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Russian and North Korean flags fly at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in Russia's far eastern Amur region in September.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2024
China and Russia fail to stop U.N. meeting on North Korean rights abuses
Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia called on Wednesday for a review of sanctions against Pyongyang.
The Russian Olympic Committee's headquarters in Moscow
OLYMPICS
Jun 13, 2024
Vetting of Russian athletes for Paris Games ongoing, IOC says
Not having actively supported the war in Ukraine and not having been contracted to any military or security agency are among the criteria for qualified Russian athletes.
A deminer clears mines in a field outside the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine on June 4. According to the Ukraine Ministry of the Interior almost a quarter of Ukrainian territory is contaminated by mines.
WORLD
Jun 12, 2024
Women deminers step in to clear up Ukrainian land
Almost a quarter of Ukrainian territory is contaminated by mines, according to the Ukraine Ministry of the Interior.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as he arrives for a meeting in Budapest on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024
NATO's Stoltenberg set to meet with Hungary's Orban amid tensions
Hungary's prime minister is increasingly stoking fears of a war between the West and Russia.
A display of unmanned systems during a presentation of drone military hardware of the Unmanned Systems Force of the Ukraine Armed Forces in Kyiv on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024
G7 to announce ‘new steps’ on frozen Russian assets, U.S. says
The development indicates that leaders have all but agreed on a political deal to announce a loan of roughly $50 billion.
The Grand Kremlin palace in Moscow
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024
How a Russian operative worked to shape Moscow’s story in Europe
The operative has contacted at least six European journalists and at times appears to have offered to pay for planted news articles.
Leaders of six major countries hold a joint news conference following an inaugural summit held in the Parisian suburb of Rambouillet in November 1975.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2024
G7 becomes political playmaker; major nations to hold 50th summit
The world's major democracies are set to hold their 50th summit, a milestone for the framework.
Women and babies at a displacement camp in North Darfur, Sudan, in January
WORLD
Jun 12, 2024
Violence against children hit 'extreme levels' in 2023: U.N. report
A senior U.N. official said they had never verified so many violations against children before.
U.S. President Joe Biden
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024
U.S. to widen sanctions to curb chip sales to Russia’s war machine
Russia is still sourcing chips from third-party countries to use in missiles and other inputs critical to the battlefield.
Soldiers stand at attention on the day German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends a Bundeswehr training exercise in Munster, Germany, on April 18.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2024
Infighting over budget imperils Germany’s defense upgrade
Uncertainty is growing about how to achieve a key spending goal when topped-off funds are exhausted in 2028.
People protest near the Russian Embassy in Colombo on June 4. Colombo's parliament set up an inquiry last month to track at least 2,000 battle-hardened Sri Lankans who reportedly enlisted on both sides of the Ukraine war, including in the regular armed forces and mercenary groups.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2024
Sri Lanka seeks to bring home 'duped' ex-soldiers fighting in Russia war
With no communication for months, and reports of at least 16 Sri Lankans killed and 37 wounded, distraught families are pleading with politicians for help.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, this year's Group of Seven chair, speaks following the announcement of the partial results of European Parliament elections, in Rome on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 11, 2024
Using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine to top G7 agenda
Under the chairmanship of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, G7 leaders will have their hands full at the three-day gathering.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Italy starting on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2024
Japan and Ukraine to agree on swift info sharing over Russia
The two sides are expected to conclude a bilateral agreement on Japan's long-term support for Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction.
Russian officials have increasingly been threatening not to extend the visas of African students and young workers unless they agree to join its military and fight against Ukraine, sources say.
WORLD
Jun 10, 2024
Russia is sending young Africans to die in its war against Ukraine
Moscow has also been enlisting convicts from its prisons, one source said.
A Mirage 2000-5F jet fighter takes off from an air-base in France in March 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2024
French Mirage jets to join U.S. F-16 in patchwork Ukraine air force
Kyiv hopes the defense upgrade will bolster its counteroffensive against Russia, but integration challenges remain.
Participants attend the official opening of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2024
Amid war, Putin looks east from Russia's window to Europe
Russia is pitching its $2 trillion economy to giants such as China and Saudi Arabia at its premier investment forum in St. Petersburg.
Discussions are increasingly focusing on two options depending on who — the U.S. or the EU — would borrow the money for Ukraine, with different details to be sorted out depending on the choice.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2024
How G7 and EU plan to leverage frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Profit generated by Russian central bank funds frozen worldwide will be used to service a $50 billion loan raised on the market for Kyiv.
Israeli armored personnel carriers operate near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on May 29.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2024
Russia and China wrangle with U.S. over U.N. resolution on Gaza
The council's only Arab member, Algeria, also signaled it was not ready to back the text, diplomats said.
Officials of Japanese and Ukrainian companies meet in Kyiv on Thursday during an exchange event organized by the Japan External Trade Organization.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2024
Japanese firms eye opportunities to help Ukraine rebuild
The networking event was organized by government-linked JETRO following a Japan-Ukraine meeting held in Tokyo in February.
French President Emmanuel Macron awards two U.S. World War II veterans with the Legion of Honour during the International commemorative ceremony at Omaha Beach on Thursday, marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, France.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2024
Why we commemorate D-Day, 80 years later
This year's D-Day anniversary was marked by a grand commemoration and was especially poignant as only a few survivors are left to share their stories of that fateful day.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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