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Yuliia Dysa
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a heavily damaged building following Russian strikes to the Ukrainian capital in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD
May 25, 2026
Russia hits Ukraine with Oreshnik missile in one of war¡¯s biggest attacks on Kyiv
The overnight barrage killed at least four and wounded nearly 100, according to Ukrainian officials.
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 a nationalist who maintained warm ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin ¡ª systematically opposed Brussels' efforts to support Ukraine
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.
Denys and Yuliia Davydenko, both 40, pose for a picture with their children ¡ª Maksym, 11, Tymofiy, 6, and Stephanie, 2 ¡ª in the kitchen of their apartment in Kyiv on Feb. 1.
WORLD / Society
Feb 8, 2026
Kyiv family, with its pets and pigs, defies Russia and the cold
The Davydenkos had left Ukraine when Russian forces closed in on Kyiv in 2022, but since returning from Europe, they are resolute in their intention to stay.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
U.S. pushes Russia and Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said that Washington ?has proposed talks in Miami in a week, and that Kyiv has already agreed.
A Ukrainian emergency service worker walks next to an emergency service tent set up for those whose homes are without electricity or heating in a residential neighborhood of Kyiv on Tuesday, following a Russian air attack that cut power to more than 1 million residents.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
Russian attack plunges Kyiv into cold and threatens nuclear-linked facilities
Moscow has stepped up a winter campaign against Ukraine¡¯s battered ?energy system while grinding forward on the battlefield.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sideline of the NATO summit in The Hague on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2025
Trump considers more Patriots for Ukraine, saying Putin ¡¯has to end¡¯ the war
The U.S. president added that Russian President Vladimir Putin "really has to end that war."
Rescue workers at the site of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD
May 27, 2025
Ukraine confirms China gives supplies to Russian military factories
China has forged even closer trade and other economic relations with Russia since Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left), who had stormy exchanges earlier with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, described their call on Wednesday as "fantastic.¡±
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2025
Trump and Zelenskyy pledge in phone call to work for end to war in Ukraine
Describing the move as a step toward fully ending Ukraine's war with Russia, the Ukrainian president said his country is "ready to implement it."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a news conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2025
Trump confirms Zelenskyy visit to sign Ukraine minerals deal
The Ukrainian leader said the success of the deal would hinge on talks in Washington on Friday and continued U.S. aid.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (far right), Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (second from right), Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics (left) and Finland President Alexander Stubb (second from left) gather on the day of a news conference after the Support Ukraine summit, marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, in Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2025
European leaders in Kyiv to mark three years of war, but top U.S. officials stay away
Trump's rush to end the war has stoked fears of an undermined Kyiv and an altered geopolitical landscape.
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a howitzer toward Russian troops, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Jan. 11.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2025
Ukraine¡¯s politics warms up as U.S. focuses on war¡¯s endgame
In the past week, one Ukrainian political camp has accused President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's team of caring more about elections than the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 6, 2024
Zelenskyy overhauls Cabinet with slew of new ministers and top diplomat
Andrii Sybiha, 49, an experienced diplomat who does not have a prominent public profile, takes the reins of the foreign ministry, replacing Dmytro Kuleba.
A still image taken from drone footage on Wednesday shows what the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade "Oleksy Dovbusha" says are multiple launch rocket system strikes on Russian troops, in Novozhelanne, Donetsk Region, Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2024
Ukraine says it hits pontoon bridges in Russia with U.S.-made weapons
A video shows strikes on several crossings in the Kursk region, where Russia has reported that Ukraine has destroyed at least three bridges over the Seym river.
Ukrainian servicemen operate an armoured military vehicle on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on Tuesday. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on Aug. 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2024
Ukraine says advance into Russia ¡®going well,¡¯ creating strategic buffer
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his nightly address on Wednesday, said Kyiv¡¯s strategic goal has been achieved.
Ukrainian soldiers ride in armored personnel carriers near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Aug 14, 2024
Ukraine says it¡¯s advancing in Russia¡¯s Kursk region and hints at ¡¯next steps¡¯
Ukraine blindsided Moscow by pouring thousands of troops into the western Russian region of Kursk last week.
Ukrainan President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on Oct. 11.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2023
Ukraine uses U.S. long-range missiles against Moscow for first time
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the weapons had "proven themselves" after inflicting heavy damage on airfields under Russian control.
How Japan¡¯s new ¡¯blue tickets¡¯ are putting cycling parents on edge
A father carries a child on a <i>mamachari</i> bicycle in September 2018. Parents say the new ¡°blue ticket¡± system has made them more mindful of the rules, but has also heightened concerns about child-seat use and children starting to cycle on their own.
In first for Japanese, Tao Okamoto shares Best Actress award at Cannes
Japan&#039;s Tao Okamoto and Belgium&#039;s Virginie Efira, co-winners of the best actress award for their roles in the film "All of a Sudden," celebrate during the closing ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Saturday.
China squeezes Japan over rare earths in repeat of 2010 showdown
Since ?December, Chinese ?exports of rare earth minerals like dysprosium, terbium and yttrium oxide, as ?well as specialty metal gallium, to Japan have stopped except for a few tiny shipments of yttrium, Chinese customs data shows.
Survey begins to determine remote island¡¯s suitability for nuclear disposal site
Minamitorishima has no resident population and is off-limits to the general public.
At Kawasaki¡¯s ¡®penis festival,¡¯ phalluses are vessels of compassion
For one April Sunday each year, the otherwise working class city of Kawasaki becomes host to one of Japan&#039;s most unusual-looking festivals.
At Kawasaki¡¯s ¡®penis festival,¡¯ phalluses are vessels of compassion
For one April Sunday each year, the otherwise working class city of Kawasaki becomes host to one of Japan&#039;s most unusual-looking festivals.
Tochigi murder-robbery case reflects ¡®³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨±¡¯ adapting to crackdowns
A teenager (center, wearing sandals) arrested for his involvement in a murder-robbery case is sent to prosecutors on May 16 in the city of Shimotsuke, in Tochigi Prefecture.
What will the LDP¡¯s new National Power Research Group become?
Katsunobu Kato, chairman of the National Power Research Group, addresses the group&#039;s inaugural meeting held at the parliamentary building in Tokyo on Thursday.
How Japan¡¯s new ¡¯blue tickets¡¯ are putting cycling parents on edge
A father carries a child on a <i>mamachari</i> bicycle in September 2018. Parents say the new ¡°blue ticket¡± system has made them more mindful of the rules, but has also heightened concerns about child-seat use and children starting to cycle on their own.
Hirokazu Kore-eda says human imagination still matters in the age of AI
A couple (played by Haruka Ayase, right, and the mononymous Daigo) struggling to come to terms with the death of their son welcome a humanoid (Rimu Kuwaki, center) modeled after their child in ¡°Sheep in the Box.¡±

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