Devastating power: Russia shows off its strategic arsenal each year on Victory Day in Red Square, Moscow.
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The White House has told the Kremlin there will be ‘devastating consequences’ if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
For illustrative purposes only. Not a person with actual uncombable hair syndrome.
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Uncombable hair syndrome is a condition where the hair is dry and frizzy and cannot be combed flat.
It’s unlikely shortages will go away anytime soon.
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Many common medications – including those prescribed for menopause, dementia, and depression – are currently seeing shortages worldwide.
Monument to the victims of the mass deportations of Tartar peoples from Crimea.
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Forced relocation of civilian populations is a war crime.
Crimea’s ports have been recognised as strategically important for centuries. Here, celebrations of the memorial of defence of Sevastopol in 1941-42 were cancelled due to a Ukrainian military strike.
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Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Crimea is using unexpected guerrilla tactics.
A UN peacekeeper watches the Syrian town of Quneitra from Israel in 2014,
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UN peacebuilding missions require much cooperation and negotiation.
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Washington must continue to support Taiwan while seeking a better security dialogue with Beijing.
South Korean Hyeonmu ballistic missiles on display at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul.
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Concerns about aggression from North Korea and China might drive some Asian countries to develop their own nuclear arsenals.
A pro-EU protest in Tbilisi, Georgia, in June 2022.
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Russia’s neighbours are increasingly worried about the threat of invasion.
The US is deploying more troops closer to European allies’ borders with Russia.
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US plans to add more combat-ready forces in eastern Europe to send a strong message to Russia.
Around 200 people in England use diamorphine as a treatment for drug addiction.
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Current supply shortages may also be a problem for people in palliative care or receiving cancer treatment.
Ukrainian soldiers meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Treatment of POWs by Ukraine and Russia is breaking international rules.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) faces food shortages as his country experiences a major COVID surge.
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North Korea’s dictator Kim Jung-Un has given his elite supporters masks and privileged access to healthcare.
Good to know you! Taiwanese newspapers hail the election of Joe Biden in November 2020.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised concerns about China’s intentions towards Taiwan.
Swedish defence minister Peter Hultqvist visits military base in Adazi, Latvia, in April 2022.
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The nation’s military strengths will add a considerable amount to Nato’s capabilities around the Baltic, an expert says.
Turkey, who has built ties with both Russia and Ukraine, is blocking Sweden and Finland from joining Nato.
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Turkey risks losing influence by blocking Sweden and Finland’s membership of Nato, says an expert.
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Lend-lease is a mechanism that will help speed the delivery of military aid to the battlefields of Ukraine.
Many thousands of women are struggling to obtain drugs.
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A sudden uptick in demand for HRT may be one reason behind the sudden shortages.
Public trust in elections is being undermined by disinformation campaigns.
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Public trust in elections is being targeted by disinformation campaigns around the world.
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro meets then US president Donald Trump in 2019.
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Brazil’s president is mimicking some of former US president Donald Trump’s pre-election tactics.