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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.
Le Vigilant is one of France's four Le Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarines and is equipped with M51 nuclear warheads.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2026
Europe weighs its nuclear future as U.S. certainty fades
Just a few nuclear weapons may be enough to transform a regional crisis into a global one.
A man holding a Polish national flag lights a candle at the site of a mass burial of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II in the former Polish village of Puznyky, in Ternopil region, Ukraine, in September
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2026
Why are Poland and Ukraine at odds about their history?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named a combat unit after the Ukrainian ​Insurgent Army, which allied with Nazi Germany for a time and massacred Poles during World War II.
A Border Guard helicopter and a Coast Guard patrol ship Turva seize a vessel suspected of a subsea cable breach in the Gulf of Finland last December.
WORLD
Jun 8, 2026
Finland tests early-warning system detecting threats to subsea cables
Baltic Sea undersea telecommunications cables, power connections and gas pipelines have been damaged in several incidents since Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine in 2022.
(L to R) Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron chat on the 10 Downing Street doorstep as they say goodbye after their meeting in central London on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
European leaders ready to back ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia
Vladimir Putin said the offer did not come across as sincere and he currently ‌saw no point in meeting.
A captured Russian-Iranian Shahed-136 (Geran-2) kamikaze drone is put on display in Kyiv in November.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2026
Ukraine says drone hit nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl
The director general of the IAEA, said the incident was “deeply concerning as it occurred at a facility containing large amounts of nuclear material.
Heavy smoke billows in the background after Ukrainian drones hit infrastructure in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2026
Ukraine targets St. Petersburg after Putin refuses talks
The strikes on the city and the surrounding region set a defense ministry facility ablaze and disrupted operations at an airport for several hours.
Former residents of the Northern Territories join hands aboard the exchange ship Etopirika, in July last year.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2026
Ex-residents to hold memorial services near Japan-claimed isles
Former residents of Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan will hold memorial services for their ancestors at sea and in the air between July 25 and Nov. 7, the prefectural government of Hokkaido said Friday.
Teenagers hug outside an apartment block that was damaged when a nearby building was struck during overnight Russian missile and drone attacks in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 5, 2026
‘In the queue’: Busy with Iran, U.S. has little energy for Kyiv
When pressed to address the Ukraine conflict during congressional testimony, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S.-led negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv were at a stalemate.
A model of a Gazprom LNG carrier at an exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia, in October.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
Japan officials met metals and LNG firms in unusual Moscow talks
The talks underscored the importance Tokyo and Moscow place on keeping channels of communication open.
Smoke billows from the Kronstadt military base in northwestern Russia. Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St. Petersburg early on June 3 as officials gathered for a flagship economic forum in the city, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said.
WORLD
Jun 4, 2026
Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens
Some 20,000 people from 130 countries were to attend the three-day annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
A giant screen shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14. China distorts narratives portraying Japan as a military threat while similar dynamics in the U.S. erode truth and accountability.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2026
Defending democracy from the global war on reality
From Beijing to Washington, the very concept of objective truth feels unattainable
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk (right) hugs compatriot Elina Svitolina after winning their quarterfinal match at the French Open in Paris on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Jun 3, 2026
Shadow of war looms large over French Open as semifinal lineup takes shape
Tension has lingered since the opening week, driven by the fact that Ukrainians must compete against opponents from Russia and Belarus while their homeland faces bombardment.
Smoke and flames rise from garages damaged during a Russian missile and drone strikes, in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 3, 2026
At least 23 killed in Russian attack; Zelenskyy warns new assault possible
It ​was the third heavy assault on Kyiv in under a month.
People cross the street near flags with the logo of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) flying in front of the St. Isaac's Cathedral on the eve of the forum's opening in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2026
Putin’s ‘Davos’ haunted by war and stagnation despite the swank of influencers
The war looms large even if Ukraine is not mentioned once in the official program.
A man inspects a building damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2026
Nine dead, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across Ukraine
Moscow warned last week that it intended to launch “systematic strikes” on targets in Kyiv and urged foreign nationals to leave.
Ukrainian musicians take part in a presentation amid the Russian invasion in the city of Dnipro in April 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2026
The cultural component of national security
Russia’s war against Ukraine has involved a deliberate campaign of cultural erasure. Since 2022, more than 1,750 cultural heritage sites have reportedly been damaged or destroyed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2026
Russia finance officials tell Putin war spending is unaffordable
Finance Ministry officials have grown increasingly concerned about the state of Russia’s economy and state budget in recent months.
A Russian Su-27 flies over the Black Sea in April. Since the war began, Russian forces have received 12 Su-27 warplanes, while Ukrainian intelligence figures imply Russia outputs around 20,000 first-person view drones per day.
WORLD
Jun 2, 2026
Russian aircraft production surges as Putin pivots to drone war
With tanks and other conventional armor hitting limits, cheap and scalable unmanned systems have become one of the few areas of Russian industry still capable of rapid expansion.
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.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
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."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
By Alex K.T. Martin

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