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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a campaign event in Budapest amid the country's parliamentary election on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2026
After Orban, Hungary faces an even harder battle
Center-right Tisza’s victory in Hungary’s election shows that even a highly entrenched new-right regime can be defeated at the polls.
Ukrainian Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
From war hero to politics, Zelenskyy’s top aide steps out of the shadows
The question circulating in Kyiv’s corridors of power and beyond is how far Kyrylo Budanov will go in wielding his new authority as head of the presidential office.
A radiation protection engineer works in front of the sarcophagus covering Chernobyl's destroyed fourth reactor beneath the New Safe Confinement (NSC), at the nuclear power plant on April 9.
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 14, 2026
Chernobyl containment at risk of ‘catastrophic’ collapse, Greenpeace warns
Kyiv has accused Russia of repeatedly targeting the site during Moscow’s full-scale invasion, including in a strike last year that pierced its modern, outer protective shell.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a joint news briefing in Kyiv on July 2, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
Hungary vote removes Ukraine’s staunchest foe in EU
Viktor Orban — a nationalist who maintained warm ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin — systematically opposed Brussels’ efforts to support Ukraine
An Odd Systems first-person-view drone with a weighted dummy explosive attached awaits a test flight at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Nov. 6, 2025.
WORLD
Apr 13, 2026
He made a gadget to amuse pets. Then he turned to killer drones.
The founders of Petcube have moved on to a new idea that reflects an across-the-board transformation of Ukraine’s civilian technology industry into a hub of military contracting.
Pedestrians cross Enghelab Square in Tehran, near a billboard showing Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, in the Iranian capital on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2026
The Indo-Pacific price of a hasty war with Tehran
The allies are not abandoning the U.S.; they are recoiling from a war that lacks a defined strategy.
More than four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion have given Kyiv extensive combat experience which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sought to leverage diplomatically since the start of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
WORLD
Apr 10, 2026
Zelenskyy says Gulf offers Kyiv fuel aid for anti-drone support
Zelenskyy said Kyiv would receive direct shipments of diesel fuel, crude oil to be processed in European refineries.
Pro-government supporters rally after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at Enqelab Square in Tehran on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2026
A ceasefire in Iran offers the world little hope
While there is inevitably uncertainty during such hostilities, the prosecution of this conflict suggests a damning amateurism if not disorientation.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, shake hands during a joint news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 9, 2026
Japan and Australia warn against Indo-Pacific ‘security vacuum’ amid global crises
At talks this week, the Japanese and Australian defense chiefs delivered a clear message: crises elsewhere — including in the Middle East — must not come at the expense of Asia.
Japanese firm Terra Drone ⁠said in March that it had invested an ⁠undisclosed sum in Ukrainian interceptor-drone producer Amazing ​Drones.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2026
Russia says it has summoned Japanese ambassador over Ukrainian drones
A Japanese company, Terra Drone, ⁠said it had invested an ⁠undisclosed sum in Ukrainian interceptor-drone producer Amazing ​Drones.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Rutte’s boosterism for U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran is said to have been at odds with the sentiment among most NATO members, with some observers seeing his comments as straying into domestic politics — historically off-limits for NATO leaders.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2026
As Trump pressures NATO, Europeans question the deference shown by its leader
Despite the NATO chief’s ability to connect with the U.S. president, Washington has cut aid to Ukraine, boosted Russia’s finances and sent economies reeling with his war on Iran.
German naval ships, including the Baden-Wuerttemberg frigate (front), during a military exercise in the North Sea last year, near Harstad, Norway
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2026
NATO says Europe and Canada spent 20% more on defense in 2025
The spending boom reflects a shift within NATO, as U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned his country’s role and badgered others to expand their own military capabilities.
A U.S. Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft is seen damaged following an Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia in this picture obtained from social media released on March 29.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2026
Russian satellite imagery used by Iran to target U.S. forces, Ukraine reports
Military bases and headquarters were targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones within days of being surveyed by Russian satellites, the assessment says.
A Ukrainian serviceman carries an FPV-drone with an AI-assisted targeting system in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Nov. 26.
WORLD
Apr 7, 2026
Ukraine’s attack drone fleet faces a mini jet engine supply crunch
Mini turbojet drones are faster and cheaper than other options, allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside Russian-held territory while competing with more advanced Russian systems.
An employee works with FP-1 long-range drones at a production facility of Fire Point company in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on April 2.
WORLD
Apr 7, 2026
Ukraine missile maker targets ‘game changer’ air defense system by 2027
Years of know-how gained on the battlefield fighting Russian forces have made Ukraine a leading innovator in low-cost defense tech.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as they meet in Damascus on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
Ukraine and Syria agree to cooperate on security, Zelenskyy says
The Ukrainian leader has offered some Middle East states his country’s expertise in countering drone and missile attacks developed during its war with Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner (right), and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff take part in a charter announcement for Trump's Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2026
Ukraine expects top U.S. envoys in Kyiv this month to reboot talks
The team may arrive shortly after Orthodox Easter, which is celebrated on April 12.
Ukrainian military recruits undergo training at an undisclosed location on March 27.
WORLD
Apr 3, 2026
Russia made no territorial gains in Ukraine in March, analysis shows
The Russian army has been slowing its advance since late 2025 due to counter-offensives.
The Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 26.
OLYMPICS
Apr 2, 2026
Ukraine wants IOC to examine ‘neutral’ status of Russian athletes
The IOC allowed a limited number of athletes from Russia and Belarus ​to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2026 ‌Milano Cortina Winter ‌Games with no flags or anthems.
Ukrainian recruits in the country's Air Assault Forces complete basic military training, at an undisclosed location on March 27.
WORLD
Apr 1, 2026
‘Key to survival’: Ukrainian army battles to change amid manpower shortages
The Ukrainian military has acknowledged the need to change as its mobilization campaign has been divisive and faced accusations of being unfair, corrupt and abusive.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
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
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.

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