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(L to R) Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron chat on the 10 Downing Street doorstep as they say goodbye after their meeting in central London on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
European leaders ready to back ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia
Vladimir Putin said the offer did not come across as sincere and he currently ‌saw no point in meeting.
A captured Russian-Iranian Shahed-136 (Geran-2) kamikaze drone is put on display in Kyiv in November.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2026
Ukraine says drone hit nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl
The director general of the IAEA, said the incident was “deeply concerning as it occurred at a facility containing large amounts of nuclear material.
Heavy smoke billows in the background after Ukrainian drones hit infrastructure in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2026
Ukraine targets St. Petersburg after Putin refuses talks
The strikes on the city and the surrounding region set a defense ministry facility ablaze and disrupted operations at an airport for several hours.
Former residents of the Northern Territories join hands aboard the exchange ship Etopirika, in July last year.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2026
Ex-residents to hold memorial services near Japan-claimed isles
Former residents of Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan will hold memorial services for their ancestors at sea and in the air between July 25 and Nov. 7, the prefectural government of Hokkaido said Friday.
Teenagers hug outside an apartment block that was damaged when a nearby building was struck during overnight Russian missile and drone attacks in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 5, 2026
‘In the queue’: Busy with Iran, U.S. has little energy for Kyiv
When pressed to address the Ukraine conflict during congressional testimony, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S.-led negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv were at a stalemate.
A model of a Gazprom LNG carrier at an exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia, in October.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
Japan officials met metals and LNG firms in unusual Moscow talks
The talks underscored the importance Tokyo and Moscow place on keeping channels of communication open.
Smoke billows from the Kronstadt military base in northwestern Russia. Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St. Petersburg early on June 3 as officials gathered for a flagship economic forum in the city, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said.
WORLD
Jun 4, 2026
Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens
Some 20,000 people from 130 countries were to attend the three-day annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
A giant screen shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14. China distorts narratives portraying Japan as a military threat while similar dynamics in the U.S. erode truth and accountability.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2026
Defending democracy from the global war on reality
From Beijing to Washington, the very concept of objective truth feels unattainable
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk (right) hugs compatriot Elina Svitolina after winning their quarterfinal match at the French Open in Paris on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Jun 3, 2026
Shadow of war looms large over French Open as semifinal lineup takes shape
Tension has lingered since the opening week, driven by the fact that Ukrainians must compete against opponents from Russia and Belarus while their homeland faces bombardment.
Smoke and flames rise from garages damaged during a Russian missile and drone strikes, in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 3, 2026
At least 23 killed in Russian attack; Zelenskyy warns new assault possible
It ​was the third heavy assault on Kyiv in under a month.
People cross the street near flags with the logo of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) flying in front of the St. Isaac's Cathedral on the eve of the forum's opening in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2026
Putin’s ‘Davos’ haunted by war and stagnation despite the swank of influencers
The war looms large even if Ukraine is not mentioned once in the official program.
A man inspects a building damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2026
Nine dead, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across Ukraine
Moscow warned last week that it intended to launch “systematic strikes” on targets in Kyiv and urged foreign nationals to leave.
Ukrainian musicians take part in a presentation amid the Russian invasion in the city of Dnipro in April 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2026
The cultural component of national security
Russia’s war against Ukraine has involved a deliberate campaign of cultural erasure. Since 2022, more than 1,750 cultural heritage sites have reportedly been damaged or destroyed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2026
Russia finance officials tell Putin war spending is unaffordable
Finance Ministry officials have grown increasingly concerned about the state of Russia’s economy and state budget in recent months.
A Russian Su-27 flies over the Black Sea in April. Since the war began, Russian forces have received 12 Su-27 warplanes, while Ukrainian intelligence figures imply Russia outputs around 20,000 first-person view drones per day.
WORLD
Jun 2, 2026
Russian aircraft production surges as Putin pivots to drone war
With tanks and other conventional armor hitting limits, cheap and scalable unmanned systems have become one of the few areas of Russian industry still capable of rapid expansion.
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on June 15, 2025. Russia accused Ukraine of hitting a garage at the nuclear power plant on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2026
Ukraine hits pipeline, refinery and fuel depot in overnight strikes on Russia
The strikes are part of an escalating campaign against energy infrastructure often deep inside Russia.
War crimes investigators Roksolana Makar and Oleksii Starynets, from the Ukrainian nonprofit Truth Hounds, interview a woman who says she was tortured and raped by occupying Russian forces in 2022, in Izium, Ukraine, on Jan. 29.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 1, 2026
How Trump’s Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian war crimes
The aid cuts reflect a broader U.S. pullback from work on human rights violations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a press conference at the F16 air flotilla in Uppsala, Sweden, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2026
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeks progress on peace talks before winter
Talks brokered by the United States on moving toward a peace accord have stalled as Washington has focused on the conflict ​in Iran.
Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Saturday.
WORLD
May 31, 2026
Drone hits nuclear facility as Kyiv and Moscow trade strikes
Ukraine and Russia traded aerial attacks as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held what he called a special meeting on next steps with top aides.
A component of an onboard computer unit of an 'Oreshnik' intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), which Russia used during one of the recent attacks on Ukraine, is displayed in Kyiv on Friday.
WORLD
May 30, 2026
Russian Oreshnik missile fired in January was nine years old, Ukrainian experts say
The Oreshnik, which Russia first used against ‌Ukraine ‌in 2024, is a nuclear-capable missile with a range of over ​5,000 kilometers.
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.
Prior to launch, Japan ‘strongly urged’ China to reconsider missile test in Pacific
A missile is fired from a Chinese Navy nuclear-powered submarine on Monday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
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.
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.
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.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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