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Ukraine in talks with its western lenders to restructure its debt as it finds itself on the brink of default.
Cups depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, in
2022. The words on the Putin cup reads ‘The most polite man.’
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Although tempting to make the comparison, Vladimir Putin’s recent military purge doesn’t appear to be a replay of Stalin’s infamous purge in 1937.
The Georgian men’s national team celebrate after winning their match against Portugal, setting themselves up for a last-16 tie against Spain.
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Georgia’s football team has surpassed expectations as political turmoil rumbles on at home.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate on June 27, 2024.
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Scholars of communication and politics assess a presidential debate with a clear loser, but no clear winner.
Likeminded yet divided: the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy, June 2024.
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The G7 still has a great deal of global clout. But there are signs this could be beginning to wane.
The national flags of some NATO countries fly during an Air Force exercise in Germany on June 11, 2024.
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NATO’s treaty has loopholes that give member countries, including the US, power over whether or not they want to intervene in a particular conflict.
Ukrainian soldiers unload supplies from a truck in Kharkiv Oblast.
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Recruiters are struggling to find enough men to counter a Russian invasion that has gained momentum in recent months.
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In this podcast Bill Shorten, the minister for the NDIS discusses his current travels to various summits as well as the ongoing process of reforming the NDIS.
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Our findings aren’t only important for Syria. They also hold clues about how we might approach heritage restoration projects in other post-conflict sites.
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While there may not be any major practical outcomes, the summit is a chance for Ukraine to press its case that any settlement of the war should be based on just principles.
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The 2024 D-day commemorations sent a message of European unity but missed the opportunity to acknowledge Ukraine’s contribution to the defeat of Nazism.
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A selection of our coverage of the war in Ukraine from the past fortnight.
Ukrainian author Kateryna Yegorushkina at FaktorDruk printworks before it was destroyed by Russian bombs.2023.
More than 120 new titles for children have been published in Ukraine since the war began in February 2022.
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The US initially supported the court’s creation, but has had ambivalent feelings towards it ever since then.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan.
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The ICC is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders that are suspected of committing war crimes in Gaza.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, speaks to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after placing flowers at a memorial for fallen soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2024. Blinken told Ukrainians that billions of dollars in American military aid is on the way after months of political delays.
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The Russia-Ukraine war over the past several months has been described as a stalemate and Russia’s latest offensive as a ploy. If so, it’s proving to be a successful one, and here’s why the West is to blame.
Fico pictured at the scene of his later shooting on the day of the attack.
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The prime minister remains in hospital after being shot at close range.
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Ad-hoc responses to the situation in Ukraine don’t amount to a coherent vision.
Fragments of Russian shells piled at a farm in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine.
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War is wreaking havoc on land, water and critical infrastructure in Ukraine and Gaza. Two experts on peace and conflict explain how to include such impacts in peace agreements.
More than two years of war have left swaths of Ukraine in ruins.
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The World Bank estimates that it will take $480 billion of investment to get Ukraine back on its feet after the war.