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Worldcrunch » Archives for February 2024

February 2024

UK. A dog at a polling station sign in Haringey, north London.
Ideasdemocracy

Dogs And Democracy: Pets As The Perfect Mirror Of A Nation’s Respect For The Law

by Débora Campos and Alidad Vassigh February 29, 2024May 22, 2025
​German car brand Mercedes driving over Apple's logo.
Economychina

iSchadenfreude: The Apple Car Flop Reminds Us Why German Carmakers Are Built To Last

by Daniel Zwick February 29, 2024May 24, 2025
Worldcrunch appoints Anne Dumon new CEO, succeeding Benjamin Sabbah
Corporate Newsnews

Worldcrunch appoints Anne Dumon new CEO, succeeding Benjamin Sabbah

by Worldcrunch February 29, 2024May 22, 2025
a photo in 2020 of anti-Moldovan protesters in Transnistria
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia ukraine war

Putin’s Moldova Flex: Why The Time May Be Ripe For Russia To Take Transnistria

by Pierre Haski February 29, 2024May 23, 2025
Woman biking at the Thouet Valley during a microadventure.
Food / Traveltrain

Microadventures: Time For A Big Rethink For More Sustainable Travel

by Charlotte Meyer February 29, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a reflective position
Ideascuba

Maduro’s Venezuela, From Degraded Democracy To Crypto Dictatorship

by Andrés Hoyos February 28, 2024May 24, 2025
Decolonizing Sexuality: The Women Giving Africa The Modern Sex Ed It Needs
Societylove

Decolonizing Sexuality: The Women Giving Africa The Modern Sex Ed It Needs

by Eva Sauphie February 28, 2024May 22, 2025
Liver Kings, Lion Diets: What's Wrong With The Modern "Meatfluencer" Quest For Manhood
Societyqueer

Liver Kings, Lion Diets: What’s Wrong With The Modern “Meatfluencer” Quest For Manhood

by Matthias Heine February 28, 2024May 24, 2025
A poster promoting Russian presidential candidate Vladislav Davankov is pictured in central Moscow.
Ideasvladimir putin

Putin, Navalny And Russia’s Bogus Election Campaign

by Haley Bader February 28, 2024May 23, 2025
​Conference in support of Ukraine at the Elysée palace.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Why Macron Blindsided His Allies About Sending Troops To Ukraine

by Pierre Haski February 28, 2024May 23, 2025
This Happened - February 28: Olof Palme Shot Dead In Stockholm
This Happenedprime minister

This Happened – February 28: Olof Palme Shot Dead In Stockholm

by Worldcrunch February 28, 2024May 22, 2025
Klaus Obermeyer, The 104-Year-Old Down Jacket Inventor Is Still Skiing The Slopes Of Aspen
Food / Travelsnow

Klaus Obermeyer, The 104-Year-Old Down Jacket Inventor Is Still Skiing The Slopes Of Aspen

by Helge Bendl February 28, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of farmers protesting in India and running away from tear gas
Societyindia

Women Farmers: The Invisible Hands In India’s Agriculture Protest Movement

by Worldcrunch February 28, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of a flag supporting Marwan Barghouti, the “Nelson Mandela of the Palestinians"
Israel-Palestine Warisrael

Could Jailed Palestinian Icon Barghouti Be Released As Part Of Gaza Ceasefire Deal?

by Elias Kassem February 27, 2024May 22, 2025
Ukrainophobia In Poland: Why A New Government In Warsaw Can't Quell The Conflict
Geopoliticsukraine

Ukrainophobia In Poland: Why A New Government In Warsaw Can’t Quell The Conflict

by Petro Gerasimenko February 27, 2024May 22, 2025
Smartphones, Seatbelts And The Italian Art Of Approximate Road Safety
Ideasitaly

Smartphones, Seatbelts And The Italian Art Of Approximate Road Safety

by Agnese Tonghini February 27, 2024May 22, 2025
photo of a soldier coming out of a tank
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Are We Ready For War With Russia? The Unspoken Question The West Must Face

by Pierre Haski February 27, 2024May 23, 2025
This Happened - February 27:  Wounded Knee Occupation Begins
This Happenedindigenous

This Happened – February 27:  Wounded Knee Occupation Begins

by Worldcrunch February 27, 2024May 22, 2025
An Iranian clergyman takes a photo next to the Iranian-made missiles at Azadi (freedom) Square in Tehran as people gather to mark the 45th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran.
Geopoliticsgaza war

Forty-Five Years On, Why The West Continues To Tolerate Iran’s Criminal Regime

by Hamed Mohammadi February 26, 2024May 24, 2025
Why Cuba Is Still Plagued By Milk Shortages
Economysales

Why Cuba Is Still Plagued By Milk Shortages

by Sadiel Mederos Bermudez and Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra February 26, 2024May 22, 2025
AI generated photo of Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu mumarlized on a wall.
Geopoliticsisrael

Putin, Trump, Netanyahu: When Pure Narcissism Triggers Global Catastrophe

by Dominique Moïsi February 26, 2024May 24, 2025
people sitting on mats on snow alongside a crashed airplane
Societyplane crash

Society Of The Snow, Moral Decay: What The Netflix Oscar Hopeful Says About Today’s Values

by Patricia Fernández Martín February 26, 2024May 24, 2025
Palestinians check the rubble of buildings damaged by Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah.​
Israel-Palestine Warceasefire

Here’s Why A Gaza Ceasefire “In The Next Few Days” Is A Real Possibility

by Pierre Haski February 26, 2024May 22, 2025
This Happened - February 26: Oscars Mix-Up
This Happenedfaye dunaway

This Happened – February 26: Oscars Mix-Up

by Worldcrunch February 26, 2024May 22, 2025
Woman standing in front of a train.
Women Worldwidewomen's rights

“Text Me When You Get Home” — Those Thoughtful Words That Embody Rape Culture

by Claudia Torrisi February 25, 2024May 23, 2025
photo of three soldiers with automatic weapons and red berets
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Kadyrov’s Gift To Putin: Inside The Unforgiving World Of Chechen Mobilization

by Alisa Kuznetsova February 25, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of a man on a computer
Futurebeijing

When Hackers Are Hacked, A Chinese Spy Story

by Pierre Haski February 25, 2024May 23, 2025
​Journalist Abu Omar wearing a press vest.
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Free Press Or Hamas Agent? Inside Israel’s Campaign Targeting Al Jazeera Journalists In Gaza

by Elias Kassem February 24, 2024May 22, 2025
This Happened - February 24: Russia Invasion Of Ukraine Begins
This Happenedrussia ukraine war

This Happened – February 24: Russia Invasion Of Ukraine Begins

by Worldcrunch February 24, 2024May 22, 2025
A photo of Bolivian powerplant surrouned by solar energy.​
Green Or Goneresources

This Bolivian Solar Plant Is A Clean Energy Boom — And A Bust For Locals Who Lost Their Land

by Anahí Cazas February 23, 2024May 22, 2025
Photo of a mobile phone screen displaying a series of emojis
Dottoré!column

Freud In The Time Of WhatsApp

by Mariateresa Fichele February 23, 2024May 22, 2025
Photo of a flag of Ukraine flying in front of a partially destroyed building in Lviv, Ukraine
Economyukraine war

What Explains The Surprising Boom In Ukraine’s Real Estate Market

by Tobias Kaiser February 23, 2024May 24, 2025
​One of Cedric Grolet trompe-iœls, an apple cake that resembles an apple.
Food / Travelhttps://www.lesechos.fr/

Fake Cakes And Tasty Trompe-l’œils: A French Touch On The New Culinary Craze

by Ezéchiel Zérah February 23, 2024May 24, 2025
Counting Shekels, Fearing The Worst: How It Feels To Be In Rafah Right Now
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Counting Shekels, Fearing The Worst: How It Feels To Be In Rafah Right Now

by Bissan Kassam February 23, 2024May 22, 2025
A passer-by walks past a house with the flag of Ukraine in the old town.
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia ukraine war

Two Years On, Europeans Have Lost Faith In A Ukrainian Victory

by Pierre Haski February 23, 2024May 22, 2025
This Happened - February 23: Raising The Flag, Iwo Jima
This Happenedworld war ii

This Happened – February 23: Raising The Flag, Iwo Jima

by Worldcrunch February 23, 2024May 23, 2025
Worldcrunch Magazine #72 — World War I Lessons For Ukraine
In The Newsnews

Worldcrunch Magazine #72 — World War I Lessons For Ukraine

by Worldcrunch February 23, 2024May 22, 2025
Ukraine To Gaza, India’s Foreign Policy Is Cold Self-Interest — Not Post-Colonial Leadership
Geopoliticsukraine

Ukraine To Gaza, India’s Foreign Policy Is Cold Self-Interest — Not Post-Colonial Leadership

by Atul Bhardwaj and Inderjeet Parmar February 23, 2024May 24, 2025
Her Prerogative? A Unique View On The #FreeBritney Movement
In The Newsunited states

Her Prerogative? A Unique View On The #FreeBritney Movement

by Worldcrunch February 22, 2024May 9, 2025
At the Paris Manga Sci-Fi Show
Rue Amelotculture

Manga Mon Amour: On French Passion For Japanese Anime

by Genevieve Mansfield February 22, 2024
​People holding Legos
Societychildren

Can LEGO-Loving “Kidults” Give A Dwindling Toy Industry The Boost It Needs?

by Carsten Dierig February 22, 2024May 24, 2025
​A collapsed block of ice-rich permafrost along Drew Point, Alaska.
Greenrussia

Pathogens In Permafrost: Climate Change Creates A New Health Risk From The Past

by Laure February 22, 2024May 24, 2025
Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp in the aftermath of an Israeli raid in the camp in the northern West Bank.
Israel-Palestine Warisrael

The West Bank’s Collateral Damage From The Gaza War Is Enormous

by Ramz Bisharat February 22, 2024May 24, 2025
Man surronded by nature working in a wooden box on his laptop.​
Economyeconomy

A French Alps “Workation”? Here’s How To Master Work-Life Balance On Your Skis!

by Valérie Sarre February 22, 2024May 22, 2025
This Happened - February 22: People Power In The Philippines
This Happenedferdinand marcos

This Happened – February 22: People Power In The Philippines

by Worldcrunch February 22, 2024May 23, 2025
Alison Oliver, Barry Keoghan, and Jacob Elodi in Saltburn.
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

From “Heartstopper” to “Saltburn”: How TV Does Bisexuality Better Than Movies

by Worldcrunch February 21, 2024May 23, 2025
​Palestinians inspect the damages of their home, which was bombed by Israeli army aircraft at dawn today in the city of Rafah
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

The Looming Rafah Offensive Is Pushing Egypt-Israel Relations To The Brink

by Hussein Attia February 21, 2024May 21, 2025
photo of a sign with a photo of Navalny
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia

Was Navalny Poisoned? Novichok’s Creator Casts Doubt On The Current Storyline

by Haley Bader February 21, 2024May 21, 2025
Giovanna Pedretti case in Italy: when an online review leads to suicide
Ideaslgbtq+

Truth, Lies And Suicide After An Online Restaurant Review

by Irene Graziosi and Agnese Tonghini February 21, 2024May 24, 2025
For several weeks, residents of Sake, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have been living under the intensive exchange of heavy weapons fire as fighting flared up between government troops and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels,.
Geopoliticsunited states

Why Rwanda May Force The World To Remember DRC’s “Forgotten War”

by Pierre Haski February 21, 2024May 21, 2025
​German elected officials attending a service at the Hauptkirche Sankt Michaelis.
Societygermany

Sex Abuse Scandal In Germany’s Protestant Church Breaks Myth Of Superiority Over Catholics

by Matthias Kamann February 21, 2024May 24, 2025
This Happened - February 21: Malcolm X Assassinated
This Happenedcivil rights movement

This Happened – February 21: Malcolm X Assassinated

by Worldcrunch February 21, 2024May 21, 2025
The youth spending time outside together, but focused on their digital screens.
Ideastechnology

If The Digital Revolution Destroys The Written Word, What Will We Become?

by Reinaldo Spitaletta February 20, 2024May 22, 2025
​Al-Hol camp is for ISIS-affiliated families in eastern Syria. The camp is a sprawling tent city with a population much bigger than the eponymous town next to it.
Geopoliticsisis

Women Of ISIS: An Exclusive Journey Inside The Terror Group’s Female Network

by Khalifa Al-Khuder February 20, 2024May 24, 2025
Ukrainian BMP crew, stands on top of their vehicle outside the city of Avdiivka.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

The Two-Year Mark: What World War I (1916) Teaches Us About The Ukraine War (2024)

by Dominique Moïsi February 20, 2024May 23, 2025
A photo of a displaced child in Gaza can be seen waiting for food
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Countdown To Ramadan, A New Deadline Turns The War In Gaza Even Darker

by Pierre Haski February 20, 2024May 21, 2025
This Happened - February 20: Happy Birthday Rihanna!
This Happenedsinger

This Happened – February 20: Happy Birthday Rihanna!

by Worldcrunch February 20, 2024May 21, 2025
Photo of Hitler speaking
Societyberlin

Why German Scholars Waited 80 Years To Truly Confront Hitler’s Speeches

by Sven Felix Kellerhoff February 20, 2024May 24, 2025
Taylor Swift and William Shakespear.
Societyliterature

Taylor Swift Or Shakespeare? A Legit Comparison For This Literature Professor

by Worldcrunch February 19, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of Alexei Navalny behind bars at the corrective penal colony in Pokrov
Russia-Ukraine Warheroism

Alexei Navalny’s Place In History Is Right Alongside Gandhi And MLK

by Roman Anin February 19, 2024May 23, 2025
This Puppet-Show Parody Of "The Sound Of Music" Is A Culture Category Of Its Own
Societyart

This Puppet-Show Parody Of “The Sound Of Music” Is A Culture Category Of Its Own

by Jakob Hayner February 19, 2024May 24, 2025
​Mission Control Centre of the Roscosmos Corporation in Korolev, Moscow Region, live broadcasting a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Ukraine Invasion, Navalny, Nukes In Space: What Will Wake Up Republicans To Putin Threat?

by Pierre Haski February 19, 2024May 21, 2025
​Two King's League player compete for the football.
Societyfootball

Gerard Piqué’s Kings League Wants To Reinvent Soccer For Gen-Z

by Yann Duvert February 19, 2024May 23, 2025
This Happened - February 19: FDR's Internment Camps
This Happened

This Happened – February 19: FDR’s Internment Camps

by Worldcrunch February 19, 2024May 21, 2025
Dr. Tamara Pizzoli is a Texan who resides in Rome and will be doing guest lectures during Kent State University of Florence's second edition of Black History Month.
Societyhistory

How Black History Month Has Spread To Italy — And Elsewhere Around The World

by Igiaba Scego February 18, 2024May 21, 2025
The Science Helping To Prevent Basketball Players' Injuries
Societyhealth

The Science Helping To Prevent Basketball Players’ Injuries

by Worldcrunch February 17, 2024May 23, 2025
Woman with tattoo holding multiple small books.
Societyculture

“Reading Time: 59 Minutes?” Digital Forces Push Publishers Toward Shorter Books

by Pablo Cerezal February 17, 2024May 23, 2025
This Happened - February 17: Michael Jordan Birth
This Happenedbasketball

This Happened – February 17: Michael Jordan Birth

by Worldcrunch February 17, 2024May 21, 2025
Photo of a demonstration of in support of repressed Belarusians in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 28
Geopoliticsukraine

The Freedom Fighters Of Belarus — We Forget Their Struggle At Our Peril

by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Annalena Baerbock February 16, 2024May 24, 2025
Milei And The Pope: What This Argentine Odd Couple Tells Us About Capitalism Today
Ideasjavier milei

Milei And The Pope: What This Argentine Odd Couple Tells Us About Capitalism Today

by Loris Zanatta February 16, 2024May 22, 2025
Photo of Mount Everest with lines of tourists waiting.
Food / Travelpollution

Santorini To Machu Picchu To Mount Everest — The War Against Over-Tourism Is On

by Marine Béguin February 16, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of zelensky and scholz
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Zelensky, Berlin-To-Paris — And Europe’s Unlikely “Merci” To Trump

by Pierre Haski February 16, 2024May 21, 2025
photo of navalny in a crowd
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Alexei Navalny Had A Complicated Legacy On Ukraine

by Anna Akage February 16, 2024May 22, 2025
This Happened - February 16: King Tutankhamun's Tomb Is Opened
This Happenedtutankhamun

This Happened – February 16: King Tutankhamun’s Tomb Is Opened

by Worldcrunch February 16, 2024May 21, 2025
Worldcrunch Magazine #71 — Kremlin Estate
In The Newsnews

Worldcrunch Magazine #71 — Kremlin Estate

by Worldcrunch February 16, 2024May 21, 2025
Thousands of activists from the LGBT community and sympathizers took to the downtown Lima streets to participate in the 2019 Peru Pride Parade asking for recognition of their civil rights and against discrimination.
LGBTQ Plushttps://www.elespectador.com/

How Latin Americans Are Learning To Embrace The “Coming Out” Of LGBTQ+ Loved Ones

by Pilar Cuartas Rodríguez February 15, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of two soldiers in the snow
Geopoliticsukraine war

Why Estonia’s Fears Of A Russian Invasion Are All Too Real

by Pierre Haski February 15, 2024May 21, 2025
photo of a boy covering his face
Israel-Palestine Warpalestinian state

Palestine As “The Great Arab Cause”: What’s Changed Since October 7

by Samer El-Karanshawy February 15, 2024May 22, 2025
A person on the phone standing near the HQ of Nokia in Espoo, Finland
Futuretechnology

Straight To 6G? How Finland Is Leading The Push To Leapfrog 5G

by Raphaël Balenieri February 15, 2024May 23, 2025
The Brothers Grimm (daguerreotype 1847).
Societyliterature

Beyond Fairy Tales: How The Brothers Grimm Invented A Work Ethic For The Modern World

by Matthias Heine February 15, 2024May 24, 2025
Two Iranian young women walk in Shahrdari Square in Rasht.
Societyiran

How Honor Killings In Iran Are Protected By Culture And Fear — And The Law

by Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh Nordstrom and Worldcrunch February 15, 2024May 23, 2025
A group of people riding skis down a snow covered slope.
Futuretechnology

Adieu Long Chairlift Lines! A French Startup Launches The “Waze For Skiing”

by Stéphane Frachet February 15, 2024May 22, 2025
This Happened - February 15: Largest Peace Demonstration Ever
This Happenediraq invasion

This Happened – February 15: Largest Peace Demonstration Ever

by Worldcrunch February 15, 2024May 21, 2025
Photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin awarding soldiers at the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia ukraine war

My Fellow Ukrainians, The Russian Federation Is Stronger Than You Think

by Mykhailo Dubynianskyi February 14, 2024May 24, 2025
Warning leaflets are dropped by Israeli forces over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Rafah: Panic Starts To Spread, As Israeli Invasion Looms

by Moustafa Ibrahim February 14, 2024May 24, 2025
Screenshot of a promotional video excerpted from Replika's Facebook page showing a virtual avatar, a blonde woman wearing a red dress, ready to converse
Futuredating

P.S. AI Love You? My 7-Day Romance With A Companion Bot

by Nicolas Lozito February 14, 2024May 21, 2025
​U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, right, escorts Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, left.
Geopoliticswashington

What Indonesia’s Election Means For Democracy — And The U.S.-China Duel

by Pierre Haski February 14, 2024May 21, 2025
Lithuanian soldiers march during a military parade during Armed Forces Day in Vilnius.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

How The Baltics Are Building New Defense Forces Against A Russian Invasion

by Pavel Lokshin February 14, 2024May 24, 2025
Hands being raised with an Robotic hand in the middle.
Ideasdonald trump

Democracy v. Technocracy? What Plato, Orwell And TikTok Say About Our Future

by Alfonso Celotto February 14, 2024May 21, 2025
This Happened - February 14: Parkland School Shooting
This Happenedschool shooting

This Happened – February 14: Parkland School Shooting

by Worldcrunch February 14, 2024May 24, 2025
​A family shops at the market set up on the street of demolished houses in Hatay, Turkey.
Societyearthquake

No Housing, No Help, No Word On The Missing: Turkey’s Earthquake Nightmare Continues

by Nimet Kıraç February 13, 2024May 22, 2025
Photo of a square in Verona with people eating and drinking at restaurant terraces
Food / Travelvalentines day

Gùsto! How • What • Where Locals Eat (& Drink) In Verona

by Agnese Tonghini February 13, 2024May 21, 2025
London-Vienna, Caribbean-Côte d'Azur: How A Putin Crony Funds A Western Life Of Luxury
Russia-Ukraine Warvladimir putin

London-Vienna, Caribbean-Côte d’Azur: How A Putin Crony Funds A Western Life Of Luxury

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Cameron Manley February 13, 2024May 22, 2025
Photo of the remains of the Al-Huda Mosque
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Gaza — Why The West Keeps Letting Israel Do Whatever It Wants

by Pierre Haski February 13, 2024May 21, 2025
In The News
by Bertrand Hauger February 13, 2024May 21, 2025
This Happened - February 13: Bombing Of Dresden Begins
This Happenedworld war ii

This Happened – February 13: Bombing Of Dresden Begins

by Worldcrunch February 13, 2024May 21, 2025
Photo of camels and tourists in front of the Menkaure Pyramid in Giza, Egypt
Food / Travelarcheology

Behind The Rise And Fall Of Egypt’s Pyramid “Project Of The Century”

by Makarios Lahzy February 13, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of children walking under the remains of Al-Huda Mosque destroyed in an Israeli bombing
Israel-Palestine Wardisplaced people

The Rafah Invasion And That Old Yitzhak Rabin Dream: “Gaza Sunk Into The Sea”

by Elias Kassem and Hazem El-Amin February 13, 2024May 22, 2025
​Prabowo Subianto's speaking to a large audience.
Geopoliticsdemocracy

Indonesian Elections: The Dark Reality Behind Subianto’s “Cute Grandpa” Memes

by Worldcrunch February 13, 2024May 24, 2025
​Screenshot of Ukraine Special Forces interrogating Wagner Mercenaries in Sudan.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Is A New Frontline In The Ukraine-Russia War Opening — In Sudan?

by Christian Putsch February 12, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a woman walking past a graffiti showing Donald Trump with a banana in his mouth, in Porto, Portugal
Geopoliticsdonald trump

Trump Has A Big Mouth, And Europe Should Believe Every Word He Says

by Pierre Haski February 12, 2024May 21, 2025
Palestinians who stay in makeshift tents after fleeing their homes for safety struggle with suffer from dire living and health conditions, due to the lack of food and medicine.
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Two Burning Questions From Rafah: Where To Now? Where Is Home?

by Elias Kassem and Mustafa Ibrahim February 12, 2024May 21, 2025
This Happened - February 12: Milosevic On Trial
This Happenedwar crimes

This Happened – February 12: Milosevic On Trial

by Worldcrunch February 12, 2024May 21, 2025
​The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro waving towards the camera.
Geopoliticsus sanctions

Maduro Makes A Mockery Of Democracy — And Latin America’s Left Goes Along For The Ride

by Marcelo Cantelmi February 11, 2024May 24, 2025
Firefigters battle a fire that hit an oil depot in the town of Klintsy where a Ukrainian drone dropped an explosive device previously.
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia ukraine war

Kyiv’s “Long Arm” Strategy: Can Targeting Oil And Gas Plants Inside Russia Turn The Tide?

by Cameron Manley and Vazhnyye Istorii February 11, 2024May 21, 2025
The Spanish-Language Beat Driving The Global Rise Of Urban Latin Music
Societymigration

The Spanish-Language Beat Driving The Global Rise Of Urban Latin Music

by Worldcrunch February 10, 2024May 21, 2025
​Mo Salah is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool.
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Sports And Politics: Will Mo Salah Lose Fans For His Timid Stance On Gaza?

by Ahmed El-Fakharany February 10, 2024May 24, 2025
This Happened — February 10: Kasparov v. I.BM. Deep Blue
This Happenedchess

This Happened — February 10: Kasparov v. I.BM. Deep Blue

by Worldcrunch February 10, 2024May 21, 2025
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
Food / Travelparis

How The Centre Pompidou’s Original Sketches Were Rediscovered — In A Parking Lot

by Agnese Tonghini February 9, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of interview set as Russian President Vladimir Putin is interviewed by U.S. TV personality Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin on Feb. 8, 2024
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Good Putin, Bad Vlad? Unpacking A False Rags-To-Evil Narrative

by Sergiy Gromenko February 9, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of the installation of the coat of arms of Ukraine on the Motherland Monument in Kyiv, as part of the decommunization and derussification process in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia ukraine war

“Nothing About Ukraine Without Ukraine” — The New Geopolitics Since Russia’s Invasion

by Oleksiy Danilov February 9, 2024May 21, 2025
Photo of a mug with spilled tea on a table
Dottoré!italy

The Limits Of Herbal Medicine

by Mariateresa Fichele February 9, 2024May 21, 2025
Photo of ​Ukrainian soldiers near Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine war

With Ukraine In Need, Republicans Join Trump On The Wrong Side Of History

by Pierre Haski February 9, 2024May 24, 2025
Worldcrunch Magazine #70 — The Specter Of Famine
In The Newsnews

Worldcrunch Magazine #70 — The Specter Of Famine

by Worldcrunch February 9, 2024May 23, 2025
This Happened—February 9: Britain Invades Benin In "Punitive Expedition"
This Happenedbenin

This Happened—February 9: Britain Invades Benin In “Punitive Expedition”

by Worldcrunch February 9, 2024May 21, 2025
JP Nadda national president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes out after offering prayer at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati India.
Ideasindia

Germany To India, A Debunking Of The “People’s Party” Sham Of Right-Wing Populists

by Worldcrunch February 8, 2024May 21, 2025
View of the new plant for the production of lithium carbonate at the Uyuni salt lake in the municipality of Rio Grande.
Economytechnology

How Socialist Bolivia Is Trying To Cash In On Lithium, To The Benefit Of China

by Sergio Herrera Deza February 8, 2024May 21, 2025
Posters bearing photos of hostages and signs blaming PM Netanyahu for neglect and abandonment of his citizens.
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Israel-Palestine Wargaza

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Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

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This Happenedcristiano ronaldo

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This Happened — February 4: FDR, Stalin And Churchill At Yalta
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Migrant Livesmigration crisis

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This Happened — February 3: First Olympic Hockey Gold
This Happenedskiing

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Geopoliticshumanitarian crisis

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Russia-Ukraine Warrussia ukraine war

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Eyes on the U.S.donald trump

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Ideasindia

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