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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY

A military chaplain sprays holy water on Ukrainian service members of the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade during an Easter service near the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Dnipropetrovsk region, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2025
Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of violating Easter ceasefire
Each said the other committed attacks that violated the one-day truce.
Ukrainan President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a news conference in Kyiv on Thursday.
WORLD
Apr 19, 2025
Ukraine bans China's firms for helping Russia make missiles
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not offer any evidence of the claim, which came a day after he alleged China had been supplying weapons to Russia.
People walk past a banner picturing Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, Crimea, on March 22. The banner reads: "The West doesn't need Russia, we need Russia!"
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2025
U.S. open to recognizing Crimea as Russian in Ukraine deal
The signal comes as the Trump administration said it is prepared to move on from its peace-brokering efforts unless progress is made quickly.
Rescue workers search the rubble of a building destroyed in the Palm Sunday missile attack in Sumy, Ukraine, on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 18, 2025
U.S. peace framework for Russia's war in Ukraine gets 'encouraging reception'
Talks in Paris were the first substantive, high-level and in-person talks on Trump's peace push that have included the Europeans.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on April 5
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2025
Zelenskyy accuses China of supplying Russia with weapons
Kyiv-Beijing ties were already strained after Zelenskyy made public this month its capture of two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers work at the site of a deadly missile attack in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on Sunday.
WORLD
Apr 14, 2025
Russian missile strike on Ukraine city kills 34 on Palm Sunday
European and U.S. leaders condemned the strike — one of the deadliest attacks in months — that also wounded 117, including 15 children.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin meets with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, in St. Petersburg on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2025
The U.S. and Russia are negotiating in bad faith
For now, Trump says he is “pissed off” at Putin for not being more amenable to his administration’s ceasefire proposals and he is threatening to impose yet more sanctions.
Ukrainan President Volodymyr Zelensky visits his hometown of Kryvyi Rig, where several Ukrainians were killed in a recent Russian missile strike, on Friday.
WORLD
Apr 12, 2025
'Several hundred' Chinese fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
Kyiv said this week that its forces had captured two Chinese nationals in the eastern Donetsk region fighting for Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever and business officials in Kyiv on Tuesday
WORLD
Apr 10, 2025
Zelenskyy says at least 155 Chinese nationals are fighting on Russia's side
Ukraine captured two Chinese nationals in eastern Ukraine, where Russian troops have been advancing.
One of two Chinese soldiers Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said were captured by Ukrainian forces in the country's Donetsk region is seen in this image released Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2025
In a first, Ukraine captures two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia
The Chinese men were taken captive during fighting on Ukrainian territory in the Donetsk region.
People embrace at the site of a deadly Russian missile strike on a residential area, where multiple children and adults were killed, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on Saturday.
WORLD
Apr 6, 2025
Zelenskyy slams 'weak' U.S. response to Russian strike on his hometown
The missile strike on his hometown killed 18 people, including nine children.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a news conference in Kyiv on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2025
Zelenskyy cautious on dramatically expanded U.S. minerals deal
The U.S. proposal would require Kyiv to send Washington all profit from a fund controlling Ukrainian resources until Ukraine had repaid all U.S. wartime aid, plus interest.
European leaders pose for a family photo during a meeting on Ukraine at Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2025
Europeans back strong Ukraine army but differ on future 'reassurance force'
Progress on what role Europe might play in providing peacetime security guarantees is proving difficult with the prospect of a ceasefire distant.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be using U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to present himself as a strong dealmaker against him, some European officials said.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 27, 2025
Putin’s tactics are pushing Trump toward tough choice on Ukraine
Moscow seems intent on prolonging discussions and keeping the scope of talks narrow to pressure Washington into giving ground.
Ukraine will do its "job" and hold up its end of agreements reached with the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2025
U.S. says Black Sea truce set even as the Kremlin lays out terms
The U.S. said Russia and Ukraine agreed to the ceasefire even as the Kremlin said its involvement would depend on a series of preconditions.
The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, on Sunday, where talks are underway with U.S. mediation to try to reach a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2025
U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine begin in Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for a rapid end to the three-year war and hopes talks in Riyadh could pave the way for a breakthrough.
A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2025
Ukraine and U.S. teams hold talks in Saudi Arabia, with U.S. envoy hopeful on ending war
Moscow agreed to a U.S. proposal to stop attacks on energy infrastructure but both Russia and Ukraine have reportedly continued strikes.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left), who had stormy exchanges earlier with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, described their call on Wednesday as "fantastic.”
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2025
Trump and Zelenskyy pledge in phone call to work for end to war in Ukraine
Describing the move as a step toward fully ending Ukraine's war with Russia, the Ukrainian president said his country is "ready to implement it."
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 20, 2025
Putin advances strategic aims while ceding little to Trump
The agreement to a narrow ceasefire in which Russia and Ukraine would stop attacking each other's energy facilities gives Moscow an edge against Kyiv.
After U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin's phone call, talks aimed at advancing toward a broader peace plan will begin immediately, the White House, though it was unclear whether Ukraine will be involved.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2025
Putin spurns a Ukraine ceasefire but Trump calls talk a win
The Russian leader agreed only to limit attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, with experts saying Moscow could be playing for time.
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.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
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.
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.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
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.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
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.

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