Â鶹´«Ã½

Tag - ukraine

 
Â鶹´«Ã½
Search
 
August 13, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

UKRAINE

Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on each other¡¯s commercial ships and ports in the Black Sea.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2026
Key Russian port halts grain exports after Ukrainian attack
Russia and Ukraine, which account for more than a quarter of global wheat exports, have stepped up attacks on Black Sea commercial ships and ports, raising concerns about supply.
Rescuers, police officers and volunteers evacuate a wounded resident from the site of a house destroyed by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Aug. 2.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2026
Western allies are about to fail Ukraine, again
The lack of Western support is giving Putin reason to fight on, and Russia is acquiring a significant new advantage in being able to strike any Ukrainian target.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury¡¯s attack on Iran from an undisclosed location on March 14.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2026
Are we on the verge of World War III?
Still, historians are quick to see parallels to the situation before 1914.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a press conference during his visit to Belgrade, Serbia, on Aug. 8.
WORLD
Aug 12, 2026
Zelenskyy: Ukraine has given U.S. negotiators proposals for ending the war with Russia
The Ukrainian president also said there is evidence that Russia would exploit next month¡¯s elections to proclaim a new mobilization to boost the numbers of fighting personnel.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2026
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
After months of attacks on Russian oil refineries, Kyiv has now targeted at least 23 Wildberries facilities in an attempt to bring the war home for more Russians.
Ukrainian service members who have surrendered after weeks holed up at Azovstal steel works are seen inside a bus, which arrived under escort of the pro-Russian military at a detention facility in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the settlement of Olenivka in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine on May 17, 2022.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2026
Ukrainians recount torture and sexual abuse meted out in Russian prisons
More than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war interviewed reported experiencing torture or ill-treatment, according to a U.N. official.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives to attend a meeting with Serbia's leader at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2026
Ukraine seeking air defense systems from South Korea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also raised Kyiv¡¯s estimate of North Korean troops that could be sent to fight with Russia, saying up to 50,000 could be deployed.
A Bulgarian military police car is parked at an access point to a farmland area where a drone that entered Bulgaria exploded, near the Kardam border-crossing between Bulgaria and Romania, on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 9, 2026
Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria as drone explodes near pipeline
Drone-related incidents have become increasingly frequent across eastern European countries that are NATO members and supporters of Ukraine.
Nikolai Rybakov, chairman of Russia's Yabloko party, attends a court hearing in Moscow in June on the case of Maxim Kruglov, the party's deputy head who was charged with spreading false information about the Russian army during the conflict against Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2026
Russia¡¯s only anti-war party eyes support boost at elections
While the liberal Yabloko party is unlikely to win any seats in elections next month, they nonetheless relish the opportunity to push their anti-war message on a national scale.
Legislation on Russia sanctions easily passed the Senate on Friday, with the House of Representatives expected to vote on it within weeks.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2026
U.S. Senate passes Russia sanctions championed by late Lindsey Graham
Graham, a South Carolina Republican who died last month, was among Kyiv¡¯s most outspoken allies in Congress in its four-year-long war with Russia.
Japan's famous Fuji Rock festival this year included flag-waving for regimes whose actions contradict the ideals of peaceful assembly and human rights that reflect unexamined political sympathies that risk legitimizing oppressive regimes.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2026
Flag-waving at Fuji Rock: Conviction or fashion?
Music has long served as an expression of a fundamental human freedom ¡ª the right to speak, to challenge authority and to be heard without fear of the state.
A tattered Ukrainian flag flies outside an apartment block that was damaged during a recent Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on July 31.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2026
In Ukraine, Russia tries to sow panic with ¡®safari¡¯ strikes
When ?two Russian bombs hit Kateryna Lahuta¡¯s seafood business in the city of Zaporizhzhia last month, they shattered the last semblance of security for the entrepreneur.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ankara on July 7
WORLD
Aug 5, 2026
Russia kills 17 and wrecks logistics hubs in heavy ballistic hit on Ukraine
Explosions ripped through the area during the night, and fires lit up ?the dark skies over Kyiv, which has come under missile attack every three to four days in recent weeks.
A man photographs parts of an unidentified missile, which Ukrainian authorities believe to be made in North Korea and was used in a strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in January 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2026
North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says
Russia has fired scores of North Korean ballistic missiles at Ukraine for years, but the deployment of North Korean missile forces would be an expansion of the two¡¯s cooperation.
A screenshot taken from a footage released on Tuesday by National Police of Ukraine shows a man selling vegetables being chased by a remotely piloted first-person view drone before detonating at a street market in Kherson, Ukraine.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2026
Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone ¡®safari¡¯ attack on civilian
Footage released by Ukrainian police ?shows the drone pursuing a man around a van being used as a street stand before exploding as he dives ?for cover ?behind the vehicle.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a meeting with U.S. senators on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 28.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
Zelenskyy says relations with Japan have fallen short of ¡®high expectations¡¯
The Ukrainian leader had hoped for more following ¡°significant political changes¡± ¡ª an apparent hint at Tokyo¡¯s evolving defense posture.
A Ukrainian soldier prepares to launch a Hornet medium-strike drone toward Russian troops from a position near a front line in Ukraine's Donetsk region in late June.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 2, 2026
What Ukraine and Iran teach us about deterrence
As drones and missiles reshape modern warfare, the question is whether asymmetric capabilities can prevent conflict before it begins.
The NATO sign is seen on an Airborne Warning and Control System surveillance plane at a military air base in Lielvarde, Latvia, on Friday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 2, 2026
Baltic startups take aim at deterring Russia on NATO¡¯s eastern flank
Entrepreneurs are filling gaps left by traditional arms contractors.
Participants kneel during a moment of silence at a rally to protest against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's decision to replace Mykhailo Fedorov as Defense Minister, in Kyiv, on Friday.
WORLD
Aug 1, 2026
Thousands take to Kyiv¡¯s main street, firm on calls for defense minister¡¯s return
Support for Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, widely credited with driving military innovation during Ukraine¡¯s war ?with Russia, remains strong.
Lockheed Martin's Precision strike missile on display at the?Eurosatory defense and security conference in Villepinte, near Paris, in June.
WORLD
Aug 1, 2026
A new age of missiles reshapes battlefields around the world
The world is on the cusp of a third missile age, with conventional ballistic weapons proliferating at unprecedented speed in the wake of widespread deployment in Iran and Ukraine.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER