Politics | 2025-11-12
The Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process enters implementation phase
A long-closed route has reopened across the South Caucasus and with it, the first real signs that peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan may finally be taking shape.
Media | 2025-11-10
Inside the Kremlin's gaming war on young minds
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Work, taxes and resilience fuel the Ukrainian contribution to Czech life
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The Kremlin's plan to freeze Ukraine into submission
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Russia's oldest film studio taken over for patriotic filmmaking
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In first, Ukraine extradites captured Russian soldier for war crimes trial
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Ukraine's cultural reckoning in the wake of war
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Poland shields its volunteers fighting in Ukraine
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Lost summers: Ukraine's coastal resorts turned war zones Once bustling with sun-soaked beaches and joyful vacationers, southern Ukraine's coastal gems now echo with silence and destruction under Russian occupation.
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Russia ends the era of seasonal drafts, making conscription a year-round reality A new law turns Russia's biannual draft into a continuous cycle, tightening control over draft-age men, expanding the pool of recruits and deepening anxiety in a nation already strained by war and economic hardship.
Crime & Justice | 2025-10-31
Survivors of Olenivka: bearing witness to a crime the world must not forget
Ukrainian prisoners who lived through the Olenivka attack describe a night of fire, cruelty and loss -- testimony now forming the basis for efforts to hold Russia accountable.
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Central Asia feels the burn of Russia's fuel crisis
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Russia's 'shadow fleet' crowds Gulf of Finland, raising fears of oil spill
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NATO's Eastern Sentry and the making of a unified eastern front
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Scapegoats of a failing war: migrants caught in Russia's political crossfire
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Polish teens study in first drone class overseen by military
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Moscow's confession, Baku's rise: The power shift Putin couldn't hide
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French fishing nets find new purpose on Ukraine's front lines
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NATO Baltic Sea mission has 'deterred' undersea sabotage
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Holding the line: Russia's independent journalists in the age of war
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The 'thousand cuts' approach defines Russia's war in Ukraine this winter
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UN experts warn about 'alarming escalation in repression' in Russia
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The Kremlin spends record sums to whitewash its image abroad
Should the EU continue to escalate economic sanctions on Russia as part of its strategy in the Ukraine conflict?
Society | 2025-10-21
The Kremlin considers moving war veterans to a 'new front' in Siberia
Billed as nation-building, the proposal is really about removing servicemen from society rather than supporting their return.
Economy | 2025-10-14
