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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.
A SkyFall P1-Sun interceptor drone during trials in Ukraine in March. Through a combination of new technology and tactics, Kyiv’s forces have been able to strike deep into Russian territory, to slow and in some cases even reverse battlefield gains by Moscow’s bigger army and inflict significant damage on oil facilities that help finance the Kremlin’s war machine.
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2026
U.S. seeking transfer of intellectual property rights in drone deal, Kyiv says
Washington appears interested in getting access to critical technologies and rights that would allow it to replicate the equipment, a source said.
A car drives along a road covered with an antidrone net near the town of Sloviansk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 27, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2026
Russians covertly trained by China return to fight in Ukraine, sources say
While China and Russia have held several joint military exercises since the invasion of Ukraine, Beijing has repeatedly said it is neutral and presents itself as a peace mediator.
Jared Kushner (left) and Steve Witkoff, special peace envoys, take part in a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran on April 12 in Islamabad.
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2026
The high cost of Donald Trump’s crony diplomacy
Together, Kushner and Witkoff have spearheaded negotiations on Ukraine, Gaza and Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies toward Iran, science, education, diplomacy and democratic institutions are accelerating a self-inflicted decline of U.S. global power.
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2026
America’s superpower suicide in the Trump era
At a minimum, a superpower must be a modern state that includes, through the rule of law and other institutions, a substantial body of citizens committed to a common endeavor.
Director General of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on April 29
WORLD
May 19, 2026
Ukrainian nuclear plant reaching ‘point of no return,’ Russian nuclear head says
The Russia-installed management at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine said Ukrainian forces had attacked the facility for the third day running.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany could undermine NATO cohesion and diminish U.S. influence in Europe and Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2026
Trump’s troop drawdown in Germany is a warning shot
The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Germany sparks strategic questions for Europe and Asia.
A ship suspected of belonging to Russia's "shadow fleet," which was boarded by the Swedish coast guard outside Trelleborg, southern Sweden, on May 3
WORLD
May 18, 2026
Russia expands LNG dark fleet with four tankers to boost exports
The developments mean that there are now at least 20 tankers being used to ferry LNG from sanctioned Russian projects, according to tracking data.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, the day Russia celebrates the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2026
How Moscow lost friends and global influence
With even Russia’s closest friends hedging their bets, the Kremlin’s ability to project power and shape world affairs has been severely weakened.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu (center), Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset (right) and Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi attend the 135th Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe at the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau, Moldova, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2026
Moldovan leaders decry Russian move on citizenship for separatist region
Transnistria broke from Moldova in 1990 when it was still a Soviet republic, and the enclave receives substantial Russian assistance.
Russian rescuers work in a heavily damaged house following an air attack at an undisclosed location in the Moscow region.
WORLD
May 17, 2026
Mass Ukraine drone barrage kills four in Russia
The attack was one one of the largest Ukrainian barrages on Russian soil of the conflict so far.
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing last September.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2026
Putin to visit China for talks with Xi, days after Trump trip
During the trip, the Russian leader will discuss with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping how to “further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.”
Devices on display at a drone expo in the Kyiv region of Ukraine on March 27
WORLD / FOCUS
May 16, 2026
Sci-fi or battlefield reality? Ukraine’s bet on drone swarms.
The prospect of groups of drones that can act together and fulfill set tasks without human intervention has triggered both anxiety and excitement.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Tokyo hospital baby hatch accepts 20 newborns in first year
Hitoshi Kato (left), head of San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Thursday.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
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.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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