Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes.
9 July 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in September 2022 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's summit in Uzbekistan.
International relations

Modi travels to Moscow for first time since Ukraine war

Visit shows 'resilience' of India-Russia ties amid global uncertainty, observers say

8 July 2024
Combatting the spread of fake news has become a hot topic in the global diplomatic community.
International relations

U.S., Japan, Philippines join to battle disinformation

Experts to discuss responses against campaigns linked to China, Russia

28 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet in Pyongyang on June 19. (Pool via Reuters)
The Nikkei View

International community must prepare for threat of Russia-North Korea 'alliance'

New autocratic partnership part of strategy to overturn global order

26 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese President To Lam meet at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on June 20. (Pool photo via Reuters)
International relations

Vietnam 'torn' between U.S. and Russia as embattled Putin visits

Hanoi inks 11 cooperation pacts with 'extraordinarily grateful' Moscow

21 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hold talks in Pyongyang on June 19.
International relations

North Korea and Russia sign 'strategic partnership' during summit

Kim Jong Un says deal with Putin raises ties to 'alliance' level

19 June 2024
Group of Seven leaders meet in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, on June 13. They are tasked with addressing interconnected global crises.
The Nikkei View

G7 must stay united in addressing interconnected crises

How to enlist Global South's help in maintaining global order remains uncertain

19 June 2024
Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un upon his arrival in Pyongyang on June 19.
International relations

Russia's Putin lands in North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un

Need for ammunition in Ukraine war seen as an impetus for first visit in 24 years

19 June 2024
Russia's Vladimir Putin welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the Russian Far East last September. (KCNA via Reuters)
18 June 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit at a resort in southern Italy on June 14.
International relations

Narendra Modi flashes his 'multi-alignment' diplomacy at G7 summit

In first overseas trip since electoral setback, Indian PM skips Ukraine meeting

15 June 2024
Ukrainian service members conduct drills near a front line in the Donetsk region amid the war with Russia on June 12.
Ukraine war

Swiss-led Ukraine summit seeks 'path to peace' without China and Russia

Japan, India and several ASEAN states to attend but Asian participation limited

15 June 2024
Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right National Rally, speaks in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on May 24 ahead of the European Parliament elections in early June. (AP/Kyodo)
Comment

How Europe's tilt to the right will affect Asian democracies

U.S. allies in the region should bolster ties with Poland and the Baltics

15 June 2024
Rohingya children at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on May 2. 
International relations

Record-high 117m people displaced worldwide in 2023, UNHCR says

Myanmar's total jumped as clashes escalated; Afghanistan had the most refugees

13 June 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an event with Group of Seven leaders at a NATO summit in Lithuania in July 2023.
Ukraine war

G7 to create Ukraine aid fund using income from frozen Russian assets

Member countries intend to reach agreement at Italy summit this week

11 June 2024
The anti-Western axis that has taken shape has changed the dynamics of the war in Ukraine. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

China-Russia-Iran-North Korea axis heightens the risk of WWIII

Simultaneous conflicts in Europe and Asia could become tomorrow's nightmare

11 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 7.
International relations

Putin woos China and India investment to build sanctions resilience

Russia president highlights diversifying trade and calls for stronger capital market

8 June 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures as he speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
Comment

Singapore summit highlights quasi-war atmosphere looming over Asia

China turns down Zelenskyy offer to meet at Shangri-La Dialogue

5 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing on May 16. (Pool photo via Reuters)
Ukraine war

Russia trade isolation grows as Chinese banks cut payments

As U.S. sanctions target Ukraine war aid, Moscow's China imports shrink by 10%

4 June 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attend the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31.
International relations

China vs. U.S., Zelenskyy appears: 5 takeaways from Shangri-La forum

Asia security summit also highlights leaders' views on South China Sea and Gaza

3 June 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
International relations

Ukraine's Zelenskyy, in Singapore, urges Asian support for peace summit

President accuses Russia, China of attempting to derail upcoming Switzerland conference

2 June 2024
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
International relations

China defense chief vows 'resolute actions' against Taiwan independence

Dong Jun tells forum there is a 'limit' to Beijing's 'restraint' in South China Sea

2 June 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on June 1.
International relations

Austin disputes China's claim of NATO expansion triggering Ukraine war

U.S. defense chief pins blame on Russia's Putin, sells vision of Indo-Pacific 'convergence'

1 June 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to attend the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore.
Ukraine war

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to attend Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore

Speech to U.S., Chinese, other delegates would come at key juncture in Russia war

31 May 2024
Young protesters at the parliament building in Tbilisi during the recent protests hold placards denouncing a contentious draft bill that opponents argue would hamper democracy. (Photo by Eiji Furukawa)
Politics

Georgia passes 'pro-Russian' bill amid monthlong youth protest

Ukraine war casts Moscow's long shadow over Eurasian region

29 May 2024
From left: Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Joe Biden. The rift between the Sino-Russia camp and Western democracies has widened to the point where many experts now worry relations might not improve for some time to come.
Comment

Sino-Russia feud with the West enters a new dimension

Reconciliation between the blocs might now be beyond hope

22 May 2024