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Andrew Osborn
A man checks his mobile phone in central Moscow on March 17. Since the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutions to circumvent state monitoring and restrictions on popular foreign apps.
WORLD
Jun 16, 2026
Russians juggle phones and VPNs to skirt Putin¡¯s digital iron curtain
The biggest crackdown of its kind has at times disrupted banking, transport and e-commerce, irritating people ahead of a September parliamentary election.
Indian migrants work at a textile factory in a town near Moscow. The choice of India for unskilled labor reflects strong defense and economic ties between Moscow and ?New Delhi.
WORLD
Feb 12, 2026
Russia, facing labor crunch worsened by war, pivots to India for workers
The choice of India for unskilled labor reflects strong defense and economic ties between Moscow and ?New Delhi.
A Ukrainian servicemen prepares to fire a rocket toward Russian troops near the front-line town of Druzhkivka, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Wednesday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 24, 2026
Why is the Donetsk region a sticking point in talks on ending Ukraine war?
Donetsk is one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow said in 2022 it was annexing after referendums rejected by Kyiv and Western nations as a ?sham.
A fragment of a what is reportedly the Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 10, 2026
Putin sends warning to Ukraine and West with weapon not used since 2024
Putin has repeatedly boasted of the speed and destructive power of the Oreshnik, which Russia first fired at Ukraine in November 2024.
Service members take part in what the Russian Defense Ministry said was the deployment of a nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, in a still image taken from a video released on Dec. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2026
Russia fires hypersonic missile at target near Ukraine¡¯s border with NATO
The Russian military said the move was made in response to ?an attempted drone strike on one of Russian President Vladimir Putin¡¯s residences, something Kyiv has ?called a ?lie.
The site of a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on Friday.
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Nov 22, 2025
What¡¯s in the U.S. peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine?
The plan gives Russia ¡ª which is inching forward on the battlefield and controls almost one-fifth of Ukraine ¡ª much of what it wants.
Diana Loginova, an 18-year-old music student and musician known by the stage name Naoko, speaks with her mother Irina as she appears in court over new public order charges in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Russian teenager who sang anti-Kremlin songs in street gets more jail time
Diana Loginova, 18, was arrested in St. Petersburg last month after giving a series of impromptu street concerts where she sang covers of songs penned by Kremlin critics.
Commander of a drone unit of the 7th Rapid Response Corps holds a drone before his unit's deployment to Pokrovsk at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 6, 2025
Russia and Ukraine say they are locked in fierce fighting in Pokrovsk
Ukraine said its troops face a difficult position in the city, once an important transport and logistics hub for the Ukrainian army that Russia has been trying to capture.
Russian service members at a training ground in Russia last week
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025
Russia paves way for 2 million reservists to fight in Ukraine
Revising the mobilization law would give Moscow greater flexibility to ramp up the size of its military force in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2025
With flattery and warnings, Russia tries to revive ¡®spirit of Alaska¡¯ with U.S.
Moscow is trying to adapt to Trump¡¯s diplomatic reversals by taking a delicate twin-track approach.
A woman visits an exhibition of North Korean art at a museum in Moscow on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2025
A secret no more: Russia and North Korea¡¯s battle against Ukraine is celebrated in Moscow exhibit
For months, Russia and North Korea sought to keep secret the role Pyongyang¡¯s soldiers played in helping Moscow push Ukrainians out of Kursk in western Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition of military equipment while inspecting the joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground in Russia's Nizhny Novogorod region on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 17, 2025
Moscow and Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus
Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin hold a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2025
Putin wins Ukraine concessions in Alaska but did not get all he wanted
U.S. President Donald Trump did not give Putin the economic reset he wanted as the Russian economy shows signs of strain amid the grinding war and tough sanctions.
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2025
Trump will seek to squeeze Ukraine ceasefire deal out of Putin at Alaska summit
The meeting of the Russian and U.S. leaders in Alaska comes amid Ukrainian and European fears that Trump might sell Kyiv out.
A woman walks past a heavily damaged residential building following a Russian strike in the town of Bilozerske, Donetsk region on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2025
Ukraine, sidelined in Trump-Putin summit, fights Russian grab for more territory
Zelenskyy and most of his European counterparts have said a lasting peace cannot be secured without Ukraine at the negotiating table.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's determination to keep fighting in Ukraine is prompted by his belief that Russia is winning and by skepticism that yet more U.S. sanctions will have much of an impact on his country.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025
Putin doubts potency of Trump¡¯s ultimatum to end the war, sources say
The Russian leader is unlikely to bow to a sanctions ultimatum expiring this Friday from U.S. President Donald Trump, sources close to the Kremlin said.
An armored truck transports Russia's Geran unmanned combat aerial vehicles before a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Moscow on May 9.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2025
Russian TV shows teenagers making arms at ¡®world¡¯s biggest drone factory¡¯
The suicide drones are used by Russia to attack Ukraine.
Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 7. Starovoit, who was fired after barely a year in the job on Monday, was found dead with a gunshot wound hours later in his car outside Moscow.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2025
Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound
Roman Starovoit, 53, was fired after barely a year in the job, purportedly in connection with a corruption probe in the region he once ran.
The annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9 marks Russia's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 16, 2025
Russian nationalists call for Moscow to fight on in Ukraine
Analysts say the nationalists have been useful to the Kremlin, but those who make too much of a fuss about any eventual peace deal risk being purged.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives to attend a summit held at Lancaster House in central London on March 2.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 15, 2025
As Trump thaws ties, Russia has a new public enemy No. 1: Britain
For most of the war, Russia lambasted Washington for its role in supplying aid to Kyiv. With Donald Trump in office, that has changed.
One part of U.K. is enjoying a Brexit boost 10 years after vote
The Belfast harbor estate, Northern Ireland.
Japan coach takes responsibility for Wataru Endo going home
Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu attends a press conference ahead of Japan's 2026 World Cup football tournament Group F football match against the Netherlands in Dallas on Saturday.
¡®Customer harassment¡¯ continues in Japan despite moves to end it
A "customer harassment" prevention awareness poster at the entrance of an Aoki Super supermarket in Aichi Prefecture
Emperor Naruhito seeks public backing for an imperial family plan
Emperor Naruhito speaks at a news conference about his upcoming visit to the Netherlands and Belgium, in Tokyo on Thursday.
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan¡¯s culture of conformity
Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
Chinese bombers put Japan¡¯s defense strategy in jeopardy, report finds
Chinese H-6N bombers fly in formation during a rehearsal in Beijing last August, ahead of a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Japan displays resilience in hard-fought stalemate with Netherlands
Koki Ogawa (right) and others celebrate Japan¡¯s second goal against the Netherlands at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday.
How Kojima made a destination out of denim
Across Kojima, production facilities handle different stages of denim-making, from sewing and washing to finishing and quality control.
Newcomer to hallowed Niigata sake scene is already winning awards
Tomomi Duquette is the owner of Snow Satoyama Sake, one of just three breweries that have opened in Niigata Prefecture since 1953.
TV Tairiku Ondo channels the chaotic creativity of youth
The members of TV Tairiku Ondo ¡ª (from left) Harea Togari, Ryuji Chiyotani, Kotaro Suzuki and Hiroto Yanagawa ¡ª met as high school students in Sapporo and went viral in 2024 with an energetic 90-second track.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan¡¯s culture of conformity
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