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Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Saturday.
WORLD
May 31, 2026
Drone hits nuclear facility as Kyiv and Moscow trade strikes
Ukraine and Russia traded aerial attacks as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held what he called a special meeting on next steps with top aides.
A component of an onboard computer unit of an 'Oreshnik' intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), which Russia used during one of the recent attacks on Ukraine, is displayed in Kyiv on Friday.
WORLD
May 30, 2026
Russian Oreshnik missile fired in January was nine years old, Ukrainian experts say
The Oreshnik, which Russia first used against ‌Ukraine ‌in 2024, is a nuclear-capable missile with a range of over ​5,000 kilometers.
The Japanese Defense Ministry said Friday it will send four officers from the Self-Defense Forces to the NATO Security Assistance and Training Organization for Ukraine (NSATU) — a command headquartered in the German town of Wiesbaden and launched in July 2024 to coordinate planning and arrange the delivery of security assistance to the war-torn country.
JAPAN
May 29, 2026
Japan to send SDF officers to NATO Ukraine command for first time
Tokyo will send four officers to the NATO Security Assistance and Training Organization for Ukraine to help coordinate planning and arrange the delivery of security assistance.
Japan's Ambassador to the U.N. Yamazaki Kazuyuki said Japan had always been faithful to the ⁠U.N. Charter and upheld international law, while Russia was "continuing its aggression against Ukraine in violation of ​the charter."
JAPAN
May 29, 2026
Japan dismisses ‘ridiculous’ Russian criticism of military buildup
Russia’s U.N. ambassador had said that “remilitarization” in Germany and Japan was a dangerous threat to global security and was undoing the results of World War II.
U.S. troops take part in a counter-landing live fire exercise as part of the annual Balikatan joint military drills in the Philippines on May 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 28, 2026
As Europe weighs less reliance on U.S. military, Asia doubles down
Tokyo, Seoul, Canberra and other capitals in the region believe U.S. military power is critical to counter the challenges from China and North Korea.
Brig. Gen. Andriy Biletsky of the Third Army Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces after an interview at an undisclosed location in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 21
WORLD
May 28, 2026
Senior Ukrainian commander sees imminent ‘turning point’ in war
Brig. Gen. Andriy Biletsky, who commands one of Ukraine’s most respected fighting forces, ​said he believes Russia’s army is exhausted and incapable of making major breakthroughs.
A crashed drone part at a site near Kablakula village, Estonia, on May 19
WORLD
May 27, 2026
Errant Ukrainian drones fuel tensions on NATO’s eastern flank
The airspace incursions have occurred as Ukraine uses exploding drones to hit Russian Baltic ports that handle nearly 40% of national oil and gas exports.
A Ukrainian national flag flies in front of the NATO emblem in central Kyiv on July 11, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2026
Ukraine expects NATO summit to discuss funding despite trouble securing backing
Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Nariman Dzhelialov suggests each NATO member contributes a small proportion of its budget.
Students gather near a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin following a ceremony marking Knowledge Day and the beginning of a new academic year at a cadet boarding school, in the course of Russia-Ukraine military conflict in Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city of Ukraine, on Sept. 1, 2025.
WORLD
May 26, 2026
‘Next time, I’ll stab you’: Russia sees spate of wartime school attacks
There have been at least 14 reported attacks in schools and other educational institutions in Russia so far this year compared with 15 in the whole of 2025.
A boy plays the accordion in front of a shopping center damaged by Russian strikes, in Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2026
Lavrov tells Rubio to evacuate U.S. diplomats and citizens from Kyiv
Russia has regularly bombed Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, since 2022, but on Sunday, Ukraine came under a massive Russian drone and missile barrage.
The BLR MK2 unmanned armored vehicle is displayed at the Eurosatory defense and security trade fair near in Paris in June 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2026
When war moves at machine speed, politics must not fall behind
Drones, electronic warfare, satellite imagery, battlefield software and rapid technological adaptation have become part of the daily reality of war in Ukraine.
As drone warfare reshapes the Ukraine conflict and the nature of the fighting, Europe is facing pressure to support Kyiv while building its own long-term strategy and security framework separate from the U.S.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2026
The Ukrainians are doing better, now it’s the Europeans’ turn
Overall, the nature of the battlefield has changed in ways that blunt Russia’s overwhelming advantages in manpower, artillery and armor.
A bomb-dropping drone is displayed at the headquarters of Thunder Tiger Group in Taichung, Taiwan, on April 21.
WORLD
May 26, 2026
Taiwan drone exports soar on Ukraine war
Low-cost drones used for reconnaissance and strikes are in high demand as global governments boost defense spending amid intensifying conflicts.
Kyiv residents walk by a damaged shopping center following Russian strikes in the Ukrainian capital on Monday.
WORLD
May 26, 2026
War-hardened Kyiv residents return to routine after Russian strikes
The strikes between late Saturday and early Sunday were among the heaviest on Kyiv since Russia invaded in February 2022, leaving four people dead and multiple buildings destroyed.
Participants of the Wild Drones competition check a Vampire heavy combat drone before a race in the town of Truskavets, Lviv region, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD
May 25, 2026
Drone games put Ukraine’s best military pilots to the test
Drone technology has transformed the war ‌in Ukraine, with enemy soldiers fearful of young men using video game consoles to operate strike drones packed with explosives.
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a heavily damaged building following Russian strikes to the Ukrainian capital in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD
May 25, 2026
Russia hits Ukraine with Oreshnik missile in one of war’s biggest attacks on Kyiv
The overnight barrage killed at least four and wounded nearly 100, according to Ukrainian officials.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the Chancellery in Berlin on April 14.
WORLD / Politics
May 24, 2026
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls associate EU membership proposal ‘unfair’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lambasted the idea because it would leave Kyiv without a voice inside the bloc.
Rubble and shattered glass cover a room in a damaged dormitory building at the Starobilsk College of Luhansk Pedagogical University in the Luhansk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, on Saturday.
WORLD
May 24, 2026
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv hit by massive missile and drone attack
The attack came after Putin ordered his military to prepare options for retaliation against Ukraine for a ​drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region.
Hideki Uyama, Japan's ambassador in charge of the 48th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting held in Hiroshima this month, speaks during a news conference in the city on Thursday.
JAPAN
May 22, 2026
Antarctic Treaty meeting in Hiroshima fails to reach accord
The impact of geopolitical rifts on the meeting could not be denied, Japan’s ambassador in charge of the gathering said.
A satellite image provided by Vantor of a Russian oil facility in Tuapse, Russia, after Ukrainian drone attacks on April 16
WORLD
May 20, 2026
Ukrainian mid-range strikes deal double blow to Russia’s war effort
Defense analysts say such attacks alone cannot turn the tide against Russia but add that the dynamics of the war may be shifting.
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
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