Ukrainian refugees in Lviv board a train for Poland, March 15.
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What can New Zealand do now to support Ukraine while avoiding unnecessary risk to its own citizens and interests?
Bravery: Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova stages a protest live on Russian TV.
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The live protest on one of Russia’s main state-owned TV news bulletins is a blow to Putin because of his near total control of broadcasting in the country.
Social media has allowed fake news about the Ukraine invasion to proliferate.
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Increased media literacy education and government regulations are necessary to combat fake information on social media platforms.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the U.S. Congress.
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In a speech that touched on America’s darkest days and most inspirational leaders, Ukraine’s embattled president made a powerful call for stronger action on Russia.
Unrest over food prices is growing.
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Sudden food prices have sparked in Iraq, but other countries may follow.
In this August 2012 photo, Russian soldiers ride atop an armoured vehicle through a street in Tskhinvali, capital of the Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia, with a destroyed tank in the foreground. The Russian military quickly routed the Georgian army during the war.
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In the midst of the Ukraine-Russia war, we should pay more attention to the evolution of Russia’s official rhetoric and military actions in former Soviet states.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune after winning the Algerian presidential election in 2019.
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Maghreb countries are unlikely to step up to replace Russian gas supplies without an implicit nod from Moscow.
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While chemical weapons are likely a greater threat than nuclear weapons, use of the latter is also not impossible.
Desolation: locals walk among the ruins of a residential area in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine.
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Daily life for many Ukrainians is dismal: hungry, cold and frightened, say friends of the author who are caught by the conflict.
The Boeing Dreamliner is the future of air travel.
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For years it has lagged Airbus, but that might be coming to an end.
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches through binoculars as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu sits nearby during military exercises east of Moscow in September 2021.
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As Russia’s war against Ukraine unfolds, Putin’s errors become perceptible. That’s because he’s faced few constraints to his power.
A woman who was evacuated from Irpin cries kissing a cat wrapped in a blanket at a triage point in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 11, 2022.
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This war has powerfully and painfully magnified the connections among human and animal lives, and our unrelenting commitment to love in the face of darkness.
Repression: thousands of Russians are being arrested in anti-war protests.
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The death of ‘glasnost’ and the return to the oppression of Soviet Russia.
A pregnant woman is carried away from a shelled maternity hospital. She later died.
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Vladimir Putin has a history of flattening cities in time of conflict. But alleged war crimes in Chechnya and Syria never resulted in charges, let alone prosecutions. Will Ukraine be any different?
People wait for a train to Poland at Lviv railway station, Ukraine, in February 2022.
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Homestays can be a life-changing experience for refugees and hosts.
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The ICAO is responsible for setting standards for international aviation and doesn’t frequently settle disputes between nations.
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Conflict in Eastern Europe must not cause global climate action to falter. We must ensure the renewables industry can withstand such global shocks.
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Government Twitter accounts are dodging restrictions on state-backed media to churn out disinformation.
Members of the Ukrainian armed forces pass by wreckage on March 9, 2022, in Mykolaiv.
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The money is evenly split between military support and funds for economic, humanitarian and other needs.
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Wheat accounts for about 20% of human calorie consumption, and Russia and Ukraine are both major exporters. The war could hit household food supplies in countries as far apart as Egypt and Indonesia.