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North Korea supplied Russia with military aid worth up to $14.6 billion,...

Photo: Reuters / KCNA North Korea has supplied Russia with military assistance worth a total…

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

In February 2026, the United States officially completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization…

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Two Russian tankers carrying oil and diesel are bound for Cuba, one...

The tanker Sea Horse has been trying to reach Cuba since late February. Photo: Jan…

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Politics

Betting on the Kurds: The U.S. is trying to use Kurdish forces...

After the failure of its Iranian blitzkrieg, Washington’s “plan B” may be to enlist Kurdish…

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Ukraine agrees to EU-backed repairs of Druzhba pipeline to resume oil flows...

The Novozybkov oil pumping station in Russia's Bryansk Region. Photo: Radio Signal The European Union…

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Eighteen oil tanks catch fire after drone attack on depot in Russia’s...

Photo: Exilenova+ A drone attack on the Yugnefteprodukt oil depot in the Russian town of…

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Russia will no longer be able to enlist Kenyans to fight in...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi arrive for a meeting…

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Putin expands secrecy rules, allowing defense conglomerate Rostec and other state corporations...

On March 16, Vladimir Putin signed Decree No. 159, which amends two existing documents on…

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Antiwar artists are preparing to push back against Russia’s participation in the...

Russia appears set to return to the Venice Biennale for the first time since the…

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Sweden detains its second Russia-bound “shadow fleet” vessel in the past week

Swedish Police and Swedish Coast Guard boarding the Sea Owl I. Photo: Swedish Coast Guard…

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North Korea supplied Russia with military aid worth up to $14.6 billion, report finds

Photo: Reuters / KCNA North Korea has supplied Russia with military assistance worth a total …

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Two Russian tankers carrying oil and diesel are bound for Cuba, one nearing U.S. military blockade

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Ukraine agrees to EU-backed repairs of Druzhba pipeline to resume oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia

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Eighteen oil tanks catch fire after drone attack on depot in Russia’s Krasnodar Region, Astra reports

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Russia will no longer be able to enlist Kenyans to fight in Ukraine, foreign minister says

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Society

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

In February 2026, the United States officially completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization …

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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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Regulated into scarcity: Why EU pharma rules backfired and how to fix Europe’s drug drought

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“We didn’t spill our blood to negotiate with them”: Iranian society in the aftermath of the protest shootings

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Politics

Betting on the Kurds: The U.S. is trying to use Kurdish forces in Iran against the ayatollahs

After the failure of its Iranian blitzkrieg, Washington’s “plan B” may be to enlist Kurdish …

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International nationalism: The MAGA movement is uniting Europe’s right-wing and pro-Russian forces against the EU

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“Join the elite drone forces, and you’ll come home famous!”: Russian universities are luring students into paid military service

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Confuse and conquer: Trump’s messaging around Iran has split politicians and voters along familiar lines

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Back in the game: The war in Iran gives the Kurds a chance to regain their footing after being sidelined in Syria

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Opinion

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

Testing of the Russian PC-24 Yars ballistic missile. Photo: AP On Mar. 2, French President …

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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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The dragon bites its own tail: How purges in China’s military leadership are tied to its “peaceful superpower” policy

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Economics

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

In early February, Elon Musk’s net worth topped the $800 billion mark, a new record …

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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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Live for today: Trump’s politicization of economic policy poses a threat to longer-term stability

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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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