Conflict & Security | 2026-02-06
Moldova's border villages live under the shadow of a war they can't stop
Moldova's border villages brace for a war they cannot fight.
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'Of course it's not safe': small Russian city tries to shrug off war
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Poland sets up specialized prosecutors to target online hate
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Estonia presses EU-wide ban on Russians who fought in Ukraine
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Tashkent seeks answers as Uzbek migrant dies after Russian police raid
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Russian attack damages UNESCO-listed Kyiv monastery
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'We are open': How Kyiv residents endure the cold after Russia's winter strikes
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Russia mandates three-year storage of all private messages From texts to video calls, a new law gives the state long-term access to Russians' digital lives.
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The war reaches Russia's university campuses through questionnaires From draft-like questionnaires to invasive health surveys, the Kremlin's expanding effort to monitor students is turning universities into instruments of ideological control.
Society | 2026-01-27
Russian authorities set data requests record at Yandex
Yandex figures show a steep increase in state demands for user information, especially from mobility and delivery services.
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One Ukrainian village keeps an ancient tradition alive
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In Gagauzia, Russia rebrands influence as a fight for autonomy
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Russia's war economy drives civilian industry back to the 1990s
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Mariupol's dead are being dug up for development
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Russia's war in Ukraine marks the end of the secure harbor
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Why higher wages aren't bringing security to Russians
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In Russia, driving's future means keeping old cars alive
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Russia's space program grounded by age and sanctions
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Signing bonuses turn fatal in Russia's contract army
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Russia plans 'military tourism' in occupied Donbas
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UN reports surge in civilian deaths, rights abuses in Russia's Ukraine war
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Kyiv endures wartime winter as Russia's invasion matches WWII length
Where you live, which response to energy disruption matters most right now?
Health | 2026-01-14
Loss and laughter: war medics heal in west Ukraine mountains
At a Carpathian retreat far from the front, Ukrainian combat medics confront an unlearnable lesson of war: how to rest, when everyone you grow close to might die.
