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The view from the ground.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (right) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin before a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on Jan. 19, 2020. There’s a Method to Macron’s Madness
The French president wants to leave room for talks and carve out a bigger role for France.
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Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate Alice Weidel (left) speaks with former Christian Democratic lawmaker Erika Steinbach during an AfD election campaign event on in Pforzheim, Germany, on Sept. 6, 2017. Steinbach has since joined the AfD and heads its political foundation, Desiderius-Erasmus-Stiftung. Germany May Soon Pay Millions to Far-Right Operatives
A pending court case could force Berlin to fund the AfD’s foundation.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting. Putin’s Lies About the War Hobble Russia’s Offensive
Pretending the invasion of Ukraine is a “special operation” has limited the Kremlin’s ability to win it.
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Elephants graze at Kimana Sanctuary. The Brewing Battle Over Africa’s Ivory
Many countries in southern Africa want to unload big stockpiles of ivory to fund conservation, even though the trade is banned.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the Bundestag via live video from the embattled city of Kyiv on March 17, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Zelensky Wants Asia to Stop Enabling Putin’s War
“If you cover half of the river, what difference does it make?” one Ukrainian official said of the evasion of sanctions on Russia.
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Priest Oleg helps Vuhledar evacuee Katya into his van Civilians on Ukraine’s Front Lines Face Food and Water Shortages and Worse—Lack of Medication
The battle for the Donbas could well be the deadliest phase of the war.
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Iraqi demonstrators lift banners against Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi during a protest rejecting election results, near an entrance to the Green Zone in Baghdad on Nov. 5, 2021. Iraq’s Prime Minister Is Silencing Human Rights Advocates
Mustafa al-Kadhimi promised reform and freedom of expression. Now he’s using archaic laws to stifle free speech.
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A destroyed Russian main battle tank rusts next to the main highway into the city on May 20, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Pentagon Deputy: Russia’s Defense Industry ‘Will Feel’ Pain of Ukraine War
Russia’s vaunted defense modernization depends on precisely the Western gear it can no longer acquire.
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Foreign Policy's editor in chief Ravi Agrawal moderating a panel called "The Return to War" with four top thinkers at the World Economic Forum. FP at Davos: The Return to War
FP’s Ravi Agrawal spoke with four top thinkers on the war in Ukraine and its future, live at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
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An airport vehicle pulls a portion of a shipment of weapons that include Javelin anti-tank missiles and other military hardware delivered on a National Airlines plane by the United States military at Boryspil Airport near Kyiv on January 25, 2022 in Boryspil, Ukraine. Inside a Major Nerve Center for Shipping Military Aid to Ukraine
In just a few weeks, U.S. and British officials have turned an ad hoc operation into a pipeline.
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An immigrant holds a “Nobody Is Illegal” placard at a demonstration in Praça do Comércio in Lisbon on July 11, 2021. How Portugal Quietly Became a Migration Hub
The country has a hot labor market and offers a path to EU citizenship for undocumented workers.
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People sell vegetables under yellow tents. ‘We Begged Them to Spare Our Shops’
In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women.
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A woman votes behind a white privacy screen. Lebanon’s Surprisingly Promising Election
After years of political deadlock, the country may be starting to shake off its ruling class.
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People in white personal protective equipment are seen in dark lighting. Beijing’s ‘Slow-Motion Lockdown’
Residents feel the walls are closing in with tighter restrictions in pursuit of zero COVID-19.
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A person with curly hair stands with their back turned toward the camera, draped in a red and white flag with a green tree in the middle. They're standing in the middle of a road and tan buildings are in the background. Can Lebanon’s Elections Pull the Country Out of an Abyss?
On Sunday, Lebanese go to the polls for the first time since their 2019 uprising.
