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Police inspect the site of a blast on railways on the Warsaw-Lublin line in Mika, Poland, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Poland suspects 'foreign intelligence services' involved in rail sabotage
Poland has become the main hub for transporting military and humanitarian support to neighboring Ukraine since Russia's full-scale military invasion in February 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Greece¡¯s prime minister following their meeting in Athens, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2025
Zelenskyy in France to seal air-defense and warplane deals
The Ukrainian president is in Paris for talks with Emmanuel Macron as heavy Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have increased in recent weeks.
A Ukrainian soldier runs past the site where a Russian glide bomb exploded minutes earlier near the embattled city of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, in August.
WORLD
Nov 15, 2025
Russia plans to make up to 120,000 glide bombs this year, Kyiv says
The bombs, whose range was previously estimated to be up to 90 km, can breach Ukrainian defenses without sending planes across front lines.
A Russian airstrike hits Kyiv on Friday. Ukrainian forces retaliated by carrying out an attack on a major Russian Black Sea port.
WORLD
Nov 15, 2025
Ukraine hits Russian Black Sea oil port as six die in Kyiv
Ukrainian forces carried out an attack on a major Russian Black Sea port overnight, prompting a state of emergency, as Moscow launched a widespread air strike on Kyiv that killed at least six and damaged residential buildings.
Smoke rises from the Unecha oil pumping station during a fire, in Unechsky district, Bryansk region, Russia, on Aug. 21.
WORLD
Nov 14, 2025
Spare Russian oil refining capacity offsetting drone damage, sources say
Ukraine has ramped up drone attacks deep inside Russia, aiming to knock out oil refineries, depots and pipelines.
Ukrainian emergency personnel work at the scene of a drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Nov 14, 2025
Intel shows Putin not ready for Ukraine deal, Britain's ex-MI6 chief says
Richard Moore, who stepped down as head of MI6 in September, also said there could be consequences in terms of Chinese activity if the West didn¡¯t help Ukraine prevail.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand (center) leads a G7-plus session on maritime security during the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the White Oaks Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2025
G7 diplomats mull how to get Russia to engage in Ukraine peace talks
Efforts to organize a summit between the presidents of Russia and the U.S. were put on ice last month after Moscow's rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
Ukraine's then-energy minister, German Galushchenko (left), and Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Ukraine Oleh Korikov speak during the IAEA¡¯s Board of Governors meeting at the agency¡¯s headquarters in Vienna on Dec. 12, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2025
Ukraine moves to quell $100 million energy corruption scandal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the dismissal of two cabinet ministers amid a probe into an alleged $100 million corruption scheme.
Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow. The 30 911±¬ÁÏÍø individuals Russia's Foreign Ministry targeted for the ban include Japan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Toshihiro Kitamura as well as researchers and members of the press.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Russia bans entry of 30 more 911±¬ÁÏÍø nationals
It was Moscow's first decision to ban 911±¬ÁÏÍø nationals from entering Russia since the inauguration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last month.
Smoke rises from a residential area of Pokrovsk, the Donetsk region in Ukraine, on Nov. 3.
WORLD
Nov 12, 2025
Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into Ukraine's Pokrovsk, video shows
Moscow says taking Pokrovsk would give it a platform to drive north toward?the two biggest remaining Ukrainian-controlled cities in the Donetsk region.
Diana Loginova, an 18-year-old music student and musician known by the stage name Naoko, speaks with her mother Irina as she appears in court over new public order charges in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Russian teenager who sang anti-Kremlin songs in street gets more jail time
Diana Loginova, 18, was arrested in St. Petersburg last month after giving a series of impromptu street concerts where she sang covers of songs penned by Kremlin critics.
Ukraine¡¯s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media in Kyiv on Nov. 7.
WORLD
Nov 12, 2025
Close Zelenskyy ally accused of orchestrating major graft scheme
The accusations against Timur Mindich are the latest episode in a sweeping corruption scandal involving claims of massive embezzlement from the energy sector.
Ukrainians living in Poland and their supporters gather outside the Ukrainian Embassy in Warsaw to mark the third anniversary of Russia¡¯s full-scale invasion.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2025
Poland¡¯s support for Ukrainians is cracking at a dangerous time
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has voiced skepticism of Ukraine¡¯s aspirations for NATO and European Union membership.
A preserved part of the border between Thuringia and Bavaria, close to the old border between East and West Germany, near the village of Modlareuth, Germany, on Sept. 25, 2020. Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2025
Why Germany is still divided when it comes to Russia
While most West Germans have condemned Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine, many East Germans have a nuanced view and are cautious on imposing sanctions on Moscow.
Rescuers work at the site of a heavily damaged residential building following an air attack in Dnipro, Ukraine. A massive Russian attack hit Ukraine's energy infrastructure, killing two people and prompting power cuts in several regions, Kyiv authorities said on Saturday.
WORLD
Nov 9, 2025
Ukraine scrambles for energy with power generation at 'zero'
Experts said the strikes on energy infrastructure put Ukraine at risk of heating outages ahead of the winter months.
Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire a howitzer toward Russian troops near Donetsk
WORLD
Nov 8, 2025
Ukraine digs in to try to halt biggest Russian win in two years
More than 300 Russian soldiers have entered the eastern city of Pokrovsk in an intense assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hold a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2025
Hungary's Orban wins Russian oil sanctions exemption from Trump
The U.S. decision to impose sanctions on Russia¡¯s biggest oil firms threatened to undermine Prime Minister Viktor Orban¡¯s already shaky bid for a fifth consecutive term.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister¡¯s Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2025
Takaichi vows continued support in first talks with Zelenskyy
The prime minister held her first telephone talks with Ukraine¡¯s president on Wednesday.
Commander of a drone unit of the 7th Rapid Response Corps holds a drone before his unit's deployment to Pokrovsk at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 6, 2025
Russia and Ukraine say they are locked in fierce fighting in Pokrovsk
Ukraine said its troops face a difficult position in the city, once an important transport and logistics hub for the Ukrainian army that Russia has been trying to capture.
Members of the U.S. Navy react as U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges them at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025
Trump's military use in other countries tests his MAGA base
The move is prompting an outcry among some mainstream Republicans and even some of his most ardent supporters.
A beloved Tokyo penguin¡¯s end presages Suica¡¯s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
More 911±¬ÁÏÍø firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The 911±¬ÁÏÍø retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan
A bear walks in front of a box trap set up at a park in the city of Akita on Nov. 2.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ¡®Scooooop¡¯
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady¡¯s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket¡¯s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the 911±¬ÁÏÍø signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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