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Members of the Chinese (left) and Russian delegations, led by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, respectively, hold talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on July 3, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2026
Russia approved secret China military training at top level, sources say
China’s covert military training of Russian forces last year was personally approved by Russia’s defense minister and directly involved at least four Russian and Chinese generals.
Yana Hrynko, senior researcher of The National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, shows a bird's nest made with fragments of optical fiber, which was found by a Ukrainian service member on the front line and then passed to the museum in Kyiv on June 23.
WORLD
Jul 1, 2026
Bird nests of fiber-optic cables show war’s impact on Ukraine
The nests demonstrate how the more than 4-year-old conflict is reshaping the natural environment, researchers say.
Smoke rises over Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18 after a Ukrainian drone attack.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2026
Is the tide turning against Russia in Ukraine?
There is no guarantee that Putin will seek a negotiated freeze in the Ukraine conflict, not least because he might not grasp the situation Russia is in.
A man walks past the empty display windows of a closed shop in Moscow on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2026
Russia’s small businesses pay the price of spiraling Ukraine war
Amid huge outlays on Moscow’s war in Ukraine, tax rises, stubborn inflation and nervy consumers are all weighing on Russian small companies.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a session of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly in Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 18.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2026
Putin’s closest ally tested as Minsk resists deeper war role
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has publicly warned Russian officials against efforts to pull his country into the conflict with Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of U.S. military action against Iran resulted in strategic failure, increased Iranian strength and left the United States without leverage in future negotiations with Tehran.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
Trump’s march of folly in Iran
It did not occur to the Trump administration that Iran would have a plan: retaliate with long-range strikes and close the Strait of Hormuz.
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah, killed in an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on June 21.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
When killing the messenger becomes a strategy of war
Record journalist deaths in Gaza raise urgent questions about war, accountability and the targeting of reporters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2026
Russia will press on in Ukraine regardless of Kyiv’s proposals, Putin says
The Russian president maintains that Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure do not affect the situation on the front lines.
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, Ukraine, in September.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
Ukraine can’t afford a breakup with Poland over history
This is reckless statecraft at the service of domestic politics on both sides — only Poland isn’t at war.
Oleksandr Usyk celebrates with the belts after beating Tyson Fury to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion in May 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jun 28, 2026
Heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk gave hope to Ukrainians through boxing triumphs
Usyk has been undisputed world champion at both cruiserweight and heavyweight and boasts an unblemished record of 25 victories — including 16 knockouts — in as many fights.
Soldiers from the Germany Army and the Navy take part in the Armed Forces Day at the Bundeswehr University in Munich on June 6.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2026
Germany could revive conscription by mid-2027, senior lawmaker says
Berlin is looking to revamp its army and has committed to increase its troop strength to at least 260,000 soldiers — up from the current 185,000 — by 2035.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videolink in Moscow on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2026
Ukraine’s Crimea attacks expose limits of Putin’s protection
Ukrainian drone and missile strikes are disrupting Russian logistics and supply routes to Crimea, plunging the region into crisis as officials resort to emergency measures.
Smoke rises from Crimea Bridge on Monday. The Ukrainian army is pounding supply routes and striking energy facilities across Crimea.
WORLD
Jun 26, 2026
No fuel, no sleep: Ukrainian strikes seek to cut off Crimea
“It’s like some kind of psychological pressure: Every night there are drones, air alerts, it’s impossible to sleep,” a 23-year-old resident of Crimea said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Kyiv in February
WORLD
Jun 25, 2026
Poland and Ukraine’s difficult history creates political minefield for Tusk
Polish sentiment toward Ukraine has grown increasingly negative in recent years due ⁠to weariness with refugees, grain import disputes and the legacy of World War II killings.
Signs inform of nonworking fuel pump nozzles at a gas station, as, some regional filling stations face gasoline shortages due to production cuts at major refineries, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 24, 2026
Russia’s gasoline crunch spreads after refinery attacks
On an almost daily basis, regional governors in Russia are being forced to limit sales of fuel at filling stations and to try to deter panic buying.
Destroyed facilities of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works during the Russia-Ukraine war in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, in May 2022.
WORLD
Jun 24, 2026
Ukraine’s Azov fighters were forced from Mariupol. Now they’re hitting back.
The 2022 defeat turned Azov into a symbol of endurance in Ukraine — and paved the way for its return.
A satellite image shows fire and smoke rising from oil tanks, after what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was an attack on an oil depot in the city of Kerch, Crimea, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 22, 2026
Ukrainian strikes on Russian-annexed Crimea kill four and pause fuel sales
Ukraine said it targeted military and energy facilities in Crimea — Moscow’s key logistics base for its four-year military offensive.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends a summit of European Union leaders at the bloc's headquarters in Brussels, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2026
Poland’s Tusk warns of ‘strategic mistake’ in spat with Ukraine
Tensions have grown with Poland over Ukraine’s commemoration of controversial World War II fighters Warsaw has accused of genocide.
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
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.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
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.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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