Conflict & Security | 2026-06-12
On Russia's doorstep, Norway goes 'total defense' mode
For the first time since the Cold War, the country bordering Russia is rebuilding air raid shelters, stockpiling supplies, and telling households to prepare for seven days on their own. Oslo has declared 2026 the year of 'total defense.'
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Dubai prices, Soviet service and air raid sirens: inside Crimea's failed tourist season
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No light, no food, no escape: Russia's siege of Oleshky
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The Kremlin's new chatbot targets Russian teenagers and their private thoughts
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Ukrainian women in Vienna revive a 105-year-old organization
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Inside Russia's takeover of one of the world's largest manganese deposits
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Russia ordered universities to send 2% of students to war
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How Russia's book purge is undoing 30 years of public knowledge Russia's sweeping library purge, targeting books funded by now-banned organizations, could erase more than half of the country's public collections and push Russian society into state-controlled ignorance.
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Russia expands passportization in Transnistria amid fears of forced conscription Russia's Transnistria gambit is loud -- and, so far, not working.
Society | 2026-06-01
Eurovision: how the song contest reshapes Ukraine's image in Europe
While diplomats negotiated, Ukrainian singers changed minds.
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'It's time to stop, old man': How Ukraine brought the war to Moscow's doorstep
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Moscow silences its own citizens on drone strikes
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Russia paves new highways with the ruins of Mariupol
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Russians spend record share of income on food as discount stores multiply
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Russia drives occupied parts of Kherson region into humanitarian catastrophe
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Amid war and sanctions, alcoholism and psychosis reach record levels in Russia
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New Russian textbook glorifies war in the classroom
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Poland is building the largest NATO fortification since World War II
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Why Russia's security umbrella no longer sells in Central Asia
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The first European civilian tortured to death in Russian custody
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Ten years on, Crimean Tatars ask: Is this exile still temporary?
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Russia and Belarus rehearse nuclear war on NATO's doorstep
With peace talks stalled, what comes next for Russia and Ukraine?
Politics | 2026-05-20
War-ravaged Russian economy faces 'bottomless pit' of losses, experts say
From collapsed manufacturing to 10 million fewer workers, Russia's economic foundation is eroding with no clear way out.
Justice | 2026-05-08