World
War in Ukraine
A giant blast in Russia-controlled city Makiivka triggers massive secondary explosions. Moscow claimed a hospital was attacked. Social media video shows an ammo dump.
Jul. 5, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russian artillery strikes near Bakhmut reportedly left Ukrainian soldiers with symptoms of chemical weapons exposure. Kyiv claimed the Kremlin used a WWI-era arsenic-based compound.
Jul. 5, 2023
War in Ukraine
Without offering any evidence, Moscow has claimed Ukraine will cause a nuclear disaster within 24 hours, while President Zelensky has warned of a Russian false flag operation.
Jul. 5, 2023
UN
UN rapporteur says human rights situation in Belarus 'catastrophic' and 'worsening' as a result of a 'totalitarian turn.'
Jul. 5, 2023
Russia
Every expert assessed Wagner’s aborted rebellion as being the beginning of the end for Putin, but two letters to the Guardian ask the question “was it all that it seemed?”
Jul. 5, 2023
War in Ukraine
A number of experts say that Yevgeniy Prigozhin's decision to turn his troops against Moscow has shaken the Kremlin to its foundations.
Jul. 4, 2023
Saakashvili
The former Georgian leader is in jail and needs medical attention. As a gesture of goodwill, the Georgian government should let him go abroad and be treated.
Jul. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russian conscripts are refusing to fight in Ukraine because their units are suffering heavy losses and commanders are sending them to a certain death.
Jul. 4, 2023
Russia
The damage Prigozhin caused is considerable and will not be easily repaired. The fog of war has embraced the war in Ukraine, but still, many facts remain clear, Anders Aslund writes.
Jul. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia has expanded the range of digital tools and techniques it uses to track dissent among its citizens as its war on Ukraine continues, according to the New York Times.
Jul. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
The commonalities between Ukraine’s struggle today and that of the United States of America at its inception seem obvious. Nevertheless, it’s important to bear in mind the basis for those struggles.
Jul. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
As the USA commemorates its struggle to be free, Ukrainians are fighting not just for their independence, but for their very existence.
Jul. 4, 2023
Chechnya
Milashina has covered rights abuses in Chechnya for Russia's top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta for years.
Jul. 4, 2023
Russia
The latest independent polling also shows Prigozhin’s support falling, Putin’s support static, views about the “military operation” unchanged, and strong opposition to the nuclear option.
Jul. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
Panama-Ukraine business ties were boosted as the Central American nation launched the forum for the first time.
Jul. 4, 2023
Ukraine
During a court hearing shown on television Monday, Saakashvili lifted his shirt to show his ribs protruding from his chest, a hollow abdomen, and skin clinging tightly to his bones.
Jul. 4, 2023