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Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle in memory of the victims of the Crocus City Hall attack, on the day of national mourning in a church at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on March 24.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2024
Dagestan shootings spotlight rising Islamist threat for Putin
The latest violence, with at least 20 killed in coordinated shootings in Russia's far south on Sunday, raises tough questions for its intelligence and security services.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that the commitment to the proposed cease-fire and hostage deal does not contradict the position that Israel will not end the war until it eliminates Hamas.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2024
Netanyahu says he is committed to truce proposal for Gaza Strip
As Israel's military reports advances made against Hamas in southern Gaza's Rafah, the Israeli prime minister reiterates his goal of eliminating the militant group.
Palestinian woman Nisreen holds the hand of her son Majd Salem, a six-month-old malnourished Palestinian baby who weighed 3.5 kilograms when he was born and gained just 300 grams in six months, at Kamal Adwan hospital in the northern Gaza Strip on May 9.
WORLD / Society
Jun 25, 2024
Gaza faces the threat of famine: How children starve
More than 1 million of Gaza's inhabitants face the most extreme form of malnutrition — classified by the IPC as "Catastrophe or Famine."
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya, Israel, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2024
Risk of all-out Middle East war grows daily, German minister warns
Fears are growing that a war that has already killed tens of thousands in Gaza could spill into neighboring countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects a military exercise, which tests the country's ability to deliver a massive retaliatory nuclear strike by land, sea and air, via a video link from Moscow on Oct. 25, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2024
Russia could reduce decision time for use of nuclear weapons, lawmaker says
Putin said again last week that the nuclear doctrine might have to be changed because Russia's adversaries were developing ultralow-yield nuclear devices.
People run for cover during an Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on Saturday.
WORLD
Jun 24, 2024
Netanyahu says major operations in Gaza will end ‘very soon’
Netanyahu said the next step for the military will be for Israel to redeploy some forces to the north.
Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan
WORLD
Jun 24, 2024
Gunmen attack church and synagogue in Russia's North Caucasus
The attacks by unidentified gunmen left an Orthodox priest and multiple police officers dead, the region's head said.
Israelis protest for the release of hostages held in Gaza and against the government in Tel Aviv on June 1.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2024
Israel tech leaders, irked by Netanyahu, eye moves into politics
The war against Hamas is straining Israel's economy, with the central bank projecting costs of around $67 billion through 2025, nearly 15% of the annual GDP.
The headquarters of Russia's Ministry of Defense in Moscow on Sept. 10, 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2024
Russia blames U.S. for deadly Ukrainian attack on beach in Crimea
U.S. specialists had set the missiles' flight coordinates, meaning Washington was directly responsible, Russia's Defense Ministry said.
An Israeli soldier walks next to a fire following attacks from Lebanon, amid ongoing crossborder hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, on June 14.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2024
Israel moves in Lebanon could raise risk of broader war: U.S. general
Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not offer a prediction on Israel's next steps.
Palestinians carry the wounded outside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza City on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 24, 2024
Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid center, witnesses say
The Israeli military said Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants had used the site.
A man visits the Cornerstone of Peace, a monument in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, with his family, including his great-grandchildren, on Sunday, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2024
Okinawa marks 79 years since end of fierce ground battle
During a memorial service, participants observed a moment of silence in honor of the more than 200,000 war dead and renewed a pledge for peace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vietnam President To Lam during a reception in Hanoi on Thursday
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2024
Putin came to Asia to disrupt, and he succeeded
After stops in Pyongyang, North Korea, and Hanoi, Vietnam, last week that were draped in communist red, Putin left behind a redrawn map of risk in Asia.
Soldiers training at the Special Forces University in Gudermes, Chechen Republic, Russia, in December.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2024
Russia is storing up a crime wave when its war in Ukraine ends
Crimes committed by servicemen that aren’t linked to the war increased by more than 20% last year, according to data from Russia’s Supreme Court.
A Palestinian boy carries food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of aid supplies in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2024
Food piles up at Gaza crossing as aid agencies say unable to work
Desperation among Gaza's 2.4 million population has increased as fighting rages, sparking warnings from agencies that they are unable to deliver aid.
Britain's Reform U.K. party leader Nigel Farage attends an interview in London.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2024
U.K.'s Nigel Farage says the West provoked Putin's invasion of Ukraine
The remarks, made in an interview with the BBC aired late on Friday, drew strong criticism across the British political spectrum.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an event in Hanoi on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2024
One year after Wagner uprising, Putin more powerful than ever
In the aftermath, a bruised Putin implemented a new rule: no one would ever be allowed the same level of autonomy again.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on Wednesday following summit talks.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 21, 2024
New Kim-Putin pact sparks unease — and talk of more aid for Ukraine
An opaque new treaty signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week could end up bolstering U.S.-allied cooperation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are both international pariahs, struggling to find ways to shore up their increasingly isolated countries.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2024
Don’t be alarmed by the new Russia-North Korea partnership
Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are both international pariahs, struggling to find ways to shore up their increasingly isolated countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng attend a meeting in Harbin, China, on May 17.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2024
Russia and China find workarounds as the U.S. sanctions net widens
One workaround involves smaller, regional banks that can, for the time being, fly below the U.S. sanctions radar.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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