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Ukraine’s Neighbors Seek Shelter as More and More Drones Fly Overhead

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By: Andrew Higgins

9 June 2026 at 10:49

Drones launched by both Russia and Ukraine are veering off course, menacing countries that are not at war.

Ligita Visockiene, the principal of a primary school in Vilnius, Lithuania, in a room the school uses as a shelter. The school has detailed plans for what to do in the event of attack but, she added, “We never thought we would have to actually use the plan.”

The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott

8 June 2026 at 18:56

The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.

The president of Solaric, a rooftop-solar installer based near Manila, said people were now seeing the technology as “a way to survive this new age.”

A ‘Miraculous Transformation’: How Kim Jong-un Fortified North Korea

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By: Choe Sang-Hun

8 June 2026 at 05:01

He used the pandemic to ruthlessly tighten his grip on the country. Then he energized its economy by leveraging Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Kim Jong-un arriving at the Dong Dang railway station in Vietnam, near the Chinese border, in 2019.