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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov (center) attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, on May 13.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2023
Did Ukraine really kill a Russian admiral? Questions emerge.
Given Russia’s long history of refusing to acknowledge setbacks, it remains uncertain whether Sokolov was among those killed in the attack on Sevastopol.
People walk on the bank of the frozen Spree river in Berlin in 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2023
EU forecasts a more comfortable winter ahead without Russian gas
Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline had accounted for 15% of Europe's gas imports in 2021.
Finnish Army conscripts with the 2nd Military Police Company during a training exercise in a suburb of Helsinki on Sept. 6. After decades of going it alone in security issues, Finns are finding that life in a large alliance is complex, expensive and deeply political.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2023
Finland raced to join NATO. What happens next is complicated.
The country must integrate itself into the alliance and its requirement of collective defense — with all of its financial, legal and strategic hurdles.
Ukrainian refugees arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 5, 2022.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2023
Japan to introduce new residency status for asylum-seekers
A program to offer a long-term residence status that will allow asylum-seekers to work in Japan will be introduced in December.
Anti-war demonstrators mark the 78th anniversary of the United States' 1945 atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima with a march and protest in New York's Times Square on Aug. 6.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 26, 2023
Nuclear specter rises as world marks day for eliminating weapons
The goal of ridding the world of nukes appears more distant than ever as the U.S., Russia and China ramp up activity at their test sites.
Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov in September 2022
WORLD
Sep 26, 2023
Ukraine says Russian Black Sea Fleet commander killed
If confirmed, Viktor Sokolov's killing would be one of Kyiv's most significant strikes on Crimea.
Slovaks will vote on Sept. 30 in a tight election that polls show could deliver an unlikely comeback for Robert Fico.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2023
Russia may be about to get a new friendly leader in Europe
Slovaks will vote on Sept. 30 in a tight election, and former Prime Minister Robert Fico has tapped into concerns over the fallout from the Ukraine war.
The U.S. Army's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, its flagship medical center in Germany, is seen in 2021. The medical center has quietly started admitting Ukrainian Army soldiers who were wounded in combat, most of them American volunteers.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2023
U.S. Army hospital in Germany treating Americans hurt fighting in Ukraine
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center has quietly started admitting Ukrainian Army soldiers who were wounded in combat, most of them American volunteers.
A surgical center designed by Shigeru Ban Architects for a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine
JAPAN / Society
Sep 24, 2023
Shigeru Ban’s humanitarian architecture reaches Ukraine
Architect Shigeru Ban is working with the mayor of Lviv, in Ukraine, to expand a hospital and serve the growing number of people displaced by the war.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a news conference after addressing the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2023
Russia accuses West of 'de facto' fighting in Ukraine
This came after Kyiv said that Russian navy commanders had been killed or wounded in a missile attack on Moscow's Black Sea Fleet headquarters.
A satellite image shows smoke billowing from a Russian Black Sea Navy headquarters after a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2023
Ukraine attacks Russian Black Sea navy headquarters in Crimea
The strike on the symbolic heart of Russia's Black Sea fleet marks a major blow for Moscow.
An ATACMS, or the Army Tactical Missile System, is fired during joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises in July 2017.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2023
U.S. drops resistance to sending Ukraine long-range missiles
The Biden administration has agreed to provide Ukraine with a limited number of long-range ATACMS missiles, people familiar with the matter said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2023
Zelenskyy under pressure as Ukraine's allies shift priorities
Allies are pushing the Ukrainian leader to turn his attention to what kind of country will emerge from the war, even as Kyiv struggles for a breakthrough.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2023
In Washington, Zelenskyy makes case for critical aid to Ukraine
The Ukrainian leader thanked U.S. President Joe Biden for a new $325 million military aid package of weaponry and air defenses.
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (second from left) and her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba (second from right) hold talks in New York on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2023
New top diplomat Yoko Kamikawa vows ongoing support for Ukraine
Japan has been actively offering support to Ukraine, but has been limited to nonmilitary assistance due to restrictions imposed by its Constitution.
Poland's President Andrzej Duda sits next to Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Nations Sergіy Kyslytsya during a ministerial level meeting of the U.N. Security Council on the crisis in Ukraine in New York on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2023
Poland halts supply of arms to Ukraine as grain dispute escalates
Warsaw reacted to remarks by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the U.N. General Assembly accusing countries of feigning solidarity.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Kyiv turned to the world’s richest human, Elon Musk, as he was likely the only person on the planet capable of providing the communications it needed.
COMMENTARY
Sep 21, 2023
Elon Musk has power in Ukraine. Does he know how to use it?
When Russia invaded, Ukraine turned to Elon Musk because he was probably the only person on the planet capable of providing the communications it needed.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2023
In speech, Kishida seeks to maintain momentum for U.N. reform
Kishida stressed the importance of human security and alluded to the increasing dysfunction of the U.N. Security Council caused by Moscow's vetoing power.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2023
Zelenskyy tells U.N. it has stake against Russia 'genocide'
The Ukrainian president renewed an invitation for world leaders to join a "peace summit" to end the war on Kyiv's terms.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Monday in New York.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2023
Japan’s new top diplomat makes international debut
On the sidelines to the U.N. General Assembly sidelines, new Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa gets off to a quick start.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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