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Workers walk through a thermal power plant damaged by Russian missile strikes in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Nov. 28.
WORLD
Dec 3, 2024
Energy workers battle to keep the lights on in Ukraine
The workers see themselves as on the front line of a crucial battle in the war with Russia — to supply millions of people with power despite Moscow's attacks.
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 22, 2024
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said use of the new missile amounted to "a clear and severe escalation" in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation.
A Ukrainian soldier carries a shell to a field gun being fired at the advancing Russian Army, in the Donetsk Oblast on Nov. 16. As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth winter, a decision by the Biden administration now allows U.S. long-range missile strikes inside Russia.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2024
Ukraine fires U.K. cruise missiles into Russia, a day after using U.S. ATACMS
The strikes were widely reported by Russian war correspondents on Telegram and confirmed by an official on condition of anonymity.
An American-made multiple launch rocket system, or MLRS, is used to launch a missile by Ukrainian soldiers in eastern Ukraine on March 9, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024
Are long-range strikes against Russia too late to save Ukraine?
They could help Kyiv defend its foothold in Russian territory seized as leverage in any war talks, but may come too late to change the course of the war, analysts say.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks after winning the presidential election runoff in Chisinau on Monday. The pro-EU incumbent won a tense presidential runoff, beating her rival backed by a pro-Russian party in what she described as a "lesson in democracy."
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2024
Moldova's pro-Western Sandu claims election win after meddling allegations
With 98% of the ballots counted, Sandu led Stoianoglo with 54.35%, the Central Election Commission said.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers comfort a woman crying over the body of her 15-year-old son following a missile attack in Kharkiv on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 2, 2024
In Ukraine, hopes of war breakthrough slim whoever wins U.S. election
For many in war-torn county, the outcome of the U.S. election and its impact on the war with Russia feels less likely to be pivotal than it once did.
A volunteer for Moldovan presidential candidate Octavian Ticu's campaign hands out leaflets while agitating voters in a street ahead of the country's upcoming presidential election and a referendum on future European Union membership, in Chisinau, Moldova, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2024
Moldova votes on European future in shadow of alleged Russian meddling
Pro-Western president Maia Sandu hopes to advance her agenda by winning a second term.
A Ukrainian serviceman carries a part of a downed Russian suicide drone amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, near Kyiv last November.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2024
Russia produces new kamikaze drone with Chinese engine
The intelligence indicated that a subsidiary of a Russian state-owned weapons-maker produced more than 2,500 attack drones from July 2023 to July 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 6, 2024
Zelenskyy overhauls Cabinet with slew of new ministers and top diplomat
Andrii Sybiha, 49, an experienced diplomat who does not have a prominent public profile, takes the reins of the foreign ministry, replacing Dmytro Kuleba.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a news conference in Warsaw on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 23, 2024
Indian PM Modi set to visit Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy
The visit, which follows a trip by Modi to Moscow in July, is important for Western-backed Kyiv.
A still image taken from drone footage on Wednesday shows what the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade "Oleksy Dovbusha" says are multiple launch rocket system strikes on Russian troops, in Novozhelanne, Donetsk Region, Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2024
Ukraine says it hits pontoon bridges in Russia with U.S.-made weapons
A video shows strikes on several crossings in the Kursk region, where Russia has reported that Ukraine has destroyed at least three bridges over the Seym river.
A Ukrainian Humvee passes through a destroyed Russian border post at the Sudzha border crossing with Ukraine on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 16, 2024
Ukraine faces challenge holding Russian territory
By bringing the war to Russia, Zelenskyy faces the risk of weakening Kyiv's defenses along the front in Ukraine.
Ukrainian servicemen operate an armoured military vehicle on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on Tuesday. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on Aug. 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2024
Ukraine says advance into Russia ‘going well,’ creating strategic buffer
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his nightly address on Wednesday, said Kyiv’s strategic goal has been achieved.
Ukrainian soldiers ride in armored personnel carriers near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Aug 14, 2024
Ukraine says it's advancing in Russia's Kursk region and hints at 'next steps'
Ukraine blindsided Moscow by pouring thousands of troops into the western Russian region of Kursk last week.
An Iranian missile during the National Army Day parade in Tehran in April
WORLD
Aug 11, 2024
Iran to deliver hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia soon: sources
Moscow possesses an array of its own ballistic missiles, but the Fath-360 system could allow Russia to use more of its arsenal for targets beyond the front line.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and others at a position of Ukrainian servicemen in the town of Kupiansk last November.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 13, 2024
Being Volodymyr Zelenskyy: How war has changed Ukraine's leader
His ambition when he was elected in 2019 had been to help Ukraine become a modern democracy, before that was shattered by Russia's invasion in 2022.
A woman carries a young patient outside after a Russian missile strike on the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 10, 2024
Kyiv hospital took a direct hit from a Russian missile: U.N. analysis
Ukraine flew its flags at half mast in a national day of mourning to mark the deaths of 44 people across the country from Monday's air attacks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2024
U.S. and most EU nations to boycott Putin's inauguration over Ukraine war
France and some other EU states were expected to send an envoy despite a plea by Kyiv.
Ukrainian soldiers take cover during fighting in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 25, 2022.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2024
Kharkiv's civilians under fire as Ukraine faces 'catastrophic' air defense shortage
The city is so near the border that Russian missiles can reach their target in less than a minute.
Ukrainian armed forces volunteers take part in basic training in Kyiv last month. Military analysts say Ukraine needs to address acute problems with manpower and a shortage of artillery shells.
WORLD
Apr 12, 2024
Ukraine parliament passes bill to overhaul army draft rules
Military analysts say Ukraine's armed forces need to address acute problems with manpower.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
A year after going private, structural reforms bearing fruit for Toshiba
Toshiba's Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Koji Ikeya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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