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A day after President Vladimir Putin declared a partial mobilisation to fight the war in Ukraine, some Russian citizens landing in Serbia on a flight from Moscow on Thursday said they were not sure if they would return to the country for fear of being conscripted. Since the announcement, prices for one-way flights from Russia […]

IN THE PRESS – Thursday, September 22: We look at reactions from the world papers to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats and calls for a partial mobilisation of reservist troops in the war against Ukraine. In other news, New Zealand lawmakers seek to make government jargon illegal by law. Finally, we look at actors and their […]

President Emmanuel Macron was set to unveil a plan on Thursday to boost renewable energy in France, including offshore wind farms and solar power, as the country is lagging behind most of its European neighbors.

September 24 is trending as a viral date on TikTok, as some users believe there will be a global blackout on this date. The prediction has its origins in a speech given by Germany’s CDU party leader, Friedrich Merz. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

For much of the past decade, Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party has served as the dependable linchpin of wobbly crisis cabinets, delivering responsible – if uninspiring – government. As the country heads to the polls on September 25, the party’s inability to capture the imagination of Italian voters is hobbling its efforts to prevent a right-wing […]

As Ukrainian forces have regained territory in the east, evidence of torture chambers used under Russian occupation has come to light.

A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Wednesday, after blasting off on a Russian-operated flight in a rare instance of cooperation between Moscow and Washington.

The Rio-Antirio bridge in Greece, one of the longest of its kind in the world, has turned off its eye-catching decorative lights as the country scrambles to save energy with winter looming. Government buildings including the Greek parliament and mayor’s office in Athens have also gone dark, as too have motorways across swathes of Belgium […]

Faced with a series of setbacks in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilisation” of Russia’s reservist forces on Wednesday. But some analysts say the move will have only a limited impact on the front lines of the conflict. 

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, it deployed 160.000 troops. Vladimir Putin’s now called up 300.000 after major setbacks  in Ukraine, while coupling his announcement with his most overt nuclear threat to the West. Our panel analyzes Biden’s answer to Putin and to the world at the UNGA. One year after the US messy pullout from Afghanistan, […]