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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia Today editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan attend an event at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 18, 2025
Putin's Budapest visit makes awkward spectacle for EU and NATO
The planned meeting is a symbolic blow to the EU and NATO, as they have sought to isolate the Russian leader as a war criminal.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte gives a statement during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2025
NATO and EU scramble to boost drone defenses to counter Russia
High-profile incidents in Poland and Estonia have set off a flurry of activity from European officials to plug gaps in the continent's defenses.
A tram carriage displays a recruitment advertisement for the German armed forces in Berlin on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2025
Conscription row mars Germany's push to beef up deterrence
Disagreements have emerged within Germany's ruling coalition over whether to use a draft lottery or a purely voluntary approach in an effort to boost military recruitment.
The tanker Boracay, part of Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark, is escorted by a French naval vessel on Oct. 1 off the coast of Saint-Nazaire, France.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2025
Putin is taking his hybrid warfare to the sea
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to contest the Baltic, make no mistake.
U.S. President Donald Trump outside the White House in Washington on Thursday. Trump has suggested that Spain could be removed from NATO over defense spending.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2025
Trump floats throwing Spain out of NATO over defense spending
Spain has previously earned Trump’s ire for rejecting calls to increase defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product.
The oil tanker Eagle S sails alongside a Finnish border guard ship and tugboat in the Gulf of Finland on Dec. 28. The vessel was seized by Finland on suspicion of damaging underwater cables in the area at the time.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2025
Russia’s hybrid war looks increasingly like the real thing
European officials are warning that Moscow appears to be “at war” with countries it hasn’t invaded yet.
Residents leave their apartment building, which was damaged by a Russian drone strike, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 5, 2025
Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine as Poland scrambles aircraft
The move by the NATO member came as Ukrainian officials reported missiles and drones raining down on the Lviv region near the Polish border early Sunday.
Air Self-Defense Force F-15Js arrive at RAF Coningsby in England on Sept. 18.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2025
Japan shows NATO support with first fighter jet deployment to Canada, Europe
The mission, which involved four F-15Js along with two refueling and two transport aircraft, demonstrates the Air Self-Defense Force’s long-distance operational capabilities.
Scandinavian Airlines System planes stand on the tarmac of Copenhagen Airport in Copenhagen on Monday. Drone sightings at the airport earlier this month led to it being temporarily shut down.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
EU leaders to discuss drone wall after Russian incursions
The focus is on areas identified as ones requiring the most urgent action, including air and missile defense, and drones.
A mobile radar installation is positioned near the strait between Denmark and Sweden on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2025
Denmark bans civilian drone flights due to EU summit
Unexplained drone sightings across Denmark since Sept. 22 have caused several airports to close, with Denmark hinting at possible Russian involvement, though Moscow denies it.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens a question during a news conference after addressing the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2025
Russia tells West: Any aggression will be met with 'decisive response'
As war rages in Ukraine, tensions have mounted along NATO's eastern flank.
A Russian MIG-31 fighter jet flies above the Baltic sea after violating Estonian air space last week.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2025
Europeans privately tell Russia they’re ready to shoot down jets
NATO’s eastern members have faced a series of airspace violations this month that have posed an unprecedented test of the alliance’s resolve.
Three Russian MiG-31s, like the one seen here, violated Estonian airspace this month over the Gulf of Finland, escalating regional tensions further.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2025
Russia’s probes of NATO airspace demand a unified response
The Nordic-Baltic skies should be defended, not merely patrolled. That requires a greater NATO commitment with more aircraft.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a bilateral meeting at the 80th session of the U.N.’s General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2025
Trump’s new shift on Ukraine leaves Europe feeling on the hook
The U.S president's newly upbeat view of Kyiv’s prospects against Moscow's invasion shows signs of a familiar move — his upping the pressure not on Russia but on Europe.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2025
Trump switches gears on Ukraine war, but fears of disengagement rise
Ukraine and its supporters are concerned the U.S. president could be pivoting to distance himself from the war that he had vowed to end in days.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
U.S. allies embracing Palestinian statehood tests Trump's Israel policy
Some analysts see Trump's unwillingness to apply Washington's leverage with Israel as a realization that the conflict is much more complex and intractable than he has acknowledged.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a news conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday after the alliance held urgent talks about a Russian jet incursion over Estonia last week.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
NATO warns Russia to stop 'escalatory' actions after Estonian airspace violation
Estonia said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated its airspace for 12 minutes before NATO Italian fighter jets escorted them out last week.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks as he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory, in sudden shift
The suggestion that Kyiv could win marks an extraordinary shift after months of saying Ukraine would likely have to cede land to its larger neighbor.
"Russia is testing us, testing our preparedness, testing our commitment to retaliate,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said at a Baltic American Chamber of Commerce event in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2025
Baltic leaders say Russia is testing NATO's readiness to respond
Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace last week in what Tallinn called part of Moscow's campaign to test how well NATO is prepared to respond to territorial threats.
A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump’s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America’s global credibility.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2025
America’s friends will never trust the U.S. again
A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump’s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America’s global credibility.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Tokyo ordered to pay damages to South Asian woman over police response
The Tokyo High Court held that, “even taking the woman’s consent into account” for sharing her personal information, the officers breached their duty of care and acted unlawfully.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4.
Tokyo's best Sunday roasts and all their trimmings
Swan & Lion's Sunday roast, which is drenched in a red wine gravy, is part of a three-course meal.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
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New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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