The situation in the Middle East threatens to reduce aid to Ukraine, increase Russia’s oil revenues, and strengthen relations between Putin and Trump
Ukrainian intelligence estimates that nearly 20,000 people have joined the Russian army since 2022, with the complicity of the Díaz-Canel administration. Some claim they arrived under false pretences
The advance of a secret Iranian atomic program, the distrust of US allies under Washington’s protection, and the rise of China are fueling a complicated reconfiguration of the atomic landscape
The residents of the peaceful Juzbado, in the province of Salamanca, are surprised to learn that more than 90% of the local workers make their living from the technology sector
Ukraine is trying to recover a coal deposit essential to the steel industry in the disputed Pokrovsk region, under daily pressure from Russian drones
Police regularly arrest citizens planning sabotage in the rear, especially against army recruitment offices
The second Istanbul meeting confirms that Moscow has no intention of stopping the war by making demands that imply Kyiv’s surrender
Dozens of drones hidden in trucks and programmed with artificial intelligence attacked four of Russia’s most strategic airfields. According to Kyiv, Moscow has lost a third of its nuclear-capable bombers
The Russian delegation at the Istanbul talks presented its demands for a ceasefire, which the Ukrainians will study over the next seven days
Tahrir Square in Egypt, the 15-M movement in Spain, Occupy Wall Street in New York… Perhaps the most iconic image of the 2010s is that of streets taken over by massive protests. These days, it’s almost impossible to find any trace of them. Journalist Vincent Bevins tries to explain what happened to those days when the world seemed to be on fire
The US president no longer cares about the near-term political consequences of his actions, says the former senior official in an interview in Washington
The Russian government is hosting over 100 delegations at a security forum that has become a weapons showcase
The UN and NGOs report that more than 120 dissidents are seriously ill in prison
Polls and interviews show that the majority of the country’s population is in favor of continuing to fight because they believe that Russia won’t honor a ceasefire
The US president also had criticism for the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy: ‘Everything out of his mouth causes problems’
The textbooks written by the head of the Russian delegation that negotiated with Ukraine in Istanbul last week extol the conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries while minimizing the millions of victims
The victim was a former adviser to ex-president Viktor Yanukovych and was under investigation for corruption, according to police sources, who indicate that two or three assailants were involved
Moscow launches another controversial set of measures to try to stop the demographic decline, now worsened by war-related mortality
The warring nations ‘are on the right track,’ Vladimir Putin stated
The Russia expert analyzes the US president’s relationship with Putin and warns that Europe must strengthen its infrastructure security in light of sabotage risks
The first direct negotiation between the two countries in the last three years concludes with slight progress
The US president defends the Russian leader even though he rejected a 30-day ceasefire proposal and has snubbed the Ukrainian negotiators in Turkey
The EU claims to be involved in peace efforts despite not sitting at the negotiating table and threatens further sanctions if the Kremlin does not accede to demands for a ceasefire
Though not without precedent, deporting non-citizens to third countries is now being carried out in ways that human rights groups say sidestep critical legal protections
The grieving process for the possible loss of Washington’s protective power has begun. ‘Our interest is to keep the Americans in Europe,’ says a prominent Christian Democrat
The American geopolitical analyst points out in his latest book that the world is experiencing a situation similar to Germany during the Weimar Republic, characterized by constant crises
The agreement will serve to maintain aid to Kyiv at a time when the two sides are nowhere near to sitting down to negotiate peace