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Ukraine president says peace talks more ‘realistic’ as Biden preps to visit NATO

In a hint of a possible compromise, Zelenskyy said earlier that Ukraine was prepared to accept security guarantees from the West that stop short of ...
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Japan to revoke Russia’s most favored nation trade status

The U.S., EU and U.K. have announced similar moves following a G7 leaders’ statement describing actions to deny the preferred trade status to Moscow.
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China’s goal with Putin is to resist U.S. without economic pain

Beijing’s actions appear calibrated to avoid global conflicts or being dragged further down economically as it seeks a way past the pandemic.
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Suspected North Korean missile launch ‘failed,’ possibly exploding over Pyongyang

The South Korean military said the "unidentified projectile" appeared to fail immediately and came amid warnings from the U.S. of an imminent test of long-range ...
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Biden plans Europe trip for Ukraine summit next week as refugees top 3 million

Hopes for a compromise at emergency peace talks grow as Ukrainian officials claim Moscow may be coming to terms with its failure to impose a ...
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Japan to ban exports of nearly 300 items to Russia and Belarus

The embargo on exports of 266 products, such as chips and communication equipment, and 26 technologies, including design programs for chip-making machines, will take effect ...
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Japan may allow 10,000 people per day to enter country from April

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said the government would relax the border control measures in stages.
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Japan firms brace for more supply chain disruption after Ukraine war

Despite rarely procuring goods from Russia or Ukraine directly, Japan's manufacturers remain vulnerable to the war's far-reaching repercussions.
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Japan looks to offer enhanced support to help Ukrainian refugees settle

Making use of help offered by firms and municipalities, measures would include providing accommodation, daily supplies, language education, job-hunting support and education for children.
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Suicides by women rose in Japan for second straight year in 2021

But with fewer men killing themselves, the overall number of suicides in the country inched down by 74 to 21,007.