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Transcarpathia is a western Ukrainian region and one of the country's most ethnically diverse areas, populated by groups including Hutsuls, seen here in Yasynya, as well as Hungarians, Romanians, Slovaks and Ukrainians.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
Language, power and the price of entry
The same logic that protects Hungarians in Ukraine leaves Russian in the cold. Language policy, it turns out, has a foreign policy.
Russian conscripts attend a ceremony marking their departure for garrisons from a recruitment center in Saint Petersburg last October.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2026
Russia’s conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine
The country has hardened its once-avoidable conscription system, and once inside the military machine, draftees are pressured to sign contracts to fight in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a news conference during a meeting of the prime ministers of Nordic-Baltic nations in Tallinn, Estonia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2026
Ukraine and Latvia sign drone deal as Russia says Europe not ready to mediate
Latvia is the sixth country to join Kyiv’s drone cooperation initiative.
A man holding a Polish national flag lights a candle at the site of a mass burial of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II in the former Polish village of Puznyky, in Ternopil region, Ukraine, in September
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2026
Why are Poland and Ukraine at odds about their history?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named a combat unit after the Ukrainian ​Insurgent Army, which allied with Nazi Germany for a time and massacred Poles during World War II.
(L to R) Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron chat on the 10 Downing Street doorstep as they say goodbye after their meeting in central London on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
European leaders ready to back ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia
Vladimir Putin said the offer did not come across as sincere and he currently ‌saw no point in meeting.
A captured Russian-Iranian Shahed-136 (Geran-2) kamikaze drone is put on display in Kyiv in November.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2026
Ukraine says drone hit nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl
The director general of the IAEA, said the incident was “deeply concerning as it occurred at a facility containing large amounts of nuclear material.
Heavy smoke billows in the background after Ukrainian drones hit infrastructure in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2026
Ukraine targets St. Petersburg after Putin refuses talks
The strikes on the city and the surrounding region set a defense ministry facility ablaze and disrupted operations at an airport for several hours.
Teenagers hug outside an apartment block that was damaged when a nearby building was struck during overnight Russian missile and drone attacks in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 5, 2026
‘In the queue’: Busy with Iran, U.S. has little energy for Kyiv
When pressed to address the Ukraine conflict during congressional testimony, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S.-led negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv were at a stalemate.
Smoke billows from the Kronstadt military base in northwestern Russia. Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St. Petersburg early on June 3 as officials gathered for a flagship economic forum in the city, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said.
WORLD
Jun 4, 2026
Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens
Some 20,000 people from 130 countries were to attend the three-day annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Vladislava Simonova in her Poltava apartment in April
CULTURE / Books
Jun 3, 2026
Ukrainian haiku poet finds small miracles in war
Celebrated in Japan, Vladislava Simonova is almost unknown in her own country.
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk (right) hugs compatriot Elina Svitolina after winning their quarterfinal match at the French Open in Paris on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Jun 3, 2026
Shadow of war looms large over French Open as semifinal lineup takes shape
Tension has lingered since the opening week, driven by the fact that Ukrainians must compete against opponents from Russia and Belarus while their homeland faces bombardment.
Smoke and flames rise from garages damaged during a Russian missile and drone strikes, in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 3, 2026
At least 23 killed in Russian attack; Zelenskyy warns new assault possible
It ​was the third heavy assault on Kyiv in under a month.
People cross the street near flags with the logo of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) flying in front of the St. Isaac's Cathedral on the eve of the forum's opening in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2026
Putin’s ‘Davos’ haunted by war and stagnation despite the swank of influencers
The war looms large even if Ukraine is not mentioned once in the official program.
A man inspects a building damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2026
Nine dead, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across Ukraine
Moscow warned last week that it intended to launch “systematic strikes” on targets in Kyiv and urged foreign nationals to leave.
Ukrainian musicians take part in a presentation amid the Russian invasion in the city of Dnipro in April 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2026
The cultural component of national security
Russia’s war against Ukraine has involved a deliberate campaign of cultural erasure. Since 2022, more than 1,750 cultural heritage sites have reportedly been damaged or destroyed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2026
Russia finance officials tell Putin war spending is unaffordable
Finance Ministry officials have grown increasingly concerned about the state of Russia’s economy and state budget in recent months.
A father, who lost his son in the war in Ukraine, holds the drumsticks the son used to play drums with as a hobby, on April 26 in Fukuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jun 1, 2026
‘It feels like he’ll come back’: Father navigates losing son in Ukraine war
The father said it is heart-wrenching to see reports about other wars because it means the world is moving away from peace — something his son gave his life trying to restore.
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on June 15, 2025. Russia accused Ukraine of hitting a garage at the nuclear power plant on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2026
Ukraine hits pipeline, refinery and fuel depot in overnight strikes on Russia
The strikes are part of an escalating campaign against energy infrastructure often deep inside Russia.
War crimes investigators Roksolana Makar and Oleksii Starynets, from the Ukrainian nonprofit Truth Hounds, interview a woman who says she was tortured and raped by occupying Russian forces in 2022, in Izium, Ukraine, on Jan. 29.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 1, 2026
How Trump’s Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian war crimes
The aid cuts reflect a broader U.S. pullback from work on human rights violations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a press conference at the F16 air flotilla in Uppsala, Sweden, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2026
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeks progress on peace talks before winter
Talks brokered by the United States on moving toward a peace accord have stalled as Washington has focused on the conflict ​in Iran.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
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