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An intensive care unit of the city children's hospital, damaged by a Russian military strike, in Kherson, Ukraine, on Jan. 1
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2023
Ukrainians take home medical skills acquired in Japan
In response to Russia's prolonged invasion of Ukraine, Juntendo University in Tokyo set up a system to continue providing support in line with the requests of Ukrainians in Japan.
Nigerien security forces launch tear gas to disperse pro-junta demonstrators gathered outside the French embassy, in Niamey, the capital city of Niger, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2023
Macron’s Africa strategy in tatters as his bet on Niger unravels
France is struggling to convince nations in the Sahel region the presence of a former colonial power can bring results.
A local resident stands next to a car in front of a residential building heavily damaged in the course of the Russia-Ukraine war, in the settlement of Toshkivka, in the Luhansk province of Russian-controlled Ukraine on March 24.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 1, 2023
Mission impossible: How to get Kyiv and Moscow to talk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's 10-point plan for peace has found some backers, but parts of it have failed to land with everyone.
Emergency personnel work outside a damaged office block of the Moskva Citi business complex following a reported drone attack in Moscow on Tuesday.
WORLD
Aug 1, 2023
Drones target Moscow as high-rise building hit
Russia said its anti-aircraft units had downed drones targeting Moscow, but one drone struck the same high-rise tower hit earlier in the week.
The damaged facade of an office building in the Moscow City complex following a reported Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow, on Sunday
WORLD
Aug 1, 2023
Small strikes and big ambitions in Ukraine’s attacks on Russia
The stepped-up drone and missile attacks show a will to hamper the Kremlin’s military logistics, and to remind ordinary Russians of the cost of war.
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk gets in a Tesla car as he leaves a hotel in Beijing in May.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 1, 2023
Elon Musk’s unmatched power in the stars
The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms.
A tank burns in the town of Staromaiorske, in the Donestk region, Ukraine, in this still image obtained from social media.
WORLD
Aug 1, 2023
Ukrainian troops describe tougher-than-expected fight
Frontline troops say a battle in the southeast last week proved to be tougher and bloodier than they had planned for.
Ukrainian soldiers take up positions on the front line near Bakhmut, in Ukraine's Donetsk region in this still image obtained from video released Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2023
Ukraine reports fierce fighting in northeast
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Sunday as "a good day, a powerful day" at the front.
Military personnel patrol a street outside a branch of Ukraine's Sense Bank in central Kyiv in June.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023
Banks are untold story of Ukraine’s survival, even state banks
Oschadbank CEO says Ukrainian state should keep control of some banks after the war because they’ll be helpful if Russia attacks again
A firefighter walks among papers and broken glass Sunday outside a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center following a reported drone attack.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023
Three Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow, Russia says
While one of the drones was shot down, two others were "suppressed by electronic warfare" and smashed into an office complex. No one was injured.
Pedestrians passing anti-tank obstacles in Odesa, Ukraine, on Thursday
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023
U.S. pressures Russia war smugglers after army’s run on chips
A chip ban is aimed at curbing Russia’s production of drones and precision missiles that rely on components that are largely manufactured in Taiwan.
Cranes in the port of Odesa, which has been regularly targeted since Russia terminated a deal allowing grain exports from Ukraine through the Black Sea, on Thursday
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023
Russia hits another grain terminal in campaign against Ukraine ports
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has vowed to enhance air defenses around the port and the coast, but Kyiv’s resources are stretched thin.
Yevgeny Prigozhin
WORLD
Jul 29, 2023
Wagner chief’s exile is anything but as he visits St. Petersburg
As Vladimir Putin was welcoming African heads of state to a summit in St. Petersburg, renegade warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin stole the limelight in the president’s home city.
Olga Kharlan (left) and Anna Smirnova compete during the Fencing World Championships in Milan on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 28, 2023
Ukrainian fencer disqualified for refusing to shake hands with Russian
Olga Kharlan, a four-time Olympic medalist and world champion, won the individual sabre bout 15-7 and then refused to shake hands with her opponent.
A destroyed Russian tank in the village of Novodarlivka, Ukraine, which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces, on July 6.
WORLD
Jul 28, 2023
Ukraine counteroffensive and Russia’s strikes on grain push war into new phase
With Moscow also stepping up a long-range missile campaign, both sides are intensifying their attacks as Kyiv seeks a decisive breakthrough on the ground.
A screen displays Chinese leader Xi Jinping, at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing last October.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2023
China eyes accelerated plan for ‘world-class military,’ Japan says
An annual defense white paper said the world was facing its greatest test since World War II amid China's military buildup and the Ukraine war.
The Ukrainian delegation marches during the opening ceremony of the European Games in Krakow, Poland, on June 21.
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2023
Ukraine still grappling with ramifications of threat to boycott Paris Olympics
In April, Ukraine barred its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events that have competitors from Russia and Belarus.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a news conference during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12.
COMMENTARY / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 27, 2023
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: From a weak anti-war leader to a symbol of the fight for liberation
Shifting away from direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's leader has called for weapons and galvanized national unity in the face of war.
People attend a mass rally denouncing the U.S. in Pyongyang on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2023
North Korea, China and Russia mark Korean War anniversary
The celebrations come at a crucial time for Kim Jong Un as he seeks to ease up on pandemic border controls that slammed the brakes on his economy.
Russian and North Korean flags fly above a street in Vladivostok, Russia, in 2019. As Pyongyang prepares to mark the Korean War's 70th anniversary, Kim Jong Un's regime has Russia to thank.
WORLD
Jul 26, 2023
North Korea’s depleted coffers are filling up again thanks to Russia
New funds are enabling Kim Jong Un to ignore financial incentives designed to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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