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Mob storms Russian airport 'looking for Jews'
Speed Read Plane from Israel surrounded by rioters chanting antisemitic slogans after landing in Russia's Dagestan region
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Celine Dion 'civil war' in New Zealand
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why fears of another war between Armenia and Azerbaijan are growing
The Explainer After seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh region, further conflict between bitter enemies could draw in Turkey, Russia, France and Iran
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Lukoil: third top executive dies suddenly at company that criticised Putin's war
Speed Read The oil giant said its chairman Vladimir Nekrasov died of 'acute heart failure'
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Are the Baltics under threat?
Today's big question Damage to undersea pipelines, bomb threats and cyberattacks increase suspicion of Russian hostility
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Drug use rife among Russian soldiers in Ukraine
Speed Read Frontline troops 'easily' access illegal substances, which can cause paranoia and hallucinations
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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'Russia seems fully committed to helping Hamas and Iran'
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By The Week Staff Published
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'Oil companies should call California's bluff'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Will the Israel-Hamas conflict sap support for Ukraine in the West?
Today's Big Question Russia could exploit Middle East violence to claim Western backing for Kyiv is waning
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Woman lives with needle in brain for 80 years
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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'Do right by Haiti'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass Published
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'The FTC has lost its way'
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By Harold Maass Published
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Nuclear drills: Putin urged to test atomic bomb
Speed Reads Russian rescue workers practise evacuating citizens as nuclear expert urges 'show of force'
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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The international recruits joining Russia’s war on Ukraine
The Explainer Kremlin tries to bolster its ranks while avoiding a politically sensitive recruitment drive at home
By The Week Staff Last updated
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