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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Aeroflot CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 6.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 12, 2026
How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies
Japan has long been known as a spy paradise, in part because of post-World War II constraints that keep the country’s intelligence services weak.
Ukrainian uncrewed aerial vehicles hit what the Ukranian military say was a Russian tanker during a strike at a location given as Sea of Azov in this screenshot taken from video released Thursday.
WORLD
Jul 11, 2026
Ukraine creates ‘long-range’ command to step up strikes on Russia
Kyiv’s campaign against Russian energy and logistics has forced Moscow to ban diesel exports and restrict shipping near the Sea of Azov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with top officials as he visits the National Defense Control Center to oversee the test of a new hypersonic missile system called Avangard, which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads, in Moscow in December 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2026
China again warns Russia not to use nuclear arms against Ukraine
Beijing’s message is a potent one for Moscow, given Russia has become increasingly reliant on China to enable its military production.
Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher for a Patriot air defense system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine in August 2024.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2026
Trump’s promise on Patriots will take time, leaving Ukraine facing tough choices
Experts say the time needed to build an assembly plant and organize contractors means production will not start soon enough to ease ⁠Ukraine’s situation in the near future.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko visit the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, which was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on June 15.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2026
Ukraine eyes Japan’s Mitsubishi for help with Patriot missiles
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv is interested in working with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, one of the few companies licensed to manufacture the weapons.
Smoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow last month. Kremlin insiders say recent Ukrainian strikes have strengthened Russian President Vladimir Putin's resolve to keep fighting.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2026
Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, despite Trump peace push, sources say
Ukraine’s recent drone strikes on Russia’s oil refineries and ports have strengthened his resolve to keep fighting for now.
A woman holds her daughter following a Russian missile strike on Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 10, 2026
Nerves high in Kyiv as Russia escalates missile attacks
More than 50 people have been killed in Kyiv so far in July — with two of the deadliest strikes on the capital of the entire war coming less than a week apart.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks during a news conference in Ecublens, Switzerland, on June 24.
OLYMPICS
Jul 9, 2026
International Olympic Committee eases restrictions on Russia
The move will see Russian athletes back in many international competitions including Los Angeles Olympic qualifiers
Marta Kostyuk reacts during her quarterfinal match against Jasmine Paolini at Wimbledon in London on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Jul 9, 2026
Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk slams IOC move to lift Russia’s suspension from Olympics
“I just want to go ⁠out there and hopefully beat every single Russian I play in the Olympics, and that’s it,” Kostyuk said.
Service members of the Sparta company of the 422nd Unmanned Systems Regiment "Luftwaffe" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces prepare a Zozulia midstrike drone for a flight while they work at a position near a front line in an undisclosed location in southern Ukraine.
WORLD
Jul 9, 2026
Russia tries to jam Musk’s Starlink systems to counter Ukrainian drones
Kyiv’s development of drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometers behind front lines, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the war in Ukraine.
U.S. Patriot missile defense systems at a U.S army base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on March 12
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2026
Ukraine to receive license to make Patriot missile interceptors, Trump says
The interceptors are the only weapon in Ukraine’s arsenal that can shoot down ballistic projectiles, whose high velocity and steep flight path make them hard to stop.
A firefighter works at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 8, 2026
Russia launches third air attack on Kyiv in a week, officials say
The recent missile attacks exploit Ukraine’s critical shortage of U.S.-made air-defense interceptors.
An American soldier demonstrates how to fly a drone during a training exercise at a U.S. military facility in Hohenfels, Germany, on April 30.
COMMENTARY
Jul 8, 2026
America’s battlefield dominance is under serious threat
The U.S. still possesses the most capable military, but its ability to dominate a battlefield is under threat due to the rapid evolution of warfare.
Modern global conflicts reflect long-standing strategic rivalries and a shifting balance of power, not random chaos.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2026
Today’s conflicts are not chaos but history unfolding
Today’s seemingly nonstop international tumult is not as unintelligible as it seems.
A resident stands at a site of a Russian missile and drone strikes on the outskirts of Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Russian strikes kill 24 in Kyiv region on eve of NATO summit
The attack hit just days after another Russian strike killed more than 30 people in the Ukrainian capital.
Journalists inspect a concept model of the new Global Combat Air Program sixth-generation military jet at the BAE Systems factory in Warton, England, in July 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2026
NATO needs to create its own defense market
Strengthening defense capabilities is not only about security policy. It is also industrial policy.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands during a press conference after their lunch meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 28, 2025.
WORLD
Jul 6, 2026
Trump heads to NATO summit to meet Zelenskyy and face wary allies
Ties between Washington and the NATO have worsened since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran on Feb. 28.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a military command post amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict in this screen shot from footage posted to the Russian presidential website on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2026
Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he also spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte displays charts during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on June 24.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2026
NATO leaders — including Trump — to affirm ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense
NATO members ‌are ‌also set to pledge $80 billion in military assistance ​to Ukraine for 2026 and “at least equivalent levels” of support in 2027.
A woman holds a child near an apartment building in Kyiv that was damaged during a Russian missile and drone strike on Thursday.
WORLD
Jul 3, 2026
‘I grabbed my child’: Kyiv residents face devastation of biggest Russian barrage of war
At least 30 people were killed and dozens wounded in what was Russia’s biggest attack on Kyiv since invading more than four years ago, according to Ukrainian officials.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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