Japan and over 80 others pledged their support for peace in Ukraine respecting its full territorial integrity, but crucial players Russia, China were absent.
Russia invaded Japan from the north and occupied the Northern Territories. Any peace treaty with Moscow is difficult as long as Putin denies that fact.
"We have evidence that Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine," said UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps on May 22. Here's...
Putin, who intends to be president for life, begins his new term trampling on human rights and staging tactical nuclear weapons on the Ukraine border.
Russia blocks the United Nations Security Council resolution seeking to prohibit nuclear weapons in space. It is, in fact, developing and testing various space weapons.
The ICC previously evaded the issue of North Korean abductions, saying these happened before Japan's membership. These abductions, however, are ongoing crimes.
Russia has concentrated its military and security forces on the invasion of its neighbor. Domestic terror group Islamic State exploited that defense gap.
Japanese judge Tomoko Akane takes on the presidency as the ICC faces mounting calls to help ensure accountability in war-torn lands such as Ukraine and Gaza.
Putin may play up his "overwhelming victory" but as long as he commits outrageous acts like the invasion of Ukraine, the backlash at home and abroad...
The author believes anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny returned to Russia knowing that his death would have a greater impact than if he were killed abroad.
"But if Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine will end," says Yuriy Sak, highlighting the unbending will of his countrymen to win this war and maintain independence.
Yuriy Sak, advisor to the Ukraine Ministry of Strategic Industries, discusses what it takes to win Russia's war against his country in an exclusive interview.