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Ukraine's president, Volodymr Zelenskyy, attends the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2025
Pope Leo talks of 'martyred Ukraine' ahead of meeting with Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy was among politicians, royals and faith leaders from around the world who attended the mass inaugurating the start of Leo's papacy.
U.S. President Donald Trump will speak by phone with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday in an attempt to find a way out of the "BLOODBATH" in the Ukraine war, the American president said on social media.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2025
Trump says he will speak to Putin to end Ukraine 'bloodbath'
Kyiv said Russian negotiators have demanded Ukraine pull its troops out of all Ukrainian regions claimed by Moscow before any ceasefire deal.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Canberra "is appalled at the sham trial and 13-year sentence given to Australian man Oscar Jenkins."
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2025
Canberra slams Russian jailing of Australian who fought for Ukraine
Oscar Jenkins, 33, was convicted of being a "mercenary in an armed conflict" by the court in Ukraine's Russian-occupied east Luhansk region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks on the phone ahead of a meeting at the European Political Community summit, at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2025
Ukraine calls on allies to keep pressure on Russia after ceasefire talks fall short
Russia is presenting conditions that a Ukrainian source described as "non-starters."
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
May 16, 2025
Peace breakthrough unlikely as Putin declines to meet Zelenskyy in Turkey
Hopes were further dented by U.S. President Donald Trump saying there would be no movement without a meeting between himself and Putin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump walk during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.
WORLD / Politics
May 15, 2025
Putin and Trump to skip Ukraine's peace talks that Russian leader proposed
The absence of the Russian and U.S. presidents lowers the expectations for a major breakthrough in the war Russia started in February 2022.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 13.
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2025
NATO is sketching out a plan to meet Trump's call for 5% of GDP on defense
Negotiators are making progress ahead of a NATO summit in The Hague in June on a path to hitting the spending goal by 2032.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a news conference in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2025
Zelenskyy insists on face-to-face talks with Putin in Istanbul
The planned talks have become the main focus of peace efforts led by U.S. President Donald Trump, who is sending his secretary of state has also offered to attend.
Daily newspapers with images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Moscow on Feb. 13
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2025
Trump's offer to join Russia-Ukraine peace talks triggers flurry of diplomacy
Despite planned visits to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar this week, Trump offered to join Ukraine-Russia leaders in Istanbul.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left), U.S. President Joe Biden (second from left), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (second from right) and French President Emmanuel Macron prepare to take a family photo during their "Quad" meeting in Berlin on Oct. 18. Leaders in the West have tried to revive the old order, but Donald Trump’s return to power shows they need a new way of looking at the world.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2025
Europe after the end of the liberal international order
We were wrong to think that we had secured a golden age of peace at the end of the Cold War. In reality, there was violence everywhere.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping joins Russian President Vladimir Putin and other foreign leaders at a ceremony at the Kremlin’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2025
Beijing talks peace in Ukraine while aiding Putin’s war
China benefits strategically as long as the war stays within Ukraine, the nuclear risk remains low and its “unlimited partner,” Russia, does not lose.
(L to R) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Keir Starmer of the U.K. and Poland’s Donald Tusk following a news conference at St. Mary’s Palace in Kyiv on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2025
Trump’s Ukraine push coming to a head with challenge to Putin
Following a weekend of hectic diplomacy, Zelenskyy said he will travel to Istanbul on May 15 where Putin has proposed direct negotiations between the two countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a statement to the media in Moscow on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2025
Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war
Moscow sent thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the gravest confrontation between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran in November.
WORLD
May 10, 2025
Iran to send Russia launchers for short-range missiles
The delivery of the Fath-360 launchers — if it occurs — would help support Russia's war in Ukraine and reaffirm deepening security ties with Iran.
French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pose after signing the French-Polish Friendship and Strategy Pact following their meeting at the Nancy's town hall on Stanislas square in Nancy, eastern France, on Friday.
WORLD
May 10, 2025
Poland edges toward pact on French nuclear-missile shield
A treaty signed Friday includes a pledge of mutual military assistance in an event of an armed conflict and extends into defense industry cooperation.
French President Emmanuel Macron (center), British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hold a trilateral meeting on board a train to Ukraine on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2025
Europe in talks with U.S. over ultimatum to end war in Ukraine
The plans aren’t yet final, and moving forward still hinges on the U.S., which has called for a monthlong unconditional truce.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with North Korean servicemen on Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2025
Putin hails troops in Ukraine as allies attend WWII parade
President Vladimir Putin vowed on Friday that Russia would win in Ukraine as the Soviet Union had in World War II.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping shake hands during a welcoming ceremony before their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2025
'Friends of steel': Xi and Putin pledge to stand together against U.S.
At talks in the Kremlin, the two leaders cast themselves as defenders of a new world order no longer dominated by the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2025
Trump presses Russia for unconditional 30-day Ukraine ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Moscow to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, with any breaches punishable by sanctions.
Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jets and MiG-29 fighter jets fly above Moscow during the general rehearsal of the Victory Day military parade on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 8, 2025
Putin's order for three-day truce with Ukraine enters into force
It was not immediately clear whether either side was observing the ceasefire.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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