The death of the last leader of the Soviet Union brought tributes, largely from the west. But his real legacy has been misunderstood.
Local residents help exhume the body of a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl, killed by Russian forces, in Kherson, Ukraine in November 2022.
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Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
Beautiful but deadly: winter inUkraine.
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The G20 comes at a time of deep divisions between the world’s powers, so it’s unlikely to make much progress on its policy agenda - but it’s still good to talk.
Bunker tourism in Prague with a display of children in gas masks inside of the Bezovka nuclear bunker.
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Cold War-era bunkers in Prague have been repurposed as tourist sites and nightlife venues. With war in Ukraine bringing renewed nuclear threats, could these bunkers revert to their original purpose?
US president Joe Biden meets Indonesian president Joko Widodo ahead of the 2022 G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
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There are 3 reasons why Russia’s loss of Kherson – if Moscow’s claims are accurate – will likely prove decisive for the future of the war, and potentially Putin’s own fortunes too.
Could compromise with far-right partners leave Benjamin Netanyahu feeling hot under the collar?
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Guy Ziv, American University School of International Service
Israel’s longest serving and most politically resilient prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, returns to government with a new coalition, partnering with extreme-right parties. It could be his undoing.
Vladmir Putin is very popular in Serbia.
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Eight million Ukrainians have fled abroad since the invasion started.
Life-saving deal: the UN General Assembly watches the ‘Brave Commander’, the first ship to leave Ukraine loaded with grain after the deal was struck in July.
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There are political risks to even floating the idea. But a summit could conceivably reset the discourse around a war currently stuck dangerously in cycles of escalation.