Russia reviving Soviet-style coercive psychiatry measures to quash dissent, says UN expert
Russia is reviving Soviet-era tactics such as forced psychiatric treatment to silence dissenters and anti-war voices in an…
US scientists find ‘critical gaps’ holding back Nasa moon plan as China races ahead
Scientists have found critical gaps in Nasa’s development of space life support systems that could prevent the United…
Donetsk residents have tried to stay in their homes but now they’re leaving
KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — For many residents of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, evacuation begins with one defining blast…
South Korea could be a model for postwar Ukraine, Zelenskyy says – POLITICO
Since the 1960s, South Korea has transformed from one of the poorest countries in the world into an…
Leaders gathering in China may be simply looking out for their own interests
TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of China, North Korea and Russia stood shoulder to shoulder Wednesday as high-tech…
Top EU envoy in Hong Kong says alleged Russian transshipments a ‘major concern’
Hong Kong’s alleged transshipment of Western-sanctioned dual-use goods for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine remains a “major concern”…
What to know about Crimea and how it factors into the Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014 was quick and bloodless, and it…
Why Munich 1938 concessions to Nazi Germany haunt Washington 2025 talks – POLITICO
That’s a reference to supposed security guarantees for Kyiv, which Trump’s Ukraine war negotiator, real estate developer Steve…
So many jobs are a laughable waste of time. The greater part of any job is learning to look busy – The Irish Times
Lately I’ve been thinking about Sartre’s waiter. You might know the story. The philosopher is sitting in a…
I spent 24 hours in Europe’s least visited country — ‘a place that doesn’t exist’
A statue of the communist leader Lenin in front of the Presidential Palace in Tiraspol, one of the…