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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
by adminA residential area in Belgorod during a blackout. Photo: Reuters While Kremlin propagandists celebrate the …
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Regulated into scarcity: Why EU pharma rules backfired and how to fix Europe’s drug drought
by adminIn 2025, the European Union began developing bloc-wide mechanisms to coordinate the supply of medicines. …
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“We didn’t spill our blood to negotiate with them”: Iranian society in the aftermath of the protest shootings
by adminMAHSA / Middle East Images / AFP / Getty After the regime’s harsh crackdown on …
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“Stepping outside your apartment is a mortal risk”: Russian forces target civilians as the Kremlin’s “human safari” in Kherson continues
by adminRussian shelling killed 712 residents of Ukraine’s Kherson region in the years 2024-2025, wounding an …
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Olympic calm: Russian athletes’ return to the international stage is producing remarkably little controversy
by adminDaria Olesik. Photo: TASS The Olympic Winter Games that opened on Feb. 6 in Milan …
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Resistance network coverage: Iranian protesters have shown the world how to combat internet shutdowns
by adminPhoto: GettyImages After a 20-day internet shutdown, Iranian authorities are gradually restoring access to the …
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One flew back to the cuckoo’s nest: Forced institutionalization will not fix America’s homelessness and mental health crises
by adminLast June Donald Trump signed an order declaring that homeless people should be “removed from …
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Dissidents by chance: The Kremlin has turned to labeling random people in Russia as traitors and terrorists
by adminThose accused of carrying out the explosion on the Kerch Bridge in October 2022. Photo: …
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Global exodus: How climate change is forcing hundreds of millions of people to relocate
by adminClimate migrants in Mozambique. European Union, 2025 At the end of 2025, Australia received the …