Pavel Lvov / IMAGO Admiral Kuznetsov were coming to a halt. The future of the only aircraft carrier in the Russian fleet now hangs in the balance — it will …
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Bribes don’t wash away: Inside Zelensky’s squabble with Ukraine’s anti-corruption watchdogs
by adminOn July 22, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada passed a law stripping Ukraine’s main anti-corruption agencies of their independence, and President Volodymyr Zelensky signed it. Civil society responded immediately, taking to the …
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Martian in the White House: Elon Musk's first 100 days battling the U.S. government from within
by adminIt’s not just Donald Trump who’s hit the 100-day mark in power. Elon Musk has too. The billionaire, who was brought into the White House to make the federal government …
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Donald Trump’s first overseas visit since returning to the presidency offered a vivid snapshot of his foreign policy priorities: business deals and spectacles of success come first; everything else is …
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The rainbow revolution: How Viktor Orbán’s fight against LGBT rights backfired — and what it could mean for his hold on power
by adminAt the end of June, Budapest hosted its 30th Pride march — the oldest in the former Eastern Bloc. The march was not supposed to happen: just months earlier, Viktor …
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“This is the new October 7”: How Israel’s Druze came to the aid of their brethren in Syria
by adminIn mid-July, large-scale clashes erupted in southern Syria between Druze and Bedouin tribes. Units of the new Syrian army, arriving under the pretext of restoring order, reportedly carried out mass …
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Demonstrators stand opposite members of the California National Guard outside the Federal Building on June 9, 2025. Photo: Apu Gomes / AP Last week, the Pentagon announced that 2,000 National …
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Putin sidelined: Russia fails to stop Turkey from reconciling Azerbaijan and Armenia
by adminOn July 10, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia held peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Worsening relations between Moscow and Baku and the recent arrests of pro-Russian opposition figures in …
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Institutional health check: Trump’s pressure campaign tests America’s democratic immune system
by adminIn May, the Trump administration announced plans to suspend the constitutional right of people to challenge their detention in court. It’s one of several sweeping changes Trump has launched since …
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An Azeri vendetta: Russia’s crackdown on an “ethnic organized crime group” has collided with Putin’s former classmate
by adminOn June 27, during a Russian law enforcement raid in Yekaterinburg, ethnic Azeri brothers Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov were killed. The incident sparked an international scandal. Azerbaijan summoned the Russian …
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