Society | 2026-02-27
Russia turns universities into drone war recruitment hubs
Facing manpower shortages, the Kremlin is pressuring students with contracts, cash incentives and few realistic ways out.
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Russia gives Putin sole authority to cut off communications nationwide
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Russia moves to block Telegram -- and exposes its own battlefield weakness
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Energy crisis redraws Kyiv's small-business map
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Four years, half a million dead, and Moscow still calls it victory
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Russia pours billions into chips -- but can't catch up
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Russian bill targets 'wrong' views
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Neutrality isn't funny: Why Russia banned comedian Nurlan Saburov A stand-up star tried to avoid taking sides on the war and found that in today's Russia, silence can be treated as defiance.
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Mariupol after the siege: One survivor's journey from ruins to exile A performer who escaped the destruction of Mariupol rebuilds his life in Europe while grappling with the loss of the city he once called home.
Conflict & Security | 2026-02-18
The hackers who tried to freeze Poland
A New Year's Eve cyberattack on Poland's power grid failed. What investigators found afterward alarmed the entire West.
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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
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Russia weighs turning homeroom teachers into full-time mentors
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Russia targets Ukraine's rail lifeline to Europe
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Poland powers Kyiv through winter's darkest hours
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SpaceX and Ukrainian Defense Ministry blind Russian drones
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Inside Kapustin Yar, where Russia's missile power meets everyday decay
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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
Where you live, which response to energy disruption matters most right now?
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.
