It is cold in Ukraine, where Russian bombs have cut off power for heat and electricity. To keep people warm and sane, DJs have sprung into action. People dance in Kiev, Ukraine to warm up after Russia’s attacks on the country’s energy system left them...
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:...
Israel strikes crowds at food distribution sites. Russia bombs cities in the Ukraine war. Can we not hold nations to account? A Palestinian man carries the body of his child who was killed in an Israeli military strike on Gaza, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, 19...
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...
How to get the significance of Donald Trump’s bitterness towards Europe? You have to look at the complicated dance between Russia and the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a...
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine we return to the question we asked our correspondents then. Why should the world care? People put flowers at a memorial for killed civilians during a ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the Russian...
The renegade nation launched ballistic missiles into the sea and sent troops to Russia and rubbish to its southern neighbor. Can Kim Jong Un be controlled? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and then-U.S. President and current President-elect Donald Trump prepare...
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,...
Go back three decades and the trend was towards global democracy. Now we see rising authoritarianism. Are we looking at global autocracy? Military tanks. (Credit: Mikhail Shapovalov/Getty Images) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news...
The mutual defence pact started with 12 nations and now has 32 members. But does bigger mean safer? Military officers attend a ceremony in Albania for the inauguration of an international tactical air base, NATO’s first in the Western Balkan region, 4 March 2024. (AP...