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Ukrainian drone strikes spark fire at major Russian refinery in Leningrad Region

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General pragmatism: Why Bulgaria’s new prime minister is unlikely to take up...

When Bulgarians went to the polls on April 19, the issue of the country’s relationship…

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Austria expels three Russian diplomats, suspects Moscow used antennas on diplomatic buildings...

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Bargaining stage: Despite the failure of the U.S. military campaign, Iran’s divided...

On April 25, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had called off a trip by…

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Citizen of Kazakhstan detained in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia

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“The judge said he sees no threats in Russia”: Anti-war Russians are...

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Pyongyang memorial lists 2,300 North Korean soldiers killed in Russia’s Kursk Region

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Top health official claims “no health risks” for residents of Tuapse on...

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Ukraine’s General Staff says “shadow fleet” tanker hit 130 miles from Russia’s...

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UK announces alliance of “northern navies” to counter Russian threat

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Ukrainian drone strikes spark fire at major Russian refinery in Leningrad Region

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Austria expels three Russian diplomats, suspects Moscow used antennas on diplomatic buildings for spying

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Citizen of Kazakhstan detained in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia

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Pyongyang memorial lists 2,300 North Korean soldiers killed in Russia’s Kursk Region

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Top health official claims “no health risks” for residents of Tuapse on Russia’s Black Sea coast despite toxic fumes from oil refinery blaze

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Society

The home front: Opponents of domestic violence are facing increased pressure in wartime Russia

In 2022-2024, no fewer than 3,000 women were killed as a result of domestic violence …

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In Putin’s bad book: Censorship is reshaping Russia’s publishing industry

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

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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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Politics

“The judge said he sees no threats in Russia”: Anti-war Russians are being denied asylum all around the world

It is becoming increasingly difficult for Russian citizens to obtain asylum — not only in …

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System of checks and gallows: How the Iranian regime got to be so resilient

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The great demographic shift: For developed countries, closing the door to migrants lowers economic growth

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One belt, one Donbas: China is gaining a foothold in Russian-occupied Ukraine

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Volodymyr of Arabia: Kyiv is expanding its presence in the Middle East and Africa

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Opinion

General pragmatism: Why Bulgaria’s new prime minister is unlikely to take up Viktor Orbán’s pro-Russian efforts

When Bulgarians went to the polls on April 19, the issue of the country’s relationship …

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Bargaining stage: Despite the failure of the U.S. military campaign, Iran’s divided leadership signals readiness for compromise

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Self-destruct mode: Why government incompetence means even immediate peace with the U.S. would not save Iran

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Wrong side of the law: Russian state is institutionalizing abductions, torture, and other repressive practices

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Revenge of the beauty blogger: Victoria Bonya as harbinger of the Putin regime’s terminal decline

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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

Cashing in on the crown: How Trump turned the presidency into a personal money machine

Donald Trump is the only billionaire ever to occupy the Oval Office, and since returning …

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

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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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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

Russian MFA spokeswoman accuses Latvia of Nazism due to fake ban on speaking Russian in schools

Доступно на русском On April 24, Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti reported a statement made …

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

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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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