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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.
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.
A Ukrainian soldier prepares to launch an interceptor drone near the front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2026
Drone diplomacy wins Ukraine valuable allies, but now it must deliver
This month alone, Ukraine has signed defense and drone deals in Germany, Norway and the Netherlands.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa at a news conference on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv on Feb. 24.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2026
EU loan throws Ukraine a lifeline but more help needed for war
Ukraine’s budget foresees a massive deficit of around 1.9 trillion hryvnias ($43 billion) in 2026 — around one-fifth of economic output.
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 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 in Kyiv on March 25
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2026
Allies sent Ukraine ‘signals’ on reducing strikes on Russian oil, Zelenskyy says
The Ukrainian president said Kyiv is ready ​to reciprocate if Moscow stops attacking the Ukrainian energy system, and that Kyiv is open to an Easter ceasefire.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Wednesday
WORLD
Mar 26, 2026
U.S. links security guarantees to Ukraine giving up Donbas, Zelenskyy says
U.S. President Donald Trump is applying pressure ​to Ukraine in an effort to bring a quick end to the four-year war there.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a news conference on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, on Feb. 24.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 3, 2026
European capitals push back as Ukraine seeks fast-track EU membership
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants a 2027 date to join the EU as part of a settlement to end Russia’s war.
‘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 triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
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. 
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
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.
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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