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America’s “special military operation”: How the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is unfolding

After a month-long air campaign against Iran, the U.S.-Israeli coalition has achieved some striking military…

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Chinese captain of Russian “shadow fleet” tanker Boracay sentenced to 1 year...

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Moscow court jails four protesters against internet restrictions, one says he was...

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Funeral held in Yerevan for Aishat Baymuradova, woman murdered after fleeing domestic...

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Russian State Duma MPs visit U.S. Congress at the invitation of Republican...

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Russian man jailed for assaulting woman in London after Barron Trump witnessed...

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The virtual ruble: Why Russia’s digital currency experiment could strengthen the Kremlin’s...

In February, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas pledged to block the use of Russia’s “digital…

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Russia to fully ban gasoline exports starting April 1

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The Lab: How FSB chemical weapons experts tried to poison Alexei Navalny

A joint investigation by The Insider, Bellingcat, and CNN with a contribution from Der Spiegel…

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Rostelecom says demand for landlines is rising as Russians turn to “reliable”...

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Chinese captain of Russian “shadow fleet” tanker Boracay sentenced to 1 year in prison in France

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Moscow court jails four protesters against internet restrictions, one says he was beaten twice by police

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Funeral held in Yerevan for Aishat Baymuradova, woman murdered after fleeing domestic abuse in Chechnya

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Russian State Duma MPs visit U.S. Congress at the invitation of Republican congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna

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Russian man jailed for assaulting woman in London after Barron Trump witnessed the attack on FaceTime

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Society

The censorship shelf: Why some of Russia’s best films are being pulled from release without ever reaching audiences

During a late-January roundtable discussion in the State Duma on the topic of government support …

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“They destroyed all of Moscow’s competitive advantages”: Internet shutdowns are taking their toll on the Russian capital

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Pulling the plug: America’s WHO departure is a death sentence for global health

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Cardboard coffins and countertop monuments: Russia is increasingly cutting costs on the burial of its war dead

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“The lights went out, the internet vanished, and the water was soon gone too”: Residents of Russia’s Belgorod are feeling the effects of war

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Politics

America’s “special military operation”: How the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is unfolding

After a month-long air campaign against Iran, the U.S.-Israeli coalition has achieved some striking military …

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The Lab: How FSB chemical weapons experts tried to poison Alexei Navalny

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Exclusive: Latvian Member of European Parliament is an agent of Russian intelligence, leaked emails confirm

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A most wanted man: Fugitive Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek exposed as decade-long GRU spy

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Declaration of digital independence: The EU is trying to protect itself from America’s monopoly on internet platforms

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Opinion

What doesn’t kill Iran only makes it stronger: After four weeks of war, the Ayatollahs’ regime has become even more dangerous

Four weeks into the U.S.-Israeli campaign against the Islamic Republic, Iran has shown striking resilience. …

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It’s the bomb: How Putin drew Europe into a new nuclear arms race

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Managing chaos: The Iranian regime is surviving without a hierarchical leadership structure — for now

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Nuclear breakdown: How the end of the New START treaty will affect the arms race between Russia and the U.S.

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The fairy tale ends: How a British prince turned into a frog

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Economics

The virtual ruble: Why Russia’s digital currency experiment could strengthen the Kremlin’s authoritarian control

In February, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas pledged to block the use of Russia’s “digital …

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The rich get richer: Global inequality and the rise of extreme wealth have hit record highs

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The curse of the printing press: How dictators and populists seize control of central banks, and why it always ends badly

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Divergent trends: Why a growing economy can still leave many people poorer

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Russia’s economy in 2026: A rising deficit, regional depression, and the possible depletion of sovereign reserves

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Corruption

Sovereign cyberpunk: Despite sanctions, Western components are still being used to build Russia’s cyberwar machine

Russia is experiencing strong growth in the data processing and storage center market, thanks largely …

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The regime's minority stakeholders: Key Putin oligarchs still profiting from trade with Europe, despite sanctions

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All is fair in steel and war: Italian equipment used in making military armor continues to be supplied to Russia

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Hawks on boats: Russia's ex-president Dmitry Medvedev buys new UK-built yacht and profits from livestock and “patriotic” video games

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Bullion bypass: How Russia circumvents sanctions to export billions of dollars worth of gold through Armenia

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Confession

“In Russia, you will atone for your guilt before Putin”: Stories of three Russians deported from the United States

Migrants on the border between Mexico and the U.S. Photo: Étienne Laurent/EPA On Feb. 16, …

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“Programs about Christ followed by beatings half to death”: Kherson’s ex-mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko on his years in Russian captivity

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“You must not show that you are afraid”: Tales of captivity in the Kremlin-controlled “People’s Republics”

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“They forced me to cook, clean, and fulfill their sexual whims”: Testimony of a Ukrainian woman enslaved by Russian soldiers

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“This isn’t the Middle Ages, and we aren’t serfs”: Locals in Ukrainian-controlled parts of the Donbas react to Putin’s territorial demands

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Antifake

Not what she said: Russian spokeswoman’s claim of EU “energy self-castration” turns out not to be accurate

On March 11, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova took to Telegram — a messenger …

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Ukrainian drones mysteriously “attack” Putin’s residence: The chronology of yet another Kremlin lie

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FSB tries to spin new fake claiming it foiled British-Ukrainian “intelligence plot” to hijack MiG-31 jet armed with Kinzhal missile

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Russia claims NATO is preparing “major sabotage” at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, but the scenario described is technically impossible

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Kremlin narrative claims Volodymyr Zelensky bought massive ranch in Wyoming that made him one of the “top 10 U.S. landowners”

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