Conflict & Security | 2026-02-11
SpaceX and Ukrainian Defense Ministry blind Russian drones
Evidence that Russia used satellite internet to control attack drones prompted emergency restrictions after a strike on a passenger train.
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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 Russia's war on Ukraine is now being felt by Russian civilians -- through drone alerts and digital silence.
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Poland sets up specialized prosecutors to target online hate After years of dropped cases, justice officials say new units will pursue xenophobic abuse, disinformation and digital intimidation across Polish social media.
Society | 2026-02-02
'We are open': How Kyiv residents endure the cold after Russia's winter strikes
From makeshift classrooms to warming tents and railcars, Ukrainians refused to surrender daily life as freezing temperatures deepened the crisis.
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Russia mandates three-year storage of all private messages
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The war reaches Russia's university campuses through questionnaires
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After fires and explosions, Poles ask how far to confront Russia
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From Yanukovych to Putin: The afterlife of a Crimean estate
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As the war drags on, Russia moves to anoint Putin as 'Great'
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Russian authorities set data requests record at Yandex
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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
Where you live, which response to energy disruption matters most right now?
Economy | 2026-01-21
In Russia, driving's future means keeping old cars alive
With soaring prices and disappearing loans, millions of drivers are betting on repairs to stretch foreign vehicles far beyond their intended lifespan.