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Bartering has returned to Russian foreign trade as companies trying to avoid Western sanctions swap wheat for Chinese cars and flax seeds for building materials.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2025
Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions.
The return of the old-fashioned practice shows just how far the war in Ukraine has distorted trading ties for the world's biggest producer of natural resources.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with head of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) autonomous non-profit organization at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2025
Russia targets billionaire’s empire over alleged Ukraine links
The case shows how asset seizures in Russia are surging since the invasion of Ukraine, as the Kremlin cracks down on perceived enemies of the state.
A volunteer recruit listens to an instructor as she learns how to dig trenches during military training in Braniewo, Poland, on June 24.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2025
Fearful of Russia, Poles flock to receive military training
More than 20,000 Poles signed up for voluntary military training in the first seven months of 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2025
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
Trump’s removed attitude contrasts sharply with his repeated claims about his unique ability to solve the world’s intractable conflicts.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a news conference during a NATO summit in The Hague in June.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2025
Trump presses NATO nations to halt Russian oil purchases
In recent weeks, the U.S. has stepped up pressure on NATO countries to tighten energy sanctions on Russia in a bid to help end its war with Ukraine.
Ionut Mosteanu
WORLD
Sep 14, 2025
Drone breaches Romanian airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine
Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said F-16 pilots came close to taking down the drone as it was flying very low before it left national airspace toward Ukraine.
A British SkySpyke anti-drone system by Quell is seen during the international military exercise Baltic Trust 25 at the Selonia military training ground near Viesite, Latvia, on Aug. 27.
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 13, 2025
As drones swarm battlefields, militaries seek cheaper defenses
The dilemma militaries around the world face is that drones tend to be far cheaper than the response to destroy them.
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich speaks during a news conference on the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday.
WORLD
Sep 13, 2025
NATO to beef up defense of Europe's eastern flank after Poland drone incursions
Poland's drone shootdown was the first known action of its kind by a NATO member during Russia's war in Ukraine.
Local residents walk across a bridge as smoke rises following Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv on Sept. 7.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2025
U.S. urges G7 and EU to impose tariffs on China and India over Russian oil
Washington is also calling for a legal pathway to seize immobilized sovereign Russian assets and using the principle of those assets to fund Ukraine’s defense.
Oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, Russia, in July.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2025
Japan expands sanctions against Russia
Tokyo will freeze the assets of 14 individuals and 51 organizations, including Russian officials, company executives and pro-Russian figures in Ukraine.
Sheremetyevo international airport in Moscow. Japan has partially eased its travel restrictions to Russia, allowing unavoidable travel.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2025
Japan partially eases travel restrictions to Russia
Tokyo says unavoidable travel — such as those for humanitarian, business, study, research, education, or artistic purposes — are allowed.
"We will not give in to Russia's increasing intimidation," said French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been leading diplomatic efforts internationally to end Russia's war on Ukraine.
WORLD
Sep 12, 2025
France to deploy three jets to 'help protect Polish airspace,' Macron says
Poland had gathered its NATO allies for urgent talks after it said Russian drones flew into Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine.
Soldiers walk next to a site where a roof of a house was destroyed after suspected Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, on Wednesday.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2025
Suspected Russian incursion in Poland raises drone defense questions for NATO
NATO’s more traditional air defense systems were designed to protect against missiles and manned aircraft.
This damaged drone was found in a field near the eastern Polish village of Czosnowka on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2025
Lessons for NATO after Putin sends drones over Poland
The U.S. and Europe have a lot to learn from Russia’s warning shot.
Warsaw's skyline in July
WORLD
Sep 10, 2025
Poland downs drones, becoming first NATO member to open fire during Ukraine war
Moscow denied responsibility for the incident, with a senior diplomat in Poland saying the drones had come from the direction of Ukraine.
Shipping containers are parked at Thar Dry Port in Sanand in the western part of Gujarat, India, on Aug. 27.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2025
Trump floats massive tariffs on China and India to pressure Russia
Other potential measures include further sanctions on Russia’s oil tankers and finance sector.
Azamat Iskaliyev, accused of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, stands in a courtroom cage as he is sentenced to 19.5 years in jail, in Saratov, Russia, on July 9.
WORLD / Society
Sep 9, 2025
Heroes and villains: Russia braces for eventual return of its enormous army
Verstka, an independent Russian media outlet, calculated in October last year that almost 500 civilians had become victims of veterans returning from fighting in Ukraine.
Medics treat an injured Ukrainian serviceman, whose call sign is "Surovyi," at a joint stabilization point near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine.
WORLD
Sep 9, 2025
'Five days to get out': a Ukrainian soldier's remarkable escape
His experience underlines the difficulty both armies face when operating along and near the point of contact, with drones posing a terrifying new battlefield threat.
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes the troops during the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday parade in Washington on June 14, which coincided with his 79th birthday. Trump 2.0 is reshaping global alliances with new defense and diplomatic strategies.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 9, 2025
‘Trump Doctrine’ a fundamental challenge to allied unity
Many in traditional foreign-policy circles struggle to see the method in Trump’s pursuit of “strategic surprises.”
Smoke rises over Kyiv after a Russian missile strike on Sunday, reportedly the largest mass strike of the war.
WORLD
Sep 7, 2025
Russia hits Ukraine with biggest air attack of war
Russia launches drones, missiles on Ukraine, Zelenskyy appeals for stronger air defenses.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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