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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Steve Witkoff, a special envoy of the United States, meet at the chancellery in Berlin on Dec.15. Despite a flurry of high-level meetings in recent weeks, there have been no clear signals of imminent resolutions to key hurdles on ending the war in Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 22, 2025
U.S. and Ukraine hail ‘productive’ Miami talks, but no sign of breakthrough
Top representatives of Ukraine and Russia, as well as Kyiv’s European allies, have been in southern Florida over the past several days for a series of separate talks.
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff pose for a photo at the Chancellery in Berlin on Dec. 15.
WORLD
Dec 21, 2025
Kremlin denies three-way U.S.-Ukraine-Russia talks in preparation
After revealing the U.S. three-way proposal, Zelenskyy told journalists on Saturday that he was “not sure that anything new could come of it.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed his gratitude over the Japanese government's pledge to provide an additional $6 billion in financial aid to Ukraine next year.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2025
Ukrainian leader thanks Japan for additional financial aid
The Japanese government has pledged to provide an additional $6 billion in financial aid to the war-torn nation next year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference, in Moscow on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2025
U.S. intelligence indicates Putin’s war aims in Ukraine are unchanged
The reports present a starkly different picture from that painted by U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukraine peace negotiators.
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 19, 2025
Putin says Russia is ready to end war even as he rejects compromise
Putin said he had “practically agreed” on proposals for ending the war set out at summit talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska in August.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives at a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels on Thursday. EU governments and ‍the European Parliament would continue working on setting up a loan for Ukraine that would be based on the frozen Russian central bank assets, a draft text of the summit's conclusions read.
WORLD
Dec 19, 2025
EU changes tack from using frozen Russian assets to joint borrowing for Ukraine
A loan based on the frozen Russian assets turned out to be too complex or politically demanding to sort out at this stage, diplomats said.
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at the inaugural parade in the Capitol One Arena in Washington on Jan. 20.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2025
Jared Kushner is back and breaking a vow to avoid politics
The son-in-law of the president’s return to the scene has raised familiar questions from his first stint in the White House, when critics questioned both his competence and ethics.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (right) holds the hands of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before they pose for photos on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2025
U.S. dangles security guarantees for Ukraine but no deal on ‘painful’ territorial concessions
Envoys sent by U.S. President Donald Trump made the unprecedented offer at talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2025
EU imposes sanctions on oil traders with links to Russia’s shipping network
The EU has imposed 19 packages of sanctions so far, but Moscow has managed to adapt to most measures and is still selling millions of barrels of oil to India and China.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 23
WORLD / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Ukraine drops NATO goal as peace talks in Berlin extend into second day
This marks a major shift for Ukraine, which sees NATO membership as a safeguard against Russian attacks and has such an aspiration included in its constitution.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and then-head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, pose for the press at the Zarzuela Palace, in Madrid on Nov. 18.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 13, 2025
Ukraine fails to fill key posts as corruption scandal lingers
The corruption case at the state atomic agency has caused public outrage and undermined Kyiv’s position in U.S.-brokered peace talks.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes soldiers upon their return from an overseas deployment in Russia's Kursk region on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2025
Kim hails North Korean troops returning from Russia mission
KCNA said the unit had been dispatched in early August and carried out combat and engineering tasks in the Kursk region of Russia during Moscow’s war with Ukraine.
Valdis Dombrovskis, economy commissioner for the European Union, speaks during a news conference in Brussels on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
EU agrees to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan
The move removes the risk that Hungary and Slovakia, which have better relations with Moscow than other EU states, could refuse to roll over the freeze at some point.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks during an IOC executive commission meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Dec 12, 2025
IOC calls for reintegration of Russian and Belarusian athletes to youth events
The proposal, which comes three years before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, was welcomed by Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has maintained his position that Ukraine won’t consider surrendering territory to the Kremlin.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 12, 2025
Zelenskyy floats referendum over territory as U.S. seeks deal
Ukrainian territory is at the center of discussions among Washington, Kyiv and Moscow as negotiators inch toward a potential agreement to end the war.
Ukrainian service members fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops at a position on the frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Nov. 23.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 11, 2025
Pokrovsk’s fall weakens Ukraine, in Trump’s eyes
Ukraine must try to stay in with the U.S. while pushing back on a peace deal Russia says must involve Kyiv’s forces withdrawing from the eastern Donbas region, where Pokrovsk lies.
Ukrainian servicemen fire a multiple launch rocket system toward Russian troops near the front-line town of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Dec 11, 2025
Ukraine sends U.S. new plan to end war as Trump blasts Europe
A first U.S. plan that involved Ukraine surrendering land that Russia has not captured was seen as caving in to too many of Russia’s demands
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, on Oct 30.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 11, 2025
Survival in Trump, Xi and Putin’s ‘great power’ world
Japan and other middle powers must help shape the new order — or risk becoming subject to it.
New Leopard 2A8 tanks operate during their rollout at KNDS in Munich, on Nov. 19. The German finance ministry says that Berlin rejects the creation of further financing instruments for the armaments sector.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2025
Germany turns down idea of new multilateral defense bank
Berlin’s focus is on the rapid implementation of existing instruments, a German finance ministry spokesperson says.
A woman and her relatives look at her home, which was damaged during a night of Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kyiv, on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 11, 2025
Intel and AMD accused of allowing chips in Russian missiles
The lawsuits, filed on behalf of dozens of Ukrainian civilians, accuse the companies of “willful ignorance” as third parties resold restricted chips to Russia.
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
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.
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
A graphic illustration of the Hayabusa2 probe flying past the asteroid Torifune
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.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.
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Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
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