CONFLICT● ELEVATED2d ago · Oct 11, 2026, 6:45 AM
Invaded by the ex-USSR, claimed by Tokyo: the Kuriles, this archipelago at the heart of tensions between Russia and Japan
Le Figaro International · east asia
REPORTAGE - La tension entre la Russie et le Japon s’est ravivée après la visite de Vladimir Poutine, en août dernier, sur cet archipel dont l’URSS s’est emparé en août 1945, notamment quatre îles proches d’Hokkaido, les «Territoires du nord» dont Tokyo revendique la souveraineté.
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text.
More in Conflict
CONFLICT31m agoAramco facility hit as Houthis and Saudi coalition exchange attacksSouth China Morning PostCONFLICT1h agoHouthis launch fresh wave of missiles across Saudi ArabiaDW News [en]CONFLICT1h agoIsraeli attacks kill one in Gaza, wound journalists in occupied West BankAl Jazeera [en]CONFLICTBREAKING1h agoKyiv power plant hit by Russian missile without warning from alliesFrance 24 [en]