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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.
German Patriot air-defense systems are seen at Vilnius Airport in Lithuania in July 2023.
WORLD
Oct 5, 2025
Lithuania's Vilnius Airport reopens after suspension over balloons in airspace
European aviation has been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and air incursions, including at airports in Copenhagen and Munich.
A Russian oil tanker is investigated by French authorities off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2025
Macron says 'shadow' tanker detention signals new plan to pressure Russia
Macron said it was yet to be determined whether the vessel had been involved in drone incursions in Denmark last week.
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.
A woman visits an exhibition of North Korean art at a museum in Moscow on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2025
A secret no more: Russia and North Korea's battle against Ukraine is celebrated in Moscow exhibit
For months, Russia and North Korea sought to keep secret the role Pyongyang's soldiers played in helping Moscow push Ukrainians out of Kursk in western Russia.
Armenia’s Defense Minister Suren Papikyan (left), Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun (right) and Cambodia’s Defense Minister Tea Seiha meet at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 18.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
Peace broker and arms supplier: China’s dual roles in a deadly conflict
The five-day war between Cambodia and Thailand in late June killed 40 people, including civilians, and displaced hundreds of thousands.
A U.S. volunteer in the Ukrainian Foreign Legion pays tribute to compatriots at the memorial to fallen soldiers on Maidan Square in Kyiv on Aug. 9.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2025
For whom the Ukrainian bell tolls
Ukraine faces a critical shortage of troops against Russia, and expanding the Ukrainian International Legion is essential to sustain its defense.
Men stand at the site of heavily damaged residential buildings following a Russian air attack on the outskirts of Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 29, 2025
Massive Russian drone and missile attack kills four in Kyiv
Diplomatic efforts to stop the war have faltered, with Russia vowing to press on with the offensive that it launched in February 2022.
Russia's armored vehicles, including T-34 Soviet-era tanks, roll through Red Square in central Moscow during a military parade on Victory Day on May 9.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2025
Putin’s war machine is now built into the Russian economy
Years of massive defense outlays have locked the country in a state of militarization that’s transformed factories and sucked in hundreds of thousands of workers.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday. His claim that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for ending multiple wars is contradicted by the fact that many of these conflicts persist.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2025
Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing peacemaker hype
Trump’s claim to have ended seven “unendable” wars is best understood as a case study in self-delusion.
The International Paralympic Committee lifted a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus, meaning athletes may be able to compete under their own flags at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics.
PARALYMPICS
Sep 28, 2025
International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus
Ukrainian sports minister said those who voted for the decision had betrayed "their conscience and the Olympic values."
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.
An empty street is seen in the abandoned town of Okuma, in Fukushima Prefecture, during a temporary return visit by evacuees in February 2012.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2025
Ukrainian YouTuber arrested in Japan over Fukushima livestream
The arrest is the latest in a string of incidents involving fame-seeking foreign nationals behaving badly in the country.
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.
Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM after winning LDP poll
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
A Japanese ski resort town is roiled by a debate over immigration
A Swedish snowboard instructor works at the Niseko ski resort area on Hokkaido, in Kutchan, in December 2022
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
North Korea says 'special assets' deployed against South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Defense Development 2025 military exhibition event ahead of the 80th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang in this picture released Sunday.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
The summer kabuki came roaring back
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 

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