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Barbara WOJAZER
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.
Former Ukrainian marine Yaroslav Rumyantsev shows a photograph of himself when he was held in Russian captivity.
WORLD
May 12, 2026
Inside the jails where Russia breaks Ukrainian prisoners ‘like dogs’
Former prisoners and families of detainees have described how strong men were “broken like dogs.”
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.”
Lidia Teleshchuk, a 91-year-old pensioner, in her apartment that most of the time has no electricity and heating, in Kyiv on Monday
WORLD
Jan 29, 2026
‘Hard to survive’: Kyiv’s elderly face bitter cold after Russian attacks
Repair crews in Kyiv are racing to reconnect homes to power and heat, but subzero temperatures and repeated airstrikes have slowed their efforts.
Ukrainian military medics attend a yoga session at the RePower program, a mountain retreat designed to support their psychological recovery and mental well-being in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region in October.
WORLD
Jan 3, 2026
Loss and laughter: war medics heal in west Ukraine mountains
The gruesome toll of the war is a daily reality for Ukraine’s hundreds of combat medics — with the sights, sounds and smells of the front weighing heavily on their mental health.
Rescuers and police officers stand next to a body bag containing the remains of a victim in Kyiv on Saturday following Russian missile and drone strikes.
WORLD
Dec 27, 2025
Russia pummels Kyiv ahead of Zelenskyy’s U.S. visit
Zelenskyy said some 500 drones and 40 missiles pounded the capital and its surrounding region. He questioned Russia’s intentions to end the war.
A family poses for a picture next to a carousel during a Christmas fair in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD / Society
Dec 24, 2025
Kyiv’s wartime Christmas showcases city’s split reality
Celebrations have nevertheless taken over the city despite the constant threat of Russian missiles and drones.
Former residents of Mariupol, who were forced to leave their homes due to the Russian invasion, take part in a rally in central Kyiv on Sept. 21.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2025
Out of Mariupol: Teenagers flee Russian draft in occupied Ukraine
Russian troops captured Mariupol in May 2022 after a bloody weekslong siege that killed at least 22,000, according to Ukrainian city officials in exile.
Drone pilot Rubik controls a FPV drone during a training flight at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine.
WORLD
Sep 6, 2025
Killing for points on Ukraine’s front line
Ukraine has launched a new system in which drone pilots can earn points for each Russian soldier killed or piece of equipment destroyed.
People sit as they look at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2025
Ukrainians see ‘nothing’ good from Trump-Putin meeting
“It ended with nothing. Alright, let’s continue living our lives here in Ukraine,” one Ukrainian said.
Ukraine's air defenses shoot down Russian drones during a strike toward Kyiv in September 2024. Experts worry how long Ukraine can fend off the nightly attacks if Russia maintains — or escalates — its strikes.
WORLD
May 31, 2025
As Russia intensifies attacks, Ukraine air defenses under strain
Experts worry how long Ukraine can fend off the nightly attacks if Russia maintains — or escalates — its strikes.
Nataliia Zelenina, 52, poses for a portrait in the office of the Svitanok charitable foundation, where she works as a social worker after having spent five years in Russian custody, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, on April 22.
WORLD
May 5, 2025
‘Accept me’: Organization offers haven for outcasts near Ukraine front
People living with HIV, those recovering from drug addiction, sex workers — all are welcome to seek medical guidance and respite from stigma.
Children do exercises in a hall during a break between classes in an underground school in Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 27.
WORLD / Society
Feb 24, 2025
Ukraine’s underground schools helping children feel safe
Such schools allow students to return to in-person learning and socialize with their classmates while keeping them safe from attacks.
Girls hold banners urging passersby to stop and pay their respects during a minute of silence honoring the victims of Russia's invasion at 9 a.m. in front of Golden Gates metro station in central Kyiv.
WORLD / Society
Dec 14, 2024
Observing a minute of silence for Ukraine’s fallen soldiers
As fewer people stop to pay their respects during a 9:00 am ritual for victims of the war, a small activist group is pushing for a change.
A Ukrainian soldier climbs atop an abandoned Russian tank after a botched river crossing by Moscow's forces, in Bilohorivka, Ukraine, on May 24.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2024
Russia rules out peace talks as Ukraine claims more advances
Ukraine sent troops and tanks into Russia on Aug. 6 in a surprise incursion that was the biggest attack on Russian soil since World War II.
A man carries a woman out of a police car after she was evacuated from the front line village of Lyptsi, at a checkpoint outside Kharkiv, on Monday.
WORLD
May 14, 2024
Russia rains attacks down on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed Ukraine had sent in reinforcements, and that a “counterattack” was ongoing.
Bogdan Marynenko, 19-year-old construction worker, at Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland, on Aug. 2.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2023
‘Don’t belong there’: the Ukrainians dodging the frontlines
Since the beginning of the war, authorities have detained 13,600 people trying to cross the border outside of checkpoints, a border guard spokesman said.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
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’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.
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police have arrested nine individuals for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone as a base.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, Japan’s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
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.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
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.

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