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Munich Security Conference Foundation Council President Wolfgang Ischinger attends a news conference regarding the Munich Security Report in Berlin on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Rise of ‘wrecking-ball politics’ in focus at Munich security meet
The 2026 Munich Security Report describes U.S. President Donald Trump as the “most powerful of those who take the axe to existing rules and institutions.“ 
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, addresses the media in the Oval Office on Sept. 5, the day he signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2026
Trump has killed American deterrence
Trump has shown countless times that he cannot keep promises. His reversals on TikTok, tariffs and Ukraine demonstrate that his commitments have the lifespan of a mayfly.
An investigator works outside a residential building where the assassination attempt on Russian Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev took place in Moscow on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 8, 2026
Russia says man suspected of shooting top general has been flown to Moscow from Dubai
A Ukrainian-born Russian citizen has been extradited on suspicion of gravely injuring one of Russia’s most senior military intelligence officers.
Denys and Yuliia Davydenko, both 40, pose for a picture with their children — Maksym, 11, Tymofiy, 6, and Stephanie, 2 — in the kitchen of their apartment in Kyiv on Feb. 1.
WORLD / Society
Feb 8, 2026
Kyiv family, with its pets and pigs, defies Russia and the cold
The Davydenkos had left Ukraine when Russian forces closed in on Kyiv in 2022, but since returning from Europe, they are resolute in their intention to stay.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
U.S. pushes Russia and Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said that Washington ​has proposed talks in Miami in a week, and that Kyiv has already agreed.
A Ukrainian soldier shoots during training at an undisclosed location in the country's Zaporizhzhia region on Jan. 30.
WORLD
Feb 7, 2026
U.S. aims for March peace deal in Ukraine followed by quick elections
Sources say that timeline is likely to slip given a lack of agreement between Russia and Ukraine on the key issue of territory.
Russian Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev speaks after an event involving the Russian Defense Ministry in this image from video released in June 2023.
WORLD
Feb 7, 2026
Russian intel official under Western sanctions is shot and wounded in Moscow
The incident is the latest in a series of assassination attempts Russia has blamed on Ukraine.
Vladyslav Heraskevych will be one of Ukraine's flag bearers during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Skeleton
Feb 6, 2026
Ukrainian flag bearer at Olympics proud to display nation’s resiliency
Heraskevych will march in Milan on Friday evening as his country’s flag bearer, alongside speedskater Yelyzaveta Sydorko.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to meet with then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Kyiv in March 2023. Four years into the war, Japan stands out as a leading supporter of Ukraine through economic and humanitarian aid.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 6, 2026
Four years of war and Ukraine still needs the world
Four years into the war, Japan stands out as a leading supporter of Ukraine through economic and humanitarian aid, testing its ability to sustain international economic diplomacy.
Olga Kurk-Malayeva, 26, hugs her husband Ruslan, 32, a released Ukrainian prisoner of war (POW) who was captured during the defense of Mariupol in 2022, in the Chernihiv region at an undisclosed location on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2026
Emotional reunions and dashed hopes as released Ukrainian soldiers return home
People who never received a notification from the army turned up anyway in a desperate attempt to get news of their loved ones from the released prisoners.
<i>Ōzeki</i> Aonishiki speaks to reporters at Ajigawa Stable on Wednesday.
SUMO
Feb 5, 2026
Rising star Aonishiki shows poise beyond years both in and out the sumo ring
Record-breaking success and incredible assimilation have both been made possible by the young Ukrainian’s diligence, maturity and strong willpower.
A woman walks near the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2026
Ukraine and Russia wrap ‘productive’ first day of U.S.-backed peace talks
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was critical for the two-day trilateral talks to lead to real peace and ‍not offer Russia a new opportunity to continue the war.
Russian prisoners of war at a detention center in western Ukraine on Nov. 26
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
The foreign prisoners of war stuck in Ukrainian prison limbo
With Russia and their countries of origin having “no interest” in exchanging them, many foreign POWs are held for years, said a spokesperson for Ukraine’s POW coordination center.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, attends an interview in Moscow on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Russia’s Medvedev praises Trump but questions U.S. submarine threat
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said that behind Donald Trump’s approach “lies a completely conscious and competent line.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses Chinese and British business delegations at the House of U.K. reception, in Shanghai on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Starmer renews U.K. bid to join EU defense fund after rejection
In November, the European Union rejected the British bid for its defense companies to be able to benefit from the fund.
Ukrainian servicemen prepare before training at an undisclosed location in the country's Donetsk region on Wednesday.
WORLD
Feb 1, 2026
Russia’s war death tally spurs European scrutiny on recruitment
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Kyiv’s forces killed 35,000 Russian troops in December.
Pierre Gramegna, managing director of the European Stability Mechanism, speaks during a meeting between EU finance ministers and heads of central banks, in Stockholm in April 2023.
WORLD
Feb 1, 2026
European crisis fund worth over $500 billion could be used for defense
U.S. President ‍Donald Trump’s open hostility towards Europe is forcing its political leaders to scour for alternative means of defending the region against Russian aggression.
Residents at the site of an apartment building damaged during overnight Russian drone and missile strikes, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jan 31, 2026
Russia and Ukraine halt energy strikes, but differences emerge on moratorium
Moscow said the pause would end Sunday while Kyiv indicated the halt would be in effect for a week.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Nara on Jan. 13. Once a central diplomatic actor, Japan is increasingly absent as global power rivalries intensify.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2026
The cost of silence: Japan’s diminishing relevance
This diplomatic fade is more than a temporary slump. Japan is experiencing a crisis of international relevance at precisely the moment when the rules-based order is fracturing.
Residents warm up inside a government-run humanitarian aid tent where people can charge devices, receive hot meals, as well as psychological support if needed, during a power blackout due to Russian missile and drone strikes on critical infrastructure in Kyiv on Jan. 25.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2026
Despite failed peace talks, Ukrainians find ‘Way Home’
Across Ukraine, millions of families have been living with widespread blackouts and electricity that comes back only briefly.
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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