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Then-Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte addresses a joint news conference with his Finnish counterpart in Helsinki on June 13.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024
Trump to Putin: The key challenges facing NATO's new secretary-general
With Russia's war in Ukraine raging through a third year and its leading power the United States set for a crunch election, NATO is grappling with major challenges.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, shake hands during a meeting on Friday in New York.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2024
On trip to U.S., Zelenskyy finds Ukraine’s fortunes tied to the election
A whirlwind week of top-level meetings failed to alleviate concerns in Kyiv that a Trump presidency could lead to a dramatic shift in American policy.
A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives past an honor guard during a military parade on Victory Day in Red Square in central Moscow on May 9.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2024
Putin draws a nuclear red line for the West
Experts are debating how seriously to take Putin's new nuclear doctrine.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2024
Kremlin calls changes to Russia's nuclear policy a signal to the West
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Moscow was attempting to intimidate alliance members with the change.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Security Council on the subject of nuclear deterrence in Moscow on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2024
Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine striking Russia
The decision to change Russia's nuclear doctrine is the Kremlin's answer to deliberations about giving Ukraine permission to fire into Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility of the the Special Technology Center in St. Petersburg on Sept. 19.
WORLD
Sep 26, 2024
Russia has a secret war drones project in China, intel sources say
Both Russia and Ukraine are racing to ramp up their production of drones, which have emerged as highly effective weapons in the war.
Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian cities have been unsuccessful in breaking Ukraine's resolve and the strategic benefit of such attacks is questionable.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 26, 2024
Lessons from Ukraine and Gaza on humanitarian law
The conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza challenge, if not outright violate, humanitarian law, which seeks to balance military objectives with minimizing harm to civilians.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the launching of the Ukraine Compact at the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington in July
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2024
U.S. worries deepen as adversaries team up to challenge dominance
The moves by Russia, China, Iran and North Korea come despite facing some of the most sweeping sanctions the West has ever imposed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting in Washington in September last year
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2024
Zelenskyy to press U.S. on long-range missile strikes inside Russia
While visiting Washington, the Ukrainian leader plans to pitch his plan to end the war in a series of meetings with Biden, Harris and Trump.
Indian soldiers participate in a mock drill exercise in New Delhi in 2016. The transfer of Indian munitions to support Ukraine's defense against Russia has occurred for more than a year, according to the sources and customs data.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2024
Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire
The transfer of munitions to support Ukraine's defense against Russia has occurred for more than a year, according to the sources and the customs data.
Bulk carriers float offshore from Singapore, on Feb. 19.
WORLD
Sep 19, 2024
The shadow fleet transporting sanctioned gas for Russia
In the short term it could provide some wartime profit, but Moscow's ultimate goal is to triple LNG exports by 2030.
Guaranteeing Ukraine’s security will require increased military support, a clear path to NATO membership and international support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace plan.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2024
Achieving peace through strength in Ukraine
To secure a lasting peace, Ukraine’s allies must make Vladimir Putin understand that he cannot dictate terms.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Ukrainian service members in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on July 8, 2022. Zelenskyy has given few clues of the contents of his "victory plan," indicating only that it aims to create terms acceptable to Ukraine.
WORLD
Sep 19, 2024
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says 'victory plan' is ready
The plan is intended to bring peace to Ukraine while keeping the country strong and avoiding all "frozen conflicts," he says.
Ryan Routh speaks during an interview at a rally to urge foreign leaders and international organizations to help provide humanitarian aid in central Kyiv in April 2022, amid Russia's invasion of its neighbor. Routh, 58, was charged with two gun-related crimes in a federal court in Florida on Monday, a day after he was spotted with a rifle hiding in shrubbery on the property line of Trump's golf course.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2024
Suspect in second Trump assassination attempt had criminal history
Ryan Routh was charged with two gun-related crimes in a federal court in Florida a day after he was found with a rifle hiding near Donald Trump's golf course.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni meet on Monday and plan to discuss a proposal for Ukraine to use British long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles on Russian territory.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2024
U.K.’s Starmer seeks Italy’s support for missiles to Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visit to Rome comes days after he met with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington.
A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives past an honor guard during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Moscow's Red Square in May 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2024
Putin's options for Ukraine missiles response include nuclear test
In his clearest warning yet, Putin said the West's next possible move could be seen as directly fighting Russia, altering the nature of the conflict.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2024
North Korean weapons sales to Russia called Ukraine’s biggest worry
Once a cargo carrying the weapons docks at a Russian port, military activity typically intensifies within eight to nine days, Ukrainian officials said.
Speaking remotely to a forum in Kyiv, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden will meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in late September at the U.N. General Assembly in New York to discuss aid to Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2024
Biden to use rest of term putting Ukraine in 'best position'
The U.S. president will meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in late September at the U.N. General Assembly in New York to discuss aid to Kyiv.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy as he arrives at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 14, 2024
Diplomacy over Ukraine war is about weapons more than peace talks
For both Ukraine and Russia, battlefield gains now might provide an upper hand in any negotiations later. That’s reflected in their discussions over arms with allies.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (right) and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy speak to the media outside of the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Friday following a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 14, 2024
Biden hasn’t let Ukraine strike deep into Russia. Could Britain change that?
A trip to Washington by Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, came after President Vladimir Putin of Russia warned that the allies’ next step could mean war for NATO.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Infectious diseases to watch for in Japan this summer amid surge of cases
An illustration of a colony of the Bordetella pertussis bacterium that causes pertussis, or whooping cough. As of Aug. 10, there were 64,467 cases reported this year, according to the latest data from the Japan Institute for Health Security.
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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