Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. At least 14 people were killed in Poltava ...

An Ainu woman is no longer remaining silent but speaking out against a lawmaker’s continued discriminatory remarks toward the Ainu indigenous people, which have been officially recognized as hum ...

Russian forces sweep around the south of strategic city Pokrovsk, a key road and rail hub, risks being cut off Ukrainian military officers say their forces are outnumbered Battle for Pokrovsk ...

The lawsuit calls for Ainu to catch salmon as a commercial activity. Their right to do so, they argue, lies in a declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples adopted by the U.N. General ...

Missile attack damages historic buildings in Odesa, injures seven Zelenskiy emphasizes need to strengthen Ukraine's air defences Odesa governor reports repeated Russian military attacks on same ...

Satellite imagery shows clear indications that Russia’s anticipated withdrawal of forces from its Tartus naval base in Syria has finally started. Complete loss of access to the facility, where Russian ...

Ukraine has launched a counterattack in the southern Russian border region of Kursk, warning that Russia is “getting what it deserves.” Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian Center for ...

Ukraine has implemented power cuts as a Russian air barrage targeted critical energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo introduced emergency power cuts in six regions on ...

Russia said Sunday that Ukraine has launched a new counterattack in the western Kursk region aimed at repelling Russian and North Korean troops trying to retake territory that Kyiv’s forces ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. According to this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday ...