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Locals hold a Ukrainian flag on a destroyed bridge in Irpin, Ukraine, during a memorial ceremony on Tuesday marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2026
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already changed the world
Russia’s record in this tragedy is less inspiring. The war has been the catastrophe that even many in the Kremlin feared.
A woman collects Orthodox icons from a church destroyed in a Russian missile strike in the village of Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, in April 2023. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is entering its fifth year.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2026
Lessons from four long years of war in Ukraine
If the intelligence services got the invasion right, they got the war wrong. They badly misjudged Russia’s ability to fight and Ukraine’s determination to resist.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at a European Council meeting in Brussels on Dec. 18, 2025. Orban is promising to block every EU decision that might help Ukraine until Kyiv restores the damaged Druzhba pipeline.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
Orban’s hardening anti-Ukraine stance means trouble for the EU
The stakes for war-battered Ukraine couldn’t be higher, with funds threatening to dwindle in a matter of weeks.
People visit the Tretyakov Gallery in central Moscow on Feb. 15.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
‘Close our eyes’: To escape war, Muscovites flock to high culture
Concert halls are packed and museum attendance is up as war continues to rage between Russia and Ukraine.
Maria, a Ukrainian living in Russia for the past 20 years, has for four years watched with horror as her adopted homeland waged war against her native country.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
‘Considered a traitor’: Life of an anti-war Ukrainian in Russia
In war-torn Ukraine, her family considers her a traitor. In tightly controlled Russia, her life is defined by solitude.
A crude oil tanker near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, in 2022. Hungary ​and Slovakia, still reliant on Russian oil imports, are strongly opposed to any permanent ban.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
EU to propose permanent ban on Russian oil after Hungary election, document shows
The timing was ‌designed to prevent ‌the oil ban from becoming a major factor in Hungary’s election campaign, EU officials said, with the country strongly opposed to any ban.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a video address from his bunker in Kyiv, as Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Feb 24, 2026
Zelenskyy marks war anniversary vowing to fight on, with Ukraine’s allies divided
Divisions among its European partners overshadowed commemorations of the start of the conflict.
Anti-drone netting near the front line in Izyum, Ukraine, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 24, 2026
Four years into Putin’s war, the Ukraine peace push is stalling
Allies say the U.S. is pushing for a deal before its 250th anniversary celebrations on July 4. But there’s no hint Russian leader Vladimir Putin is budging on his central demands.
A Ukrainian honor guard stands as a symbolic illumination entitled "Rays of Memory" is projected over the graves of Ukrainian soldiers who died in the war with Russia, at Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Monday, hours before the fourth anniversary of the conflict's start.
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 24, 2026
Where do Ukraine and Russia stand after four years of war?
The conflict has had broad ramifications for the globe, including in the Indo-Pacific region, with Japanese officials emphasizing that “Ukraine today could be East Asia tomorrow.”
A Ukrainian serviceman looks at a Vampire, a heavy unmanned aerial vehicle, during its flight near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on April 5, 2025.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 24, 2026
From AI to Starlink: How drone tech is reshaping war in Ukraine
Without drones, modern warfare is now “impossible.”
Yekaterina Oreshkina, 39, owner of the BonCafe bakery chain, poses in front of a cafe she was forced to close due to rising food prices, rent and taxes, in Moscow on Feb. 18. Her other outlets remain open.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2026
In Russia, many restaurants and cafes close amid major slowdown
Consumption has stalled even in affluent Moscow.
Ukrainian servicemen great each other after their return from the front lines at an undisclosed location in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Feb. 10.
WORLD
Feb 24, 2026
Ukraine’s soldiers dare to dream of home as country marks four years of war
Today, the conflict looks very different to the early days after Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, with drones now responsible for much of the destruction.
Water vapor rises from residential buildings' autonomous heating systems during a power blackout and freezing temperatures, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's war in Ukraine, in Kyiv on Jan. 19.
WORLD
Feb 24, 2026
Power drought tips Ukraine’s economy into worst crisis since war’s first year
From steel mills to mines, cement-makers and food producers, Ukrainian industry is being forced to cut output and absorb rising costs.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during the spring session of parliament in Budapest on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2026
Hungary blocks Russia sanctions and EU cash for Kyiv on eve of war anniversary
Ukraine says the oil flows stopped after a Russian attack on pipeline infrastructure in ​January and it is fixing the damage as fast as it ⁠can.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban makes a speech during a ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the new third terminal at Liszt Ferenc Airport in Budapest on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2026
Desperate for reelection, Hungary’s Orban latches on to war fears
The right-wing nationalist with close links to Russia’s Vladimir Putin is facing the most serious challenge yet in his long premiership.
Workers at the site where a policewoman was killed in an explosion in Lviv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
WORLD
Feb 23, 2026
Russia hits Kyiv overnight as war about to enter fifth year
The strikes follow trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. in Geneva last week, held in an effort to make progress toward a peace deal.
People mourn during the funeral ceremony for 3-month-old Kira Glodan, her mother, Valeriya Glodan and grandmother Ludmila Yavkina in Odesa, Ukraine, in April 2022.
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 22, 2026
Four lives changed by four years of Russia-Ukraine war
In Ukraine, millions more have had to flee their homes to escape the fighting as Russia’s troops advanced.
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda speaks during an interview on Thursday in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2026
Ukraine may expect Japan to help advance peace talks
“Ukraine has high expectations for the Takaichi administration,” said former Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speaks during a news conference after the European Group of Five defense ministers' meeting in Krakow, Poland, on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 21, 2026
Top European military powers to work on low-cost air defense
This new initiative, known as Low-Cost Effectors and Autonomous Platforms, or LEAP, is spearheaded by the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Poland.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an interview in Kyiv on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2026
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is not losing the war
The Ukrainian president’s assessment of the grinding conflict comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing Kyiv to agree a deal with Moscow.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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