How mines work in warfare as Iran accused of littering Strait of Hormuz with invisible killers

Iran has been accused of littering the Strait of Hormuz with mines as the key oil route becomes a battleground in its war ...
NPR

Russia watches Iran under fire as the Kremlin eyes oil price windfall

Russia watches from the sidelines as its partner Iran comes under attack, but the Kremlin anticipates a windfall with rising oil prices. So back to the other major story we're following - the ...
Newsday

Florida spring training vacation: Meet the Mets and Yankees

It’s not too late to trade the New York winter for the sunshine of the Grapefruit League. For Mets and Yankees fans on Long Island looking to book a Florida escape, the reward is baseball at its most ...
OCCRP

Made in the EU, Dropped on Kyiv: How European Parts Are Enabling Russia’s Winter Drone War

The workhorse of Russia’s drone fleet — responsible for crippling Ukraine's energy grid and triggering a humanitarian crisis — is built with EU technology. Despite tightening sanctions, parts for the ...
CNBC

Russia's war on Ukraine puts women off having children — and that could spell economic disaster

Four years of war appear to have played a big part in deterring or preventing women in Ukraine from having children. In Russia, women seem to be resistant to repeated calls from the Kremlin and ...
Human Rights Watch

Russia’s War on Ukraine Four Years On

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war—defined by a relentless series of apparent war crimes and crimes against humanity—has resulted in tens of thousands of ...
The New York Times

Russia Remade Its Economy for War, but It’s Come at a Huge Cost

About half of the country’s federal budget goes toward the fight in Ukraine, money that does little to support its long-term development. By Paul Sonne Reporting from Berlin For four years, President ...
Reuters

Russia investigates Telegram founder Durov in a bid to subjugate the messaging app

Russia investigating Durov - official newspaper Russia says Telegram is compromised and a threat Telegram: Russia is trying to force people to MAX Russia crafts a more sophisticated surveillance state ...
CNN

Four years on, Russia’s war in Ukraine has transformed conflict and shattered global security

Four years of war in Ukraine has brought seismic evolution to the world – to the nature of warfare, the balance of global powers, and to European security. For Ukraine, the war has been a curse – a ...
PBS

4 years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a look at the war by the numbers

Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago launched Europe's biggest conflict since World War II, causing immense suffering for civilians and harrowing ordeals for soldiers while rewriting the ...
Los Angeles Times

4 years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a look at the war by the numbers

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Russia’s invasion has killed 1.2 million soldiers and 15,000 civilians, with combined casualties potentially ...
Reuters

Ukrainian drones hit facility for Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia, Kyiv says

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones have struck a Russian pumping station serving the Druzhba oil pipeline set up to supply Moscow's crude to eastern Europe, a Ukrainian security official said on ...