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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Is Clinging To Life — And The Regime May Not Stand Without It

by Arya Chamroush June 16, 2025June 17, 2025

Society photos of the week

Photos Of The Week: Greta Kicked Out, Air India Crash, Rare Moon Rising

by Rein Arnauts June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

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Putin Is Playing The Long Game In Ukraine — Here’s Why It Won’t Work

by Maxim Kireev June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

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Corrupt Army Officers And “Black Widows” Are Scamming Russian Soldiers Out Of Their Combat Pay

by Important Stories staff June 10, 2025June 10, 2025

The War In Ukraine Is Escalating — And Trump’s 24-Hour Promise Of Peace Can Share The Blame

by Pierre Haski June 10, 2025June 10, 2025

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Worldcrunch Magazine #129 — Russia Wants An Empire

by Worldcrunch June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

Buildings damaged by Russian shelling in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on April 23, 2025.

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A Timely Reminder Of What Ukraine’s Defeat Would Mean For The Rest Of Us

by Wolfgang Bauer June 5, 2025June 5, 2025

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Zelensky To Putin: If You Want War, You’ll Get It — And On Our Terms

by Stefano Stefanini June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

Society photos of the week

Photos Of The Week: Gaza Food Chaos, Sadiq Khannabis, Big Four Reunited

by Rein Arnauts May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

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Crazy Or Not, Putin Has Just Made A Fool Of Trump

by Pierre Haski May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

Photo of Russian soldiers during a military parade in Moscow.

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Ukraine Wants Peace, Russia Wants An Empire — It’s That Simple

by Kyrylo Danylchenko May 25, 2025May 26, 2025

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The Missing Soldiers Of Nepal, Drafted Into Russia’s War Via TikTok

by Liubov Velychko and Yam Kumari Kandel May 23, 2025May 23, 2025

Pope Leo XIV during a meeting with the cardinals in Vatican City on May 10, 2025.

Geopolitics donald trump

The Push To Hold Ukraine Peace Talks At The Vatican Requires Extra Careful Diplomacy

by Giacomo Galeazzi and FRANCESCO MALFETANO May 23, 2025May 23, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin viewing a display of foreign weapons captured in Ukraine, during a visit to the Russian Special Forces School, on August 20, 2024 in Gudermes, Chechen Republic, Russia.

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Putin Needs War To Keep His Economy Going — Just Like Hitler In The 1930s

by Witold Gadomski May 23, 2025May 23, 2025

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How Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” In The Baltic Can Sabotage Western Trade — And Spread War Into NATO

by Hauke Friedrichs, Michael Thumann, Heinrich Wefing, Franziska Wunderlich and Kai Biermann May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

A soldier pays tribute to his fallen comrades at the Memorial in Maidan Square in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 14, 2025.

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Trump The Mercantilist: Ready To Sacrifice Ukraine To Do Business With Russia

by Pierre Haski May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

Photo of families lighting up lamps during a vigil for a deceased Nepali citizen in Russia.

In The News ukraine

In Nepal, Following The Trail To The Mercenaries Sent To Fight For Putin

by Jędrzej Słodkowski May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

In The News ukraine

Time To “Stop Fixating” On The AfD? Friedrich Merz’s Exclusive Interview With Die Zeit

by Tina Hildebrandt and Mariam Lau May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky stands amid rubble in Ukraine.

In The News ukraine

Putin In A Corner: How Zelensky Came Back After The White House Debacle

by Anna Zafesova May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

In The News donald trump

Leo XIV’s First Mass, V-Day Celebrations In Moscow, Norway’s Bartering Soccer Fan

by Jacob Shropshire and Anne-Sophie Goninet May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

India Pakistan Conflict: Shelling From Pakistan Hits India

In The News donald trump

Brief Truce Begins In Ukraine, India Drone Attacks, Sheep Count

by Jacob Shropshire and Anne-Sophie Goninet May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

A 100-metre-long Soviet Victory Banner is unfurled at a WWII monument to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Lugansk, Russia on May 7, 2025.

Geopolitics donald trump

Marking 80 Years Since World War II — And History Is Once Again Up For Grabs

by Pierre Haski May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

In The News ottomans

Crimea As Imperial Prize — Ottomans And Tsars To Napoleon III, Putin And Now Trump

by Herfried Münkler May 5, 2025May 5, 2025

Russia-Ukraine War ukraine

Putin’s Real Summer Plans: A New Offensive With Motorcycle Units For Dodging Drones

by Kyrylo Danylchenko April 29, 2025May 5, 2025

A woman a the currency exchange office in Moscow, Russia

In The News donald trump

The World Economy Is In Chaos, So Why Is Russia Humming Along?

by Władysław Inoziemcew April 28, 2025April 29, 2025

photo of Putin and General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Army General Valery Gerasimov

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Putin And Zelensky: The Meaning And Maneuvers Of A “Ceasefire War”

by Pierre Haski April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

Hans Joachim Frey hosting a ball

In The News putin

Putin’s Concertmaster — The German Maestro Of Russian Propaganda

by Raoul Löbbert, Doreen Reinhard and Sascha Venohr April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Russia-Ukraine War donald trump

Missile Diplomacy? Sumy Shows Putin Confident He Can Kill Civilians — And Manage Trump

by Anna Zafesova April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

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How The Russian Military Is Rebuilding For Its Forever War — Europe Take Note

by Kyrylo Danylchenko April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

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Politics Without Politicians? How AI Could Take Over Government (For Our Benefit)

by Ted Lechterman April 7, 2025May 24, 2025

Tolstoy's War: When The Crusade Against Russian Culture Turns To Utter Nonsense

Tolstoy’s War: When The Crusade Against Russian Culture Turns To Utter Nonsense

by Mattia Feltri April 6, 2025May 24, 2025

Norway, A Surprising Satellite Powerhouse — With A Troublesome Neighbor

Norway, A Surprising Satellite Powerhouse — With A Troublesome Neighbor

by Sarah Scoles April 5, 2025May 24, 2025

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Even If He’s Ready To Negotiate, Trump’s Tariff Gamble Could End Very Badly For The U.S.

by Pierre Haski April 4, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of a wicker basket in a Orthodox church in Lviv, Ukraine

Society religion

Time For Eastern And Western Churches To Sync Their Easter Watches?

by Clemente Lisi April 2, 2025May 24, 2025

Ukrainian soldiers from the Special Purpose Battalion ''Shkval" at rifle training

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Alcatraz In Donbas? Why Ukraine Has Started Sending Prisoners To The Frontline

by Francesca Mannocchi April 1, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a naval parade near St Petersburg, in July 2024

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Playing For Time: Here’s Why Putin Has No Interest In Ending The War

by Michael Thumann March 28, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 27

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“Putin Is Buying Time For A Spring Offensive” — Zelensky’s Interview With Le Figaro

by Isabelle Lasserre March 27, 2025May 24, 2025

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A World Drifting Toward War? Gen Z Makes The Case Against The Draft

by Özge İnan March 26, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of plumes of smoke rising from Odessa after Russian strikes on March 11

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The Riyadh Talks Have Given Ukraine No Good Reason To Trust Russia — Or The U.S.

by Pierre Haski March 26, 2025May 24, 2025

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What To Make Of The White House’s Unbridled “Loathing” Of Europe

by Pierre Haski March 25, 2025May 24, 2025