While Russia and Ukraine war over their shared border, other countries show that borders can come down or be changed without armed conflict. Workers remove the fence separating the British territory of Gibraltar from Spain on the first day of passport-free travel...
In the recent election, Hungarians proved that a strong-arm leader can be removed from power and that peaceful change is possible. A man waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates the results of the Hungarian election in Budapest, 12 April 2026. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)...
When a Russian pop star told the world, and Putin, that the Ukraine war must end, she had to go into exile. But her message went out. Russian President Vladimir Putin and singer Alla Pugacheva at an awards ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, December 2014. (Credit:...
While Russia and Ukraine war over their shared border, two Central Asian nations prove that borders can be changed by mutual agreement. A hand with an eraser and red pencil over a map of Central Asia. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced...
We colour history with nostalgia when we are dissatisfied with the present. But for those who know only what’s now? They might not want to go back. Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, right, looking at his watch, and newly-appointed President Vladimir Putin,...