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Ukraine latest: Kyiv needs more air defenses, Zelenskyy says
Kyiv says it destroyed 34 of 44 drones launched by Russia
Russia & Caucasus
The Nikkei View
U.N. reform urgently needed to better promote peace
Security Council dysfunction threatens global security
Climate Change
Japan launches new decarbonization dialogue with Central Asia
Tokyo aims to blunt Russian and Chinese influence in key region
Trade
Russia mulls joining China in banning Japanese seafood imports
Moscow requests information on Japan's radiation testing
Comment
Putin's inability to see reality leaves him as emperor without clothes
Russia turns to North Korea as its woes in Ukraine cool ties with Central Asia
Ukraine war: Free to read
Ukraine Sept. 19 to Sept. 24: Lavrov dismisses U.N. bid to revive Black Sea grain deal
Kyiv strikes Russia's Black Sea fleet headquarters
Interview
Russia-North Korea nuclear cooperation danger to all: Estonian president
Karis calls on international community to step in against weapons development
Ukraine war
Zelenskyy courts U.S. Congress, Biden on military aid
Ukrainian president says thanks for new $325m package of weapons and air defenses
International relations
Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region
Armenian forces agree to disarm after latest outbreak of decades-old conflict
International relations
Putin accepts invitation to visit China in October
Russian president meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
The Nikkei View
Russia-North Korea military ties are cause for concern
Democracies must work together to counter authoritarian coercion
Comment
Kim's Russian spaceport visit: The rocket science of hiding poverty
North Korean leader and Putin use each other to compensate for weaknesses
International relations
Azerbaijani forces strike Armenian-controlled Karabakh, killing 25
Renewed conflict raises risk of new Caucasus war between neighbors
International relations
China walks fine line with eye on summits with Biden, Putin
String of high-level meetings lays groundwork for possible fall meetings
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Ukraine from Sept.11 to Sept.19: Zelenskyy to meet Brazil's Lula during U.N. assembly
Ukraine recaptures 2 villages, breaching Russian line near Bakhmut
International relations
China's Wang Yi meets with Russia's Lavrov, eyeing Putin visit
Asian power's foreign minister is in Moscow to pave way for summit with Xi Jinping
Ukraine war
Russia's war bloggers hold potential spark of further unrest
Traffic to accounts critical of government missteps swells after Prigozhin revolt
Defense
Kim Jong Un discussed arms cooperation with Russia: North Korean media
Leader talks of "strategic and tactical coordination" between militaries with Shoigu
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea's Kim views Russian hypersonic missiles
Leader also looks at warships, nuclear-capable bombers
Ukraine war
From drones to cyberattacks, technology is shaping Ukraine conflict
Kyiv is going through an estimated 10,000 drones a month in fight against Russia
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea's Kim inspects fighter jet plant in Russian Far East
U.S., allies fear visit could bolster Russia in Ukraine and Pyongyang's missile program
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea's Kim meets Putin at Russian space center
Moscow promises to help Pyongyang develop rockets
International relations
North Korea's Kim Jong Un enters Russia for summit with Putin
Leaders expected to discuss arms sales as Moscow struggles in war on Ukraine
Comment
Russia risks further isolation by courting North Korea
Efforts to boost war effort could undo Moscow's rapport with emerging countries
Ukraine war: Free to read
Ukraine from Sept.4 to Sept.11: Russia kicks off Eastern Economic Forum
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi makes unannounced visit to Ukraine