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China, North Korea and Russia are said to be the biggest threats to the U.S. and security in the Pacific region. Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Leaf spoke with The Conversation about the nuclear landscape.

A $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego on Monday. The Amadea made a stop in Honolulu Harbor en route to California.

A Russian-owned superyacht seized by the United States has arrived in Honolulu Harbor flying an American flag. The U.S. last week won a legal battle in Fiji to take the $325 million vessel and immediately sailed it to Hawaiʻi.

“Supply chain disruption.” It’s a phrase you’ve heard since the early days of the COVID pandemic. But for one product, it’s a squeeze hitting poor people around the world—including in the Asia Pacific. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

While much of the world has remained focused on continuing developments in Ukraine this week, it’s also been a busy week for diplomacy elsewhere. That includes Japan — which has had several top government officials on the road. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

A Ukrainian family who came to Hawaiʻi for a long-awaited vacation before Russia invaded their country watched from the islands in shock as bombs started dropping on their nation. Now, more than a month later, they remain stranded in Hawaiʻi without access to their money, family, friends or home.

One of many impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is higher gas prices around the world. That’s putting a bigger focus on electric vehicles — including an unusual announcement late last week in Japan. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

The overwhelming majority of countries in the Asia-Pacific have joined in the global condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But it’s not a universal reaction. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

Local families with ties to Ukraine understandably are on edge as Russian forces shelled Ukraine's second-largest city on Monday and closed in on the capital. Hilo resident Artem Sergeyev has been in touch daily with relatives in Kyiv. He says they are safe for now, trying to stay indoors.

Russian forces are shelling Ukraine’s second-largest city, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closing in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 40-mile convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles. The country’s embattled president says the stepped-up shelling is aimed at forcing him into concessions.