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Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on Thursday.
WORLD
Jun 20, 2026
Ukraine’s biggest strike on Moscow spurs fuel shortage fears
The reality of four years of war pushed deeper into everyday life on Thursday when a swarm of nearly 200 drones hit Moscow’s oil refinery.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders prepare for a family photograph during the Group of Seven summit in Evian, eastern France, on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2026
An absence of drama means the G7 summit was a success
This year, the G7 once again muddled through. It avoided the worst outcome — a public display of disarray
Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in southeast Moscow on Thursday for the second time in three days, igniting a fierce blaze that spewed out ​clouds of black smoke.
WORLD
Jun 19, 2026
Ukraine brings the war to Moscow as huge blasts shake refinery
The attacks are part of a wider Ukrainian campaign to cripple the oil industry whose revenues finance Russia’s ‌war effort.
Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone strike, as seen from a shopping mall on Thursday.
WORLD
Jun 18, 2026
Ukraine hits Moscow refinery in large-scale drone attack on Russian capital
Russia’s defense ministry said 555 drones were shot down across the country. Sobyanin said 180 were shot down around Moscow alone.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on promoting economic growth, during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2026
‘I’m the boss’, Trump says at G7, as he warms to Ukraine’s war aims
Trump told a press conference that Russia was losing more soldiers ⁠than Ukraine in the war, describing Moscow as the “offensive” party in the conflict.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the crew of the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in front of an F35 fighter during an eight-month operational deployment in April 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2026
Keir Starmer is headed for a NATO humiliation
In March, ministers tried to reassure voters that the U.K. had everything it needed to defend the country. It wasn’t true and Healey knew it.
(From L) South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, U.S. President Donald Trump, Kenya's President William Ruto, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pose for a family photograph during the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2026
G7 leaders express optimism for peace after Trump’s ‘very good’ Zelenskyy meeting
After the group meeting with ​Trump, Zelenskyy said that G7 leaders agreed that Russia was ⁠not winning the war.
Taliban fighters celebrate the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul in the Afghan capital on Aug. 15, 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2026
The toll on Afghanistan of five years of Taliban rule
Afghans are asking the world: How long and to what extent must the Taliban continue internal repression and support for terrorism before the world recognizes the threat?
A man checks his mobile phone in central Moscow on March 17. Since the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutions to circumvent state monitoring and restrictions on popular foreign apps.
WORLD
Jun 16, 2026
Russians juggle phones and VPNs to skirt Putin’s digital iron curtain
The biggest crackdown of its kind has at times disrupted banking, transport and e-commerce, irritating people ahead of a September parliamentary election.
A person walks toward a police officer on a cordoned-off street where a fire broke out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's home in north London, Britain, in the early hours of May 12, 2025.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2026
Amateur saboteurs: the proxies carrying out attacks for gangs, Russia and Iran
A growing list of mainly young men are being found ​guilty in Britain of carrying out serious criminal acts on behalf of shadowy online figures for money.
Smoke and fire rise from the Dormition Cathedral in the Orthodox complex of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following a Russian missile strike on Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2026
Nine killed and historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major attacks
The fresh strikes came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump and discussed efforts ‌to achieve ‌an end to the conflict.
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Trump tells Putin he is ready to help end Ukraine conflict, Kremlin adviser says
During a 55-minute call, Trump told Putin a quick end to the Ukraine war could open the door to improved U.S.-Russia relations.
A Cyber Force would centralize military cybersecurity, building a cadre of elite tech warriors akin to the Green Berets in cyber space.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2026
The Pentagon needs to create the green berets of tech
America’s current cyber defenses are a patchwork of governmental and private-sector efforts.
Russia's shadow fleet vessels wait in the unofficial anchorage area in the Gulf of Finland near Vaindloo, Estonia, on April 10, 2026.
WORLD
Jun 14, 2026
U.K. intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel: ministry
The ships — usually aging tankers with dubious ownership — are banned from accessing U.K. ports and services.
Pedestrians walk along a street as smoke rises in the background, following Russian strikes in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine, on June 3.
WORLD
Jun 14, 2026
Despite strikes on Ukraine, Russian advances slow, analysts say
In April and May, the Russian army lost more ground in Ukraine than it gained, according to analysis.
A Ukrainian soldier controls a drone during a training flight in eastern Ukraine.
WORLD
Jun 12, 2026
Ukraine’s AI drones have given Kyiv a fresh edge on the battlefield
The latest models are more resistant to electronic jamming and have autonomous targeting capabilities that allow them to hit targets up to 150 kilometers beyond the front lines.
Transcarpathia is a western Ukrainian region and one of the country's most ethnically diverse areas, populated by groups including Hutsuls, seen here in Yasynya, as well as Hungarians, Romanians, Slovaks and Ukrainians.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
Language, power and the price of entry
The same logic that protects Hungarians in Ukraine leaves Russian in the cold. Language policy, it turns out, has a foreign policy.
Russian conscripts attend a ceremony marking their departure for garrisons from a recruitment center in Saint Petersburg last October.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2026
Russia’s conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine
The country has hardened its once-avoidable conscription system, and once inside the military machine, draftees are pressured to sign contracts to fight in Ukraine.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sees off Chinese President Xi Jinping at Pyongyang International Airport following Xi’s two-day visit to North Korea from Monday. 
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
Why China finds it hard to keep North Korea in line
Despite closer links with Moscow, Beijing is still Pyongyang’s main diplomatic partner and an important buffer against international sanctions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a news conference during a meeting of the prime ministers of Nordic-Baltic nations in Tallinn, Estonia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2026
Ukraine and Latvia sign drone deal as Russia says Europe not ready to mediate
Latvia is the sixth country to join Kyiv’s drone cooperation initiative.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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