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U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in the NATO summit on June 24. Trump's unilateral strike on Iran without consulting NATO allies has deepened divisions within the alliance, raising doubts about its relevance and collective security framework.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2025
NATO leaders’ price for supporting Ukraine is their self-respect
Last week’s summit in The Hague focused more on appeasing Trump than serious strategy.
Workers build a scaffolding platform during construction at the Yamal LNG plant, operated by Novatek, in Sabetta, Russia, in August 2018.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2025
Russia tries again to expand LNG exports upended by sanctions
Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian gas pipeline exports to Europe have dwindled, and shipping more fuel via seaborne LNG tankers provides an attractive revenue stream.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday. The lack of a common understanding between U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about Putin's goals is seen complicating future diplomatic plans to wind down the war in Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2025
Following NATO summit, Trump and Europe still at odds over Putin's ambitions
The NATO summit highlighted the widening gap between how the U.S. and Europe see the military ambitions of Russia, the bloc's main foil.
The United Nations Security Council holds a vote during a meeting on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the bodies headquarters in New York on Feb. 24.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 26, 2025
Democracy shouldn’t be used as an ideological weapon
The democracy-vs-autocracy framing has widened the divide between democratic countries — “us” — and Russia and its allies — “them.”
Bags of food aid are prepared for distribution by the World Food Program, part of the EU- and U.S.-backed "Grain from Ukraine" initiative, at a warehouse in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Nov. 19, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2025
Ukraine turns to Africa in its struggle against Russia
By showing countries in Africa that it is a major alternative to Russian food supplies, Ukraine hopes many will begin to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a news conference during the NATO summit in The Hague on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2025
NATO's Trump flattery buys time but dodges tough questions
Sooner or later, NATO will have to deal with tough topics of vital importance to it, such as the war in Ukraine, Russia strategy and a likely drawdown of U.S. troops in Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting dedicated to the foundation of cultural, educational institutions and museums via a video link at his residence outside Moscow on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2025
Putin will not travel to BRICS summit in Brazil due to ICC warrant
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters Putin would participate in next month's BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro via video link.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sideline of the NATO summit in The Hague on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2025
Trump considers more Patriots for Ukraine, saying Putin 'has to end' the war
The U.S. president added that Russian President Vladimir Putin "really has to end that war."
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte stands next to U.S. President Donald Trump as alliance leaders pose for a group photo during a NATO summit in The Hague on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2025
NATO lines up ‘big success’ for Trump with new defense spending target
The new target for NATO member nations could give more ammunition to the U.S. in its calls for Japan to spend more money on defense.
A team of Ukrainian soldiers ride quad bikes during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine earlier this month.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2025
Kyiv's troops adapt as Russia gains edge in drone warfare
Ukrainian soldiers along the front and top brass in Kyiv say Russia has started deploying more drones, and ones that are harder to thwart.
The Russian military is preparing for a war of attrition, Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in Kyiv on Saturday.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2025
Ukraine says Russia not winding down and now eyeing Europe
Russia is "preparing new military operations on European territory,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Military personnel secure the perimeter around the World Forum hosting the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2025
Can NATO keep Trump on-message about Russia threat?
When leaders from NATO's 32 countries gather for a summit in The Hague, most want to send a clear message: Russia is the main threat to their alliance.
Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2025
Putin says 'the whole of Ukraine is ours' — in theory
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that advancing Russian forces could take the Ukrainian city of Sumy as Moscow looks to carve out a buffer zone along the border.
Ukrainian service members visit the Donetsk region entrance sign site, protected by an anti-drone net and surrounded by Ukrainian brigade flags, on Thursday. The possibility of weaker support and attention from Washington concerns Kyiv.
WORLD
Jun 20, 2025
Ukraine fears being sidelined by Iran-Israel war
However, Kyiv has welcomed Israeli attacks on a country that has directly aided and provided weapons to Moscow for its own strikes on Ukraine.
A Ukrainian tank fitted with protective netting — known as “cage armor” — highlights how the war has favored fast, low-tech adaptations over expensive hardware.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2025
High-tech weapons alone won’t win the wars of tomorrow
To prevail in future conflicts, Western countries must maintain financial flexibility and combine advanced systems with scalable low-tech solutions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with representatives of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025
Putin says NATO rearmament not a 'threat' to Russia
NATO will hold a crucial summit in The Hague next week to discuss increasing defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) meets with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu (left) at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2025
North Korea to send thousands of troops to Russia to help rebuild Kursk
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu announced the move following two meetings in as many weeks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow in March. If U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy meets Lukashenko, he would be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the authoritarian state in years.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2025
Trump's Ukraine envoy to meet Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko
Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg in private has portrayed the trip as a step that could help jump-start peace talks aimed at ending Russia's war against Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting with Group of Seven leaders during the bloc's annual summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2025
G7 abandons joint Ukraine statement as Zelenskyy says diplomacy in crisis
The Ukrainian president also did not get to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with whom he hoped to talk to about acquiring more weapons.
Firefighters at the site of Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2025
Trump administration disbands group focused on pressuring Russia, sources say
The effort lost steam as it became clear to participants that Trump was not interested in adopting a more confrontational stance toward Moscow.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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