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Vladamir Putin’s version of Russian history portrays his country as a victim – a historian examines the evidence.
The best of the past week’s coverage of the war in Ukraine.
The UK’s bumpy relationship with Saudi Arabia will not turn on new oil supplies.
An expert on the royal family’s finances explains how they still benefit from historical connections to slavery and empire.
It’s hard to see how negotiations can succeed at this point.
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A provocative short film about a woman and her dog, Bestia highlights the impunity enjoyed by Chile’s military and politicians
Belarus president Alexandr Lukashenko has a difficult decision to make if he wants to help his ally Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.
As the invasion continues, humanitarian workers could become a target of the Russian army.
Russian citizens in the west are being targeted in much the same way Germans, Italians, and Japanese were during the second world war.
Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin is struggling to convince people why history is on his side – both internationally and at home.
National archive documents raise questions about how definitive British efforts to prevent arms transfers to Iran really were after the revolution that toppled the Shah.
War is a gender issue in many ways, but the coverage of Ukraine shows how the portrayals of men and women are changing.
Five senior Russian officers have now been reported killed in three weeks.
Russia denies targeting civilians. But it was the same with its bombing campaign in Syria.
The letter Z has become a controversial pro-Russian symbol during the war in Ukraine.
The west Ukrainian city has long been both a symbol of Ukrainian identity and an effevescent, multicultural hub.
Ukraine’s zoos are struggling to look after their animals, but are getting international support.
Article 5 of the Nato treaty calls for collective defence if a member nation is attacked.
Social distancing, lockdowns and emergency powers changed the way elected representatives operated in the pandemic.
The Russian government has essentially legalised intellectual piracy as a response to sanctions.
China has not pulled its brands out of Russia, but is not offering to fill the holes western sanctions are leaving.
The best of the last week’s coverage of the war in Ukraine.
Senior politicians accuse the west of ignoring their warnings for years.