Politics

Britain's National Cyber Security Centre takes down malicious websites "in a way that is necessary and proportionate," NCSC Chief Executive Felicity Oswald says. (Photo by Tsuyoshi Tamehiro)
Interview

Evolving Chinese cyber threat 'should worry us all': U.K. cyber head

Combating challenges requires transparency with public, says NCSC chief

12 July 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters at the conclusion of the NATO Summit in Washington on July 11. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
U.S. elections 2024

Biden vows to stay in presidential race at key news conference

But U.S. leader calls Zelenskyy 'Putin' and refers to his vice president as 'Trump'

12 July 2024
The North Atlantic Council meets with leaders of the Indo-Pacific and European Union during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington on July 11. 
Indo-Pacific

NATO, Indo-Pacific partners stand united against China's support for Russia

'Beijing cannot have the cake and eat it at the same time,' analyst says

12 July 2024
Polish troops conduct an exercise using K9 howitzers from South Korea in 2023. Poland is one of the top destinations for South Korean defense exports.
Defense

South Korea ramps up defense exports to Europe, eyeing Ukraine war

Yoon courts NATO leaders as Hanwha Aerospace lands $950m deal with Romania

12 July 2024
Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv on July 8 after deadly Russian missile strikes. Ukraine's ambassador in Seoul says the attack shows why his country needs South Korean air defense technology.
Ukraine war

Ukraine urgently needs South Korean air defense systems, envoy says

Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko cites deadly Russian attack on children's hospital

11 July 2024
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to reporters in Washington on July 10. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
International relations

NATO labels China a 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war efforts

Alliance plans dialogue with Indo-Pacific partners on defense industrial cooperation

11 July 2024
A butcher sells pork at a market stall in Madrid, Spain. Spain accounted for 22% of China's imported pork in 2023.
Opinion

China goes whole hog in EU trade tussle over pork imports

Beijing strikes back at EV tariffs, risking a trade war over pig products

11 July 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to journalists after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit meeting in Kazakhstan on July 4. (Pool photo via Reuters)
Comment

Russia woos Global South in push for new world order

Gambit to curb Western influence hinges on outcome of Ukraine war

11 July 2024
Excess Chinese steel production has led to an surge in imports across several Latin American countries.
Trade

U.S. and Mexico clamp down on Chinese steel imports

Brazil and other Latin American countries raise trade barriers amid influx

11 July 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, holding microphone, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the EMILY's List gala in Washington in May 2023.
U.S. elections 2024

Let Biden focus on NATO first, Pelosi says of election talk

Democratic heavyweight calls on colleagues to 'hold off' until week is over

11 July 2024
Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks a day after the presidential election on July 6.
Opinion

Iran's conservative-moderate tensions to return under Pezeshkian

Women's rights, social media, nuclear deal and FATF will be sources of friction

10 July 2024
U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria greet supporters at a reception to celebrate his election win in London on July 5.
The Nikkei View

New U.K. government faces challenge in reviving economy

Labour must offer details on policy while mending domestic, global divisions

10 July 2024
Indo-Pacific partners will launch new joint projects on Ukraine, AI, disinformation and cybersecurity.
Indo-Pacific

NATO to launch 4 projects with Indo-Pacific partners, including AI and cyber

Global 'arsenal of democracy' will help allies adapt to shifting security landscape

10 July 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin awards Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 9.
International relations

India PM Modi tells Putin in Moscow 'peace is of utmost importance'

Ukraine's Zelenskyy rips visit as 'devastating blow to peace efforts'

10 July 2024
A train runs near the Chinese border in Kazakhstan. Much of the railway in Central Asia's Middle Corridor has aging infrastructure.
Transportation

Central Asian railway to offer new link between China, Europe

New rail network would bypass problematic routes through Russia and Red Sea

10 July 2024
Chinese military forces arrive in Belarus for joint counterterrorism drills. (Chinese Defense Ministry)
International relations

China and Belarus start joint exercises on NATO's edge

Countries advocate multipolar world amid tensions with U.S. and the West

10 July 2024
A U.S. soldier inspects a Patriot missile defense battery near Warsaw in 2015. Precision munitions and air defense are seen as key areas of need as NATO looks to expand defense industrial cooperation. (Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)
Indo-Pacific

NATO to expand defense industrial cooperation to Indo-Pacific

Alliance aims to tap production capacity of South Korea, Japan and Australia

9 July 2024
A North Korean general, left, greets the president of Kim Il Sung Military University, Kim Kum Chol, as his delegation leaves Pyongyang airport on July 8. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)
Defense

North Korea dispatches military training delegation to Russia

Move comes after Pyongyang and Moscow seal strategic partnership

9 July 2024
The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) is docked at the South Harbor in Manila March 5, 2016. 
Defense

U.S. Navy visits former base in Vietnam's strategic Cam Ranh Bay

Ex-defense official has said U.S. presence in area would send firm message to China

9 July 2024
France's Nouveau Front Populaire, the left-wing coalition hastily formed after President Emmanuel Macron called the snap elections, surprisingly emerged with the most number of seats.
Politics

France wobbly on global stage as hung parliament looms

Leftists' win without majority leaves government in chaos weeks before Olympics

9 July 2024
Gerd Mueller, director-general of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, spoke with Nikkei on July 8. (Photo by Shigeru Seno)
International relations

Japan is 'best partner' for Africa in solar, hydrogen: U.N. agency head

UNIDO's Mueller says crop yields could double with private-sector tech

9 July 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 2023.
Opinion

Japan's tacit NATO membership acts as bridge for global security

Facing threats from Russia, China, North Korea, Tokyo deepens bonds with alliance

9 July 2024
President Joe Biden arrives at the U.S. Military Academy in the state of New York in May. The U.S. wants to expand rules allowing reviews of land purchases near military bases.
Politics

U.S. seeks security review of land buys near more military bases

Chinese-owned property near missile base received divestment order in May

9 July 2024
Chinese 26-year-old Shi Fengyun pled guilty to espionage misdemeanors for flying a drone near a U.S. naval facility.
Crime

Chinese student pleads guilty to violating U.S. espionage act

Shi Fengyun is accused of violating rarely used provisions of the Espionage Act

9 July 2024
Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes.
9 July 2024