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British airports are a disgrace

When was the last time you were shouted at by a stranger wearing a lanyard? Or spent hours in a crowded public space with low ceilings and no natural...

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Books / How an illiterate peasant changed the course of modern history

There lived a certain man in Russia long ago. He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow. You know the rest. Antony Beevor’s telling of the...

12.03.2026 9

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Putin is enjoying the Iran war

Putin is enjoying the Iran war

After Iran unleashed a torrent of missiles against its neighbors – including those with whom it had enjoyed friendly relations such as Turkey and...

11.03.2026 10

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Putin is enjoying the Iran war

After Iran unleashed a torrent of missiles against its neighbours – including those with whom it had enjoyed friendly relations such as Turkey and...

10.03.2026 10

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Ukraine war / ‘More than half our squad were executed’: Inside Russia’s rotten army

The Russians are on the warpath – and Europe is Vladimir Putin’s next target. That was British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s alarming claim at...

04.03.2026 7

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Will Turkey intervene in Iran?

Even as Iran lashes out with missile and drone strikes against its wealthy Arab rivals in the Gulf, three neighbours remain almost untouched –...

04.03.2026 10

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‘More than half our squad were executed’: Inside Russia’s rotten army

The Russians are on the warpath – and Europe is Vladimir Putin’s next target. That was British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s alarming claim at...

03.03.2026 10

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How Silicon Valley is calling the shots on the battlefields of Ukraine

Sometime in the late morning of February 4, somebody at SpaceX headquarters pressed a computer key. A command line was beamed to Starlink’s 9,600...

27.02.2026 10

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Ukraine war / ‘More than half our squad were executed’: Inside Russia’s rotten army

The Russians are on the warpath – and Europe is Vladimir Putin’s next target. That was Sir Keir Starmer’s alarming claim at the Munich Security...

26.02.2026 7

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Is the war in Ukraine any closer to ending?

Is the latest round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks, sponsored by the United States and currently under way in Geneva, likely to hasten the war’s end?...

17.02.2026 9

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Why is America determined to pick a fight with Poland?

06.02.2026 9

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Dark side / The secrets of Putin’s shadow fleet

05.02.2026 8

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Will the Abu Dhabi talks bring peace to Ukraine?

23.01.2026 9

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Cold blood / The Kremlin’s plan to create a new wave of Ukrainian refugees

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The Kremlin's plan to create a new wave of Ukrainian refugees

15.01.2026 20

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War with Russia / Europe has left Ukraine living on borrowed time

19.12.2025 10

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Europe has left Ukraine living on borrowed time

19.12.2025 10

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Only the US is taking peace seriously in Ukraine

17.12.2025 20

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Peace negotiations / The war in Ukraine is reaching its endgame

13.12.2025 10

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The war in Ukraine is reaching its endgame

12.12.2025 10

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Europe's kind words and bear hugs can't save Zelensky

10.12.2025 10

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War in Ukraine / Why Putin thinks destiny is on his side

03.12.2025 10

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The path to peace in Ukraine will be tortuous

28.11.2025 10

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Baby steps / The path to peace in Ukraine will be tortuous

27.11.2025 10

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The path to peace in Ukraine will be tortuous

27.11.2025 20

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Ukraine is on the verge of political collapse

23.11.2025 10

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Was Nathan Gill recruited by the Kremlin?

22.11.2025 20

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War and peace / Zelensky cannot agree to the Witkoff peace deal

21.11.2025 9

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Zelensky’s reckoning / Ukraine is on the verge of political collapse

20.11.2025 10

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Europe can’t fix Ukraine’s cash crisis

19.11.2025 10

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The scandal that could bring down Volodymyr Zelensky

12.11.2025 10

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Trump is getting serious about punishing Putin

23.10.2025 7

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Trump doesn’t understand what Putin wants

20.10.2025 10

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The ‘shadow fleet’ tanker raid was pure theatre

03.10.2025 10

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Moldova has been saved from Russian influence, but at what cost?

02.10.2025 10

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Ukraine / Trump has called Europe and Zelensky’s bluff

24.09.2025 10

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