Defiant: Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, at the OSCE ministers’ meeting in North Macedonia on November 30.
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The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe appears to be on its last legs.
Vigil lanterns at the Bitter Memory of Childhood monument commemorating the Ukrainian famine.
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Putin’s worldview echoes Russian phrase, ‘Who is not with us, is against us.’
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Ukraine’s successes against Russia’s Black Sea fleet have increased confidence in its ability to protect shipping in and out of its ports.
Andrey Vladimirovich Menshikov, mostly known by his stage name ‘Legalize’, but also for his membership in D.O.B and Bad Balance, is used to grating the Kremlin.
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Vladimir Putin and his KGB men have steadily extinguished the artistic freedom the genre enjoyed in the 1990s, with Ukraine’s invasion adding yet another nail in the coffin.
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After nearly two years of bloody battle, there are signs that both sides are nearing exhaustion and might be prepared, for now, to accept a stalemate and an end to the fighting.
Myanmar military cracks down on peaceful protesters in Taunggy, Shan state.
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Nearly three years after seizing power, the military junta in Myanmar has lost control of most of the country.
Between 2009 and 2021, nearly 30% fewer college students enrolled in a foreign language course.
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A new report from the Modern Language Association shows an unprecedented drop in the study of foreign languages among college students.
Are you sure you know what that emotionally jarring video clip really shows?
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When you view photos and video through the fog of war, first ask yourself: Do I really know what I’m looking at?
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Since 1947 the clock’s hand have been set at the beginning of every year.
Breaking up is hard to do.
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Hawkish foreign policy wonks have called for a breakup of Russia. But would that fall into Beijing’s hands?
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2023.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claims his landlocked country has a right to demand maritime access to a Red Sea port from its neighbors in the Horn of Africa − Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov have a personal relationship based on mutual dependence.
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The leader of Chechnya rules with brute force, impunity and near autonomy. Why doesn’t Vladimir Putin rein him in?
Not lovin’ it.
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The consumer boycotts over the Gaza crisis are the latest in a long line. Here’s when they’re more effective.
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Moscow has pulled the plug on yet another safety valve preventing conflict with the west.
People holding signs calling for an end to genocide in the Gaza Strip have been a common occurrence at pro-Palestinian protests.
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People talk about genocide in a few different ways, ranging from technical to colloquial – but a war of words does not replace a path to peace, a genocide scholar writes.
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Ukraine needs some successes on the battlefield if it is to maintain international support.
The Ukraine war has made the EU much more dependent on liquefied gas.
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LNG carriers were delayed in unloading in EU ports because there weren’t enough terminals to process the fuel.
A worker rakes wheat in a granary on a farm near Kyiv in August 2023, a month after Russia pulled out of a deal aimed at protecting ships carrying Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
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The Ukraine war’s impact on food insecurity is critical, but there is more to the picture. The main problem is that capitalism allows food and other basic needs to become precarious commodities.
A brown bear in a Siberian boreal forest.
Logan Berner
How will Earth’s vast boreal forests look in a warmer world? Combining satellite-based research with fieldwork shows that the planet’s largest wilderness may be changing in unexpected ways.
Ukrainian military will have to adapt their camouflage as part of preparations for the upcoming winter war.
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Harsh winter conditions will affect equipment and morale in Ukraine.