Technology | 2026-02-23
Russia pours billions into chips -- but can't catch up
A trillion-ruble state project seeks tech independence as sanctions, delays and outdated production hold the industry back.
Society | 2026-02-23
Russian bill targets 'wrong' views
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Russia sets a global internet shutdown anti-record
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From six months to forever: Russia's mobilized troops confront a war without end
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Still enrolled, never met: Student life in wartime Ukraine
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The hackers who tried to freeze Poland
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Russian troops say they're funding their own war
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Moscow eyes Ukraine's mineral riches as war economy strains
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Russia's Duma shuts out cameras after lawmakers caught on their phones After images of deputies gaming and shopping during session went viral, parliamentary leaders moved to control not behavior in the chamber, but what the public gets to see.
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Russia weighs turning homeroom teachers into full-time mentors A State Duma proposal to recast homeroom teachers as psychological overseers has ignited backlash from educators who say the reform would deepen shortages and tighten state control in schools.
Society | 2026-02-12
Poland powers Kyiv through winter's darkest hours
Society | 2026-02-11
Inside Kapustin Yar, where Russia's missile power meets everyday decay
Kapustin Yar helped build Russia's missile arsenal, while nearby communities struggle with decay, poverty and unanswered health risks.
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Russian propagandists question Central Asian sovereignty, stir regional alarm
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In Russia, economics is being rewritten for an authoritarian age
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Emotional reunions, dashed hopes as Ukraine soldiers released
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In wartime Russia, silence tops the charts
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Moldova's border villages live under the shadow of a war they can't stop
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Germany sharpens hybrid defense as Russia's hidden war budget emerges
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Authorities of war-hit Belgorod choose publicity over repairs
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Kadyrov's decline is forcing a reckoning over who controls Chechnya
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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
Where you live, which response to energy disruption matters most right now?
Society | 2026-02-02
Russian attack damages UNESCO-listed Kyiv monastery
A Russian drone and missile strike has scarred Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's spiritual heart and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Society | 2026-01-22
