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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2016
Russian fighter reportedly does barrel roll over U.S. reconnaissance plane
A Russian jet fighter intercepted a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane on Friday in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner" over the Baltic Sea, the Pentagon said, and CNN reported the Russian pilot did a barrel roll over the U.S. plane.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2016
Marred debut liftoff at Russian cosmodrome embarrasses Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his space officials to raise their game on Wednesday after he flew thousands of kilometers to watch the inaugural launch of a rocket from a new spaceport, only for it to be called off.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2016
Being a Russian media mogul is dangerous
Putin now controls almost every wide-reaching news outlet in Russia. All he has to do is jerk the leash from time to time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 27, 2016
Syrian intervention moves Iran and Russia closer, but their alliance has limits
When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defense system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow to mark Army Day.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2016
Obama sends more Special Forces to Syria in fight against Islamic State group
President Barack Obama announced Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since its civil war began, but the move was unlikely to mollify Arab allies angry over Washington's cautious approach to the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 25, 2016
Russia's billionaire farmers reaping fortunes from food sanctions
Russia's geopolitical conflicts, anemic oil prices and weakened ruble are working out rather well for the country's biggest publicly traded farming company.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2016
Moscow's government in eastern Ukraine
A German tabloid has revealed that breakaway areas of eastern Ukraine are being treated as parts of Russia's sovereign territory.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2016
Syrian regime says Assad's future not up for discussion
The Syrian government's chief negotiator said President Bashar Assad's future was not up for discussion at peace talks, underlining the bleak prospects for reviving U.N.-led negotiations postponed by the opposition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 15, 2016
Kishida, Lavrov lay groundwork for Abe's Russia visit
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discuss signing a peace treaty to end the war and having Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visit Russia.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2016
Why China's latest power play may roil Russia
The Sino-Russian rivalry is back in the spotlight, thanks to a recent Chinese proposal for an anti-terror alliance in Central Asia.
WORLD
Apr 12, 2016
Russian attack helicopter crashes in Syria, two dead
A Russian Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopter crashed in Syria in the early hours of Tuesday morning killing both pilots, Russia's Defense Ministry said.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016
Putin puts an army at his personal command
Once again, instead of opening up and liberalizing, the embattled Putin regime is closing in on itself, and the man sitting on top of it is taking on more and more direct powers.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2016
War returns to the Caucasus region
The frozen war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has thawed, with serious implications for the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2016
U.S. christens self-driving, sub-hunting warship to meet China, Russia threat, eyes Japan tests
The U.S. military on Thursday christened an experimental self-driving warship designed to hunt for enemy submarines, a major advance in robotic warfare at the core of America's strategy to counter Chinese and Russian naval investments.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2016
Abe meets with Ukraine president, vows to raise Crimea issue at G-7 summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko in Tokyo on Wednesday and reaffirmed that Japan is committed to resolving the crisis in Crimea, adding that it will bring the issue to the Group of Seven summit next month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2016
Rebels shoot down second Syrian jet in a month
Rebels shot down a second Syrian warplane in less than a month on Tuesday and a monitoring group said they captured its pilot in an area near Aleppo where heavy fighting has erupted in recent days despite a cessation of hostilities agreement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2016
The makings of Syrian peace
When no decisive victory is possible for any side, it makes sense to stop as much of the shooting as possible.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2016
U.S. may deploy many more special forces to Syria, officials say
The U.S. administration is considering a plan to greatly increase the number of American special operations forces deployed to Syria as it looks to accelerate recent gains against the Islamic State group, U.S. officials told Reuters.

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