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May 13, 2023 at 8:27 am

China and Russia are increasing their military collaboration, Japan’s foreign minister warns

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has expressed concern about Russian and Chinese military cooperation in Asia, saying the security situation in Europe could not be...

April 2, 2023 at 3:55 am

Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia VIEW

A top Ukrainian official has outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea from Russia.

A woman kisses an icon as she prays in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is reverberating in a struggle for control of a monastery complex. The government says it’s evicting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the complex as of March 29, accusing it of pro-Russia actions and ideology. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) XEL110 XEL110

April 1, 2023 at 5:52 am

Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest VIEW

A Kyiv court has ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest.

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March 26, 2023 at 5:16 am

Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan

Ukraine’s government has called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed...

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March 24, 2023 at 6:42 am

UN decries torture, killing of Ukrainian and Russian POWs

U.N. human rights monitors say they’ve documented dozens of summary killings of prisoners of war on both sides of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia’s Belgorod region streak across the sky at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, early Friday, March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Belikov) XSG165 XSG165

March 24, 2023 at 4:15 am

Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 10 civilians, wound 20 more

Officials in Kyiv say long-range Russian bombardment has killed at least 10 civilians and wounded 20 others in several parts of Ukraine.

FILE – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes part in a national flag-raising ceremony in Izium, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. A year ago, with Russian forces bearing down on Ukraine’s capital, Western leaders feared for the life of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the U.S. offered him an escape route. Zelenskyy declined, declaring his intent to stay and defend Ukraine’s independence. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) XVZ116 XVZ116

March 23, 2023 at 6:58 am

Ukraine president visits front-line areas as new phase nears VIEW

Ukraine’s president has made his third visit in two days to areas that have felt the brunt of Russia’s invasion.

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Young people unfurl a giant Russian flag during an action to mark the ninth anniversary of the Crimea annexation from Ukraine in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) XDL103 XDL103

March 21, 2023 at 4:40 am

Ukraine, Russia trade claims after blast rocks Crimean town

There were conflicting accounts of what appeared to be a brazen attack late Monday on Russian cruise missiles being transported by train in Moscow-annexed Crimea.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, arrives at a church in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv that became a symbol of Russian atrocities against civilians, in Ukraine, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.(Iori Sagisawa/Kyodo News via AP) TKSJ804 TKSJ804

March 20, 2023 at 10:25 pm

Japan’s PM offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs Russia VIEW

Japan's prime minister made a surprise visit to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who is...

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March 19, 2023 at 1:03 am

Russia’s Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol VIEW

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed...