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VLADIMIR PUTIN

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.
The International Criminal Court in the Hague in September 2025. The U.S. backed the ICC when it pursued Vladimir Putin but denounced the court as politically motivated when it issued warrants for Israeli leaders.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2026
America is betting against international law
Great powers cannot rely on legal immunity forever, as international accountability mechanisms increasingly constrain even the most influential states.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) greet each other as other officials look on at the funeral service for late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2026
Behind the White House¡¯s closed-door diplomacy
Media reports around the world have suggested the secrecy reflected Netanyahu¡¯s waning influence or growing dissatisfaction with him within the Trump administration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as they attend the 22nd Russia-Kazakhstan Forum of Interregional Cooperation in Omsk, Russia, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2026
In rare move, Kazakh president urges Putin to freeze Ukraine war
The Kazakh leader stopped short of offering to help broker a deal, saying he declined to serve as a mediator between the two countries.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and others attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2026
What the ¡®Chinamaxxing¡¯ crowd doesn¡¯t get
When survival and success depend on pleasing the party boss rather than the consumer, honest innovators are weeded out.
A paramedic, wearing a bulletproof jacket, brings a woman to the Mechnikov Hospital in the city of Dnipro on June 8 amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2026
24 hours in a Ukrainian hospital buckling under the toll of war
Multiple trauma victims are the norm at Dnipro¡¯s central hospital ¡ª the center for those wounded across east and southern Ukraine ¡ª with some needing up to 20 operations a week.
Ukraine's new prime minister, Sergii Koretskyi, spent most of his nearly 30-year career working in the private sector, mainly for energy companies.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2026
Zelenskyy tasks political novice to get Ukraine through winter
The Ukrainian president has named Sergii Koretskyi, a technocratic energy executive, as prime minister to prepare the country for another winter of war.
Smoke rises from Gazprom Neft¡¯s Moscow oil refinery after a deep Ukrainian drone strike on June 18.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2026
As Ukraine¡¯s deep strikes mount, Putin lets his country burn
The war has become the organizing principle of Putin¡¯s regime, leaving no path to lasting peace without a fundamental political transformation.
Rescuers and police officers work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 16, 2026
Iran and Ukraine bring limits of air campaigns into sharp focus
The challenges the two leaders face are familiar to war planners and analysts ¡ª relying on airpower has advantages but the results can be mixed.
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) speaks beside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting ahead of a summit of the "Coalition of the Willing" to support Ukraine at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2026
European powers join forces to build anti-ballistic missile defense system
The decision signals a shift away from its reliance on the U.S. as Ukraine struggles against Russia¡¯s onslaught.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (L), a Republican from South Carolina and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2025
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Lindsey Graham¡¯s death deprives Ukraine of key Trump whisperer
Graham¡¯s death comes as Ukraine is urging allies to provide more Patriot missiles to defend against increasingly deadly Russian ballistic strikes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Aeroflot CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 6.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 12, 2026
How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies
Japan has long been known as a spy paradise, in part because of post-World War II constraints that keep the country¡¯s intelligence services weak.
Smoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow last month. Kremlin insiders say recent Ukrainian strikes have strengthened Russian President Vladimir Putin's resolve to keep fighting.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2026
Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, despite Trump peace push, sources say
Ukraine¡¯s recent drone strikes on Russia¡¯s oil refineries and ports have strengthened his resolve to keep fighting for now.
A firefighter works at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 8, 2026
Russia launches third air attack on Kyiv in a week, officials say
The recent missile attacks exploit Ukraine¡¯s critical shortage of U.S.-made air-defense interceptors.
An American soldier demonstrates how to fly a drone during a training exercise at a U.S. military facility in Hohenfels, Germany, on April 30.
COMMENTARY
Jul 8, 2026
America¡¯s battlefield dominance is under serious threat
The U.S. still possesses the most capable military, but its ability to dominate a battlefield is under threat due to the rapid evolution of warfare.
Modern global conflicts reflect long-standing strategic rivalries and a shifting balance of power, not random chaos.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2026
Today¡¯s conflicts are not chaos but history unfolding
Today¡¯s seemingly nonstop international tumult is not as unintelligible as it seems.
A resident stands at a site of a Russian missile and drone strikes on the outskirts of Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Russian strikes kill 24 in Kyiv region on eve of NATO summit
The attack hit just days after another Russian strike killed more than 30 people in the Ukrainian capital.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands during a press conference after their lunch meeting at Trump¡¯s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 28, 2025.
WORLD
Jul 6, 2026
Trump heads to NATO summit to meet Zelenskyy and face wary allies
Ties between Washington and the NATO have worsened since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran on Feb. 28.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a military command post amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict in this screen shot from footage posted to the Russian presidential website on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2026
Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he also spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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.
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.

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

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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