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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY

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.
A drone view shows a residential building heavily damaged during a Russian drone and missile strike in Lviv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 4, 2024
Russian air attack kills seven in Ukraine's Lviv, regional officials say
Among those killed in Lviv by the drone and missile attack was a 14-year-old girl, with five children among the injured.
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a news conference in Kyiv in April.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2024
Ukraine foreign minister resigns amid war's biggest reshuffle
The resignation comes amid a major shake-up at a critical juncture for Ukraine and leaves over a third of the cabinet vacant after sackings earlier this year.
Rescue workers clear debris from a destroyed floor of a military academy struck by Russian missiles in Poltava, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 4, 2024
Russian missiles kill 50 in strike on Ukrainian military institute
Russia has been intensifying its missile and drone attacks on Ukraine 2½ years into the full-scale war.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi visits the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant accompanied by the plant director, Alexander Uvakin, outside the town of Kurchatov in the Kursk Region, Russia, on Aug. 27.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2024
IAEA head to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant then meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv
Rafael Grossi, director of the nuclear watchdog, said Monday that he was on his way to the plant to "to continue our assistance & help prevent a nuclear accident."
A Ukrainian firefighter works to extinguish a burning car after what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2024
Russia strikes Kharkiv following Ukraine's mass drone attack
Russia said Kyiv had launched one of the biggest drone attacks against it since the full-scale war began.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media in front of an F-16 fighter at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug. 4.
WORLD
Sep 1, 2024
Ukraine's Zelenskyy presses U.S. to green light deeper strikes into Russia
Washington has provided Ukraine with more than $50 billion worth of military aid since 2022, but has limited the use of its weapons.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the 33rd Independence Day ceremony at Saint Sophia Square, in Kyiv on Aug. 24
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2024
In war-fatigued east Ukraine, Zelenskyy loses his shine
While the Ukrainian leader initially had close to a 90% approval rate after Russia invaded, his rating now stands at a mere 55%.
A woman about to board an evacuation train embraces her partner in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2024
Why hasn’t Russia kicked out Ukrainian invaders? Its own invaders are busy.
Moscow is more intent on capturing Pokrovsk, a city that serves as a key logistics hub in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Western officials and military experts say.
Ukrainian troops operate a tank near the Russian border, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on Aug. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2024
Russia faces tough fight to retake Ukraine-held territory, says CIA No. 2
Ukrainian troops are building defensive lines and appear to intend to retain "some of that territory for some period of time," CIA Deputy Director David Cohen said.
People take shelter in a metro station during a Russian air attack in Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2024
Russia again pounds Ukraine with missiles and drones, Kyiv says
Several Russian military bloggers called the Moscow attacks an "act of retaliation" for Ukraine's surprising incursion into Russia's territory.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose at the entrance of the Mariinskyi Palace ahead of their meeting in Kyiv on Aug 23.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2024
In talks with Biden, India's Modi urges peace in Ukraine after trip
Last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ukraine in the first visit by an Indian prime minister in modern Ukrainian history.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen on a huge screen as he gives a speech to mark the country's 33rd Independence Day, at Saint Sophia Square in Kyiv on Saturday amid Russia's invasion of the country.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2024
Zelenskyy touts new 'drone missile' as he labels Putin 'sick old man'
The Ukrainian president said the new weapon, Palianytsia, was faster and more powerful than its domestically made drones.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses his country on its independence day on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 24, 2024
Zelenskyy vows more 'retribution' against Russia in independence address
Zelenskyy also announced that 115 prisoners of war had been returned from Russia in a swap and thanked the United Arab Emirates for acting as an intermediary.
Ukrainian soldiers drive in an undisclosed area of the eastern Donetsk region on Aug. 5.
WORLD
Aug 24, 2024
Ukraine jittery over funding delays from frozen Russian assets
The financing would provide badly needed support for Ukraine as it battles Russia on two different fronts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace at the entrance of the Mariinskyi Palace ahead of their meeting in Kyiv on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 24, 2024
After Russia, Modi visits Ukraine as he walks diplomatic tightrope
The Indian leader reiterated the need for “dialogue and diplomacy” to end the war, during talks in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced a new round of military aid for Kyiv that the Pentagon valued at $125 million.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2024
Biden talks with Zelenskyy and announces fresh military aid for Kyiv
The U.S. Defense Department later said the package is worth $125 million and consists of items drawn from American stocks.
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 Ukrainian soldier climbs atop an abandoned Russian tank after a botched river crossing by Moscow's forces, in Bilohorivka, Ukraine, on May 24.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2024
Russia rules out peace talks as Ukraine claims more advances
Ukraine sent troops and tanks into Russia on Aug. 6 in a surprise incursion that was the biggest attack on Russian soil since World War II.
A satellite image shows a bridge collapsed over the Seym river in the Glushkovo district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region, Russia, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2024
Ukraine says it struck second key bridge in Russia's Kursk region
The attacks on both bridges have left Russia with limited options to cross the river Seym that winds through Kursk, according to Russian military bloggers.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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