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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits a military training area to observe the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, at an undisclosed location in Germany on June 11, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2026
Iran conflict could divert U.S. weapons from Ukraine
Most of the ballistic missiles and drones Iran has fired have been intercepted, including with PAC-3 Patriot missile interceptors Ukraine relies on to defend its infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a news conference on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, on Feb. 24.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 3, 2026
European capitals push back as Ukraine seeks fast-track EU membership
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants a 2027 date to join the EU as part of a settlement to end Russia’s war.
The U.S. attacks on Iran contradict Washington’s stated strategic priorities, risk draining resources from the Indo-Pacific focus on China and expose the persistent dilemma of Middle East entanglements.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2026
The Middle East ensnares another U.S. president
Trump’s attack on Iran undermines the credibility of objections to Chinese aggression.
Japan aims to become a wartime-resilient “unmanned systems hub” by expanding domestic military-drone production and integrating allied cooperation.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 2, 2026
Lessons for Japan from Russia’s war in Ukraine
Japan aims to become a wartime-resilient “unmanned systems hub” by expanding domestic military-drone production and integrating allied cooperation.
Oil tanker Ethera, part of the "shadow fleet" Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, is docked at the naval base in Zeebrugge, Belgium, after it was boarded and seized by Belgium's special forces on Sunday.
WORLD
Mar 1, 2026
Belgium seizes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker
Russia has used a flotilla of ageing tankers of opaque ownership to get around restrictions on its lucrative crude exports imposed over its 2022 all-out invasion of Ukraine.
Europe is a superpower and it is increasingly pursuing investments and reforms that will make it not only unassailable but also widely attractive in a dangerous world.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2026
Europe is stronger than the world thinks
Europe may be a different kind of superpower, given the extent to which it prioritizes values, rules and multilateralism over sheer might.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with European leaders in Kyiv on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2026
Russia weighs halt to peace talks unless Ukraine cedes territory
Talks planned for next week will be decisive in whether or not the sides can agree on terms to end the war, two people close to the Kremlin said.
Locals hold a Ukrainian flag on a destroyed bridge in Irpin, Ukraine, during a memorial ceremony on Tuesday marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2026
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already changed the world
Russia’s record in this tragedy is less inspiring. The war has been the catastrophe that even many in the Kremlin feared.
A woman collects Orthodox icons from a church destroyed in a Russian missile strike in the village of Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, in April 2023. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is entering its fifth year.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2026
Lessons from four long years of war in Ukraine
If the intelligence services got the invasion right, they got the war wrong. They badly misjudged Russia’s ability to fight and Ukraine’s determination to resist.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at a European Council meeting in Brussels on Dec. 18, 2025. Orban is promising to block every EU decision that might help Ukraine until Kyiv restores the damaged Druzhba pipeline.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
Orban’s hardening anti-Ukraine stance means trouble for the EU
The stakes for war-battered Ukraine couldn’t be higher, with funds threatening to dwindle in a matter of weeks.
People visit the Tretyakov Gallery in central Moscow on Feb. 15.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
‘Close our eyes’: To escape war, Muscovites flock to high culture
Concert halls are packed and museum attendance is up as war continues to rage between Russia and Ukraine.
Maria, a Ukrainian living in Russia for the past 20 years, has for four years watched with horror as her adopted homeland waged war against her native country.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
‘Considered a traitor’: Life of an anti-war Ukrainian in Russia
In war-torn Ukraine, her family considers her a traitor. In tightly controlled Russia, her life is defined by solitude.
A crude oil tanker near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, in 2022. Hungary ​and Slovakia, still reliant on Russian oil imports, are strongly opposed to any permanent ban.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
EU to propose permanent ban on Russian oil after Hungary election, document shows
The timing was ‌designed to prevent ‌the oil ban from becoming a major factor in Hungary’s election campaign, EU officials said, with the country strongly opposed to any ban.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a video address from his bunker in Kyiv, as Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Feb 24, 2026
Zelenskyy marks war anniversary vowing to fight on, with Ukraine’s allies divided
Divisions among its European partners overshadowed commemorations of the start of the conflict.
Anti-drone netting near the front line in Izyum, Ukraine, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 24, 2026
Four years into Putin’s war, the Ukraine peace push is stalling
Allies say the U.S. is pushing for a deal before its 250th anniversary celebrations on July 4. But there’s no hint Russian leader Vladimir Putin is budging on his central demands.
A Ukrainian honor guard stands as a symbolic illumination entitled "Rays of Memory" is projected over the graves of Ukrainian soldiers who died in the war with Russia, at Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Monday, hours before the fourth anniversary of the conflict's start.
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 24, 2026
Where do Ukraine and Russia stand after four years of war?
The conflict has had broad ramifications for the globe, including in the Indo-Pacific region, with Japanese officials emphasizing that “Ukraine today could be East Asia tomorrow.”
A Ukrainian serviceman looks at a Vampire, a heavy unmanned aerial vehicle, during its flight near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on April 5, 2025.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 24, 2026
From AI to Starlink: How drone tech is reshaping war in Ukraine
Without drones, modern warfare is now “impossible.”
Yekaterina Oreshkina, 39, owner of the BonCafe bakery chain, poses in front of a cafe she was forced to close due to rising food prices, rent and taxes, in Moscow on Feb. 18. Her other outlets remain open.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2026
In Russia, many restaurants and cafes close amid major slowdown
Consumption has stalled even in affluent Moscow.
Ukrainian servicemen great each other after their return from the front lines at an undisclosed location in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Feb. 10.
WORLD
Feb 24, 2026
Ukraine’s soldiers dare to dream of home as country marks four years of war
Today, the conflict looks very different to the early days after Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, with drones now responsible for much of the destruction.
Water vapor rises from residential buildings' autonomous heating systems during a power blackout and freezing temperatures, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's war in Ukraine, in Kyiv on Jan. 19.
WORLD
Feb 24, 2026
Power drought tips Ukraine’s economy into worst crisis since war’s first year
From steel mills to mines, cement-makers and food producers, Ukrainian industry is being forced to cut output and absorb rising costs.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
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.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
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.

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