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Kyiv’s last stand
Ukrainian civilians have taken up arms in the face of the Russian onslaught over the last nine days, while women and children were forced to flee. At…
4 years, 5 months ago
Shock and anger in Eastern Siberia
Ukrainians have mounted a defiant response since President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of their country began. But scores of lives have nonetheless bee…
4 years, 5 months ago
Putin's Soviet Ambitions
Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union three decades ago, Russia has been grappling with how to keep its old empire close to it, using a variety of …
4 years, 5 months ago
Brazil's Deadly Landslides
Flash floods and mudslides in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis north of Rio de Janeiro have left more than 170 people dead. Authorities blamed the in…
4 years, 5 months ago
Return of the Chagos Islanders
When a boat carrying a group of Chagos Islanders landed on their homeland this week, it represented return after half a century of exile. The Islands…
4 years, 5 months ago
Still There: The Migrants Trapped in Calais Limbo
Many migrants still set off by boat from Calais each week, in the hope of reaching Britain. The French authorities insist they are trying to deter pe…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Paris Terrorism Attack Goes To Trial
A hundred and thirty people died during the 2015 Islamic State attacks in Paris. Now, one alleged participant has gone on trial, along with others ch…
4 years, 5 months ago
Snow and Sorrow: Winter in a Lebanon Refugee Camp
Lebanon hosts more than a million Syrian refugees, mostly living in very basic accommodation. Now the country has been hit by freakishly cold weather…
4 years, 6 months ago
Myanmar: One Year Under Military Rule
Myanmar this week marked one year since its democratically-elected government was overthrown by a coup. The generals who took over have promised to r…
4 years, 6 months ago
Mass Migration and the Families Left Behind
Every week, every month, thousands of would-be migrants are still turning up at Mexico’s border with the United States, hoping to get across. This ha…
4 years, 6 months ago