAMPBELL

South Korea’s Mojo
President Lee Jae-myung wants to restore the country’s reputation for innovation and dynamism
By Charlie Campbell

The Overlooked War
Though thousands have been killed in Sudan, both aid and outside attention are in short supply
Photographs by Moises Saman

Latino Leaders
From activism to entertainment, these 12 people are leaving their mark on their industries, the U.S., and the world

AMERICAN CRISIS

The killing of Charlie Kirk and the political violence

7 mins

The right to live

I MOURN FOR CHARLIE KIRK'S family. I didn't agree with almost anything he said, but he had a right to speak. Just as he had a right to go on a work trip and return safely to his wife and two young children at home in the state we share, Arizona.

4 mins

Are wildfires setting us back on air pollution?

WILDFIRES ARE REVERSING THE GAINS made by decades of clean-air standards in Canada and the U.S., according to new data published Aug. 28.

2 mins

What genocide scholars see in Gaza

ON AUG. 31, THE INTERNATIONAL Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) became the latest organization to address the question of whether Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide. “The government of Israel has engaged in systematic and widespread crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide,” read their resolution, which 86% of members approved.

1 mins

A new class of super companies

IN THE PAST YEAR, TARIFFS, AI, AND CHANGING CONsumer sentiments have made once dominant companies reshuffle their growth strategies. New giants emerged amid this shift. Nvidia, which this summer became the first public company to hit $4 trillion in market value, tops TIME and Statista's new statistical ranking of the World's Best Companies of 2025. The list measures employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency. Nvidia rose through the ranks on a wave of growing AI demand and a well-performing gaming division.

1 mins

In a great rivalry, a great victory

IN 2025, FOR THE FIRST TIME in modern tennis history, the same two men met in three major tennis tournament finals in the same year.

1 mins

UNITED STATES OF FOOTBALL

Being a pro football fan can be good for you and for those around you. As a new NFL season begins, you don't have to know the difference between a cover-four and a Tampa-2 defense to put on a hat, make a friend at the shop, and build a new family tradition. In an era marked by epidemics of loneliness and political distrust, sports fandom is one simple and universally accessible medicine.

3 mins

The Risk Report

JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, ISRAEL and Iran fought a 12-day war that shook the Middle East. Missiles and drones flew in both directions, but with a major assist from the U.S., Israel established dominance of Iran's airspace, repeatedly struck nuclear and military targets across Iran, and killed 30 security commanders and 19 of Iran's nuclear scientists. Iran's retaliation accomplished little that might deter Israel in the future.

2 mins

The D.C. Brief

WHEN DONALD TRUMP HAS SPOken of late, many Americans have been less interested in his words than his appearance. Is he wearing more makeup than usual? Any new bruises? Is he steady? It is perhaps a reasonable response after so much talk circulating this summer about whether Trump is at death's door or through it.

2 mins

CO₂ Leadership Report

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION filed plans in early September to cancel approval for two large wind-farm projects off the coast of New England, which represent an estimated value of nearly $15 billion and a source of new electricity in a time of growing demand.

1 mins

In the Loop

AT A LAKEFRONT VENUE IN SWEDEN in August, 18 individuals from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, the U.K. AI Security Institute, the OECD, and other groups gathered for an invite-only summit. On the agenda: arriving at an understanding of the likely ways advanced AI will impact the “social contract” between working people, governments, and corporations.

1 mins

Patagonia's idea of a global investment

EARLIER THIS YEAR, A TITANIUM MINE WAS SLATED for construction on the edge of Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, an unusually diverse ecosystem that is home to some of the country's most pristine wetlands. If built, the mine would likely have unleashed catastrophic pollution in the area.

5 mins

REBOOTING SOUTH KOREA

PRESIDENT LEE JAE-MYUNG ON HIS PLAN TO KICK-START HIS NATION'S ECONOMY– AND COURT DONALD TRUMP

9 mins

Crisis in the Shadows

MILLIONS DISPLACED, FAMINE SPREADING—YET SUDAN'S TRAGEDY UNFOLDS FAR FROM THE WORLD'S GAZE

4 mins

Latino Leaders

From ENTERTAINMENT to ACTIVISM, SPORTS to SPACE, these 12 PEOPLE are making their MARK on their FIELDS, the U.S., and the WORLD

9 mins

KiD OF THE YEAR

THROUGH HER HARD WORK, 17-YEAR-OLD TEJASVI MANOJ HOPES TO CREATE A SAFER WORLD FOR SENIORS

8 mins

PRAIRIE NOIR

Ethan Hawke plays an investigative reporter in a new series from the creator of Reservation Dogs

6 mins

A fighter reckons with his turbulent past

THE DAY BEFORE THE SMASHING MACHINE PREMIERES at the Venice Film Festival in early September, Mark Kerr describes his emotional state as “vibrational.” It’s tough to pin down where jet lag ends and nerves begin, but not long before audiences will see Dwayne Johnson act out his life story, the 56-year-old former mixed martial arts fighter is just trying to roll with the absurdity of the moment. Entrusting your story to someone and putting it out there for public consumption is no small thing, even when you’ve lived out much of that story in the public eye.

6 mins

Brotherly love and loathing in a New York City thriller

THE BLACK RABBIT IS THE KIND OF MANHAT-tan restaurant that invariably gets described as a clubhouse.

2 mins

David Lauren The fashion executive talks about AI, tariffs, and working for his father for 25 years

You’re the chief innovation officer and chief branding officer at Ralph Lauren. What does that actually mean you do?

3 mins

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TIME Magazine Description:

Publisher: Time-Magazine-HK-Limited

Category: News

Language: English

Frequency: Fortnightly

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