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Russia’s central bank governor warns of lasting external strain as economist warns...

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Head of Russia’s Family Committee announces campaign against IVF: “Single women should...

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Polish national Krzysztof Flaczek sentenced to 13 years in prison by occupation...

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Going ballistic: Iran’s strike on Diego Garcia shows why medium-range missile controls...

In March, Iran launched two ballistic missiles toward the island of Diego Garcia, the site of…

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Oil refinery in Russia’s southern port of Tuapse on fire after Ukrainian...

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Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own...

Russia is pressing ahead with measures to throttle Telegram and, ultimately, to block the app…

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A backward future: Russia’s economy is reverting to the era of serfdom

Vladimir Putin’s late-March meeting with oligarchs, during which the president “passed the hat around” and…

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Moscow and Baku announce resolution of conflict over AZAL airliner shot down...

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Ukraine’s “middle strike”: How Kyiv’s forces learned to hit targets up to...

Since February 2026, Ukraine’s defense forces have begun increasing the number of drone strikes at…

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Rights group says Putin approved no-trial detention for Russians and foreigners in...

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Russia’s central bank governor warns of lasting external strain as economist warns layoffs and labor shortages point to a crisis

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Head of Russia’s Family Committee announces campaign against IVF: “Single women should take a closer look at men returning from the war”

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Polish national Krzysztof Flaczek sentenced to 13 years in prison by occupation court in Luhansk for taking part in defense of Ukraine

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Oil refinery in Russia’s southern port of Tuapse on fire after Ukrainian attack as smoke plume stretches 150 miles over the Black Sea

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Moscow and Baku announce resolution of conflict over AZAL airliner shot down by Russian air defense

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Society

Bacteria strike back: Rising antibiotic resistance will claim millions of lives in the coming decades

Over the past three years, every sixth bacterial infection worldwide has stopped responding to treatment …

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We have our own Starlink at home: What’s the matter with Russia’s satellite internet projects

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

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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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Politics

Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort

Russia is pressing ahead with measures to throttle Telegram and, ultimately, to block the app …

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Ukraine’s “middle strike”: How Kyiv’s forces learned to hit targets up to 300 kilometers behind the front — and why Russia can’t stop them

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“We tricked Putin”: Jailed Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal’s ex-aide on mafia infighting, an FSB partnership, and the Kremlin’s revenge

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Hybrid rear: How Iraq became another front in Iran’s war

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From airstrikes to boots on the ground: U.S. eyes land operation in Iran with no easy options in sight

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Opinion

Going ballistic: Iran’s strike on Diego Garcia shows why medium-range missile controls matter

In March, Iran launched two ballistic missiles toward the island of Diego Garcia, the site of …

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A backward future: Russia’s economy is reverting to the era of serfdom

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Hereditary incompetence: The UK’s reform of the House of Lords has turned it from an aristocratic relic into a symbol of corruption

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The axis of self-interest: Russia may be an unreliable partner, but the Putin regime has outlived many of its authoritarian allies

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

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Economics

Farewell to the “May decrees”: Why Russia has abandoned salary targets for doctors and teachers

In 2026, Rosstat stopped publishing statistics on Russia’s progress toward the targets set by Vladimir Putin’s …

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

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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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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

“I delivered bags of money from Mogilevich to the police chief, and more for Orbán”: Former Budapest gang member László Kovács tells all

In the 1990s, bodybuilder László Kovács worked for Igor Korol, one of the most influential …

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

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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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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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