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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.
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone strike on the outskirts of Odessa, Ukraine, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2025
Ukraine raises alarm over foreign components in Russian drones
Kyiv estimates that more than 500 drones and missiles launched by Russia in one of its major barrages on Oct. 5 contained more than 100,000 foreign components.
European allies are nearing an agreement to provide loans that would help the Ukraine purchase weapons, including from the U.S.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2025
U.K. and Canada to join EU plan to tap Russian assets for Ukraine
U.K. sanctions have frozen more than £25 billion of Russian assets, according to the latest Foreign Office data from March, while the EU holds around €200 billion.
Russian service members at a training ground in Russia last week
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025
Russia paves way for 2 million reservists to fight in Ukraine
Revising the mobilization law would give Moscow greater flexibility to ramp up the size of its military force in Ukraine.
Iceland defender Victor Palsson (left) falls over France forward Jean-Philippe Mateta during a 2026 World Cup qualifying round match in Reykjavik on Monday.
SOCCER
Oct 14, 2025
France faces crunch match against Ukraine after 2-2 draw with Iceland
France remains top of Group D with 10 points from four games, three ahead of Ukraine, which beat Azerbaijan 2-1 on Monday.
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.
Inna Ilina, vice president of the Ukraine Pavilion, says she is grateful her country was able to participate and send out a clear message: Ukraine and its democratic values are not for sale.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2025
At Osaka Expo pavilions, staff recount ‘life-changing’ experiences
Nearly 160 countries and regions participated in the Osaka Expo, with each bringing staff from overseas to help run their respective pavilions during the six-month event.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian leader Vladimir Putin as they meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2025
Trump may approve Tomahawks for Ukraine if Russia continues war
U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments signal an openness to expanding the range of weaponry provided to Ukraine but also that he remains focused on a ceasefire.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2025
With flattery and warnings, Russia tries to revive 'spirit of Alaska' with U.S.
Moscow is trying to adapt to Trump's diplomatic reversals by taking a delicate twin-track approach.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks during a news conference on Friday at the ministry.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2025
Japan to assist Ukraine with mine removal training
Instructors will deliver lectures on explosive ordnance disposal and conduct practical exercises for Ukrainian soldiers.
A woman holds a flashlight during partial power cuts following a Russian attack on Ukrainian energy facilities, in central Kyiv on Dec. 13, 2024.
WORLD
Oct 9, 2025
Russian strikes knock out more than half of Ukraine gas production
Ukraine’s gas infrastructure has come under increasingly intensive missile and drone strikes since the beginning of this year.
As Russia's economy faces stagnation, high inflation, a growing fiscal deficit and a demographic crisis, President Vladimir Putin is not ready to give up on his war in Ukraine just yet.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2025
Putin doubles down on Ukraine as economic woes grow
Understanding that under the current economic model he will run out of cash in less than a year, Putin just announced a budget for 2026-2028 which includes substantial tax hikes.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) attend a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels in June 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2025
Ukraine's obstacles to EU membership extend beyond Hungarian resistance
Senior European Union officials who recently visited Ukraine have delivered a stern message that Kyiv still has a lot more to do.
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.
Police look at residential buildings that were destroyed overnight during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv on Sept. 28.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2025
China provides intelligence to Russia on Ukraine targets, Kyiv says
A senior Ukrainian official said Beijing was passing on satellite intelligence on targets, including those benefiting from foreign investment.
A Tomahawk missile is launched from a U.S. guided missile cruiser.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2025
US Tomahawk missile shipments to Ukraine unlikely, sources say
Supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could significantly expand its strike capabilities, enabling it to hit targets deep inside Russian territory.
Ukrainian servicemen observe the sky during a combat shift on the front lines in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Sept. 15.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2025
U.S. to give Ukraine intelligence on long-range energy targets in Russia
The U.S. is also asking NATO allies to provide similar support.
A Ukrainian serviceman checks the sky for Russian combat drones in the front-line town of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2025
Russia's Ukraine advance slowed further in September, analysis shows
Russia initially made rapid progress — but that advance largely came to a halt by the end of the month.
Ukrainian soldiers walk past a damaged apartment building, amid Russia's war against Ukraine, in the front-line city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Sept. 10.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2025
Ukraine's front-line cities filled with dread and defiance
Thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles hover above more than 1,000 kilometers of front lines in Ukraine's east and south at any one time.
A supporter of the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy party reacts during a demonstration against the Czech government in Prague on Sept. 27. Across Europe, far-right parties have made gains in recent years as the war in Ukraine and economic downturn worries voters.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
From Prague to Budapest, frustrated voters dwell on migration and Ukraine war
Ahead of the Czech election, voters in European Union member states Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia voiced their opinions.

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