It’s shocking how water companies have gotten away with polluting our waterways with sewage. That’s why more than 319,000 of us have signed the petition demanding an end to the sewage scandal. We’re...

Lyse Doucet has been in Tehran as throngs gathered to mourn the late supreme leader.

The 24th issue of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY focuses on the European Union adjusting its alliances.

“They pulled down my trousers, and the officer picked up a bottle and said, ‘I’m going to ram this into you.’ After two days of beatings, I realised perfectly well that he was capable of it. So I said...

Opinion | The Russian Orthodox Church has handed down yet another initiative to its dioceses.

War in Europe. Political upheaval in the West. How bad can it get? Come to W11 to hear three great speakers make sense of it all

A series of reverses has exposed the Russian President

A capital built and rebuilt by dreamers, schemers and evildoers has gone from squalor to a hollowed-out paradise

YouTube video by The Orwellians Podcast

Russians are willing to tolerate a lot, but there’s a limit. As the country’s internet regulators are discovering.

Lucy Ash | Russia’s Church from Pagans to Putin comes to Cambridge Literary Festival - make sure to get your tickets!

Opinion | Recent incidents involving a kulich Easter cake sparked a social media frenzy.

How an unlikely influencer became a voice of discontent in Russia

Politically, Polish society is split down the middle and is embroiled in culture wars. Museums are caught in the crosshairs.

The 23rd issue of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY focuses on German foreign policy one year after the Merz government came into office.

Afghanistan was the grave of the Soviet Union – the Ukraine conflict bears striking similarities

Cut off from Europe by Brexit and cast adrift by Donald Trump, maintaining diplomatic expertise and connections is crucial, says author John Kampfner

The Patriarchate’s support for the military has intensified, and its outreach has expanded to America’s religious right. But for the faithful at home, trust in the church is wavering, writes Lucy Ash

«Для меня понятно, что разжигатели войны — это политики в Брюсселе, а не кто-то еще. Там что-то поломалось, что-то испортилось — и это происходит во всём ЕС», — так бывший министр иностранных дел Авст...

Мнение | о. Андрей Кордочкин - Идет Великий пост. Есть ли в нем смысл? Какая разница, что мы едим, когда сняты ограничения на уничтожение человека? Нужно ли имитировать собственную праведность в то вр...

24-February-2026

There is a strong anti-military strain in German culture and the introduction of national service has not been popular. But times have changed

The image of Russia as a bastion of conservative Christianity against a decadent West exists purely to legitimize Putin’s repression of any Christian communities beyond his control

WMMT radio in Kentucky reaches some of the least heard communities in America

State security agencies are amplifying warnings to enemies of the state using compliant pro-Kremlin Russian journalists.

Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...

Люси Эш — британская журналистка, проработавшая на BBC четверть века....

The leader's legacy gives a clue as to why so many Venezuelans celebrated his capture

In a series of administrative prosecutions, a Krasnodar Region court fined Orthodox priest Fr Iona Sigida on 18 December for allegedly expressing "overt disrespect" for society, state bodies, and stat...

Thirteen years after the ‘punk prayer’ that saw her jailed, Maria Alyokhina’s new book details how the art collective continues the fight against Putin

Opinion | A video of a bearded man wearing headphones and repeatedly firing a pistol at a shooting range recently triggered a frenzy on social media.

Click on ‘traditional values’ and get kidnapping, torture, murder

On TikTok And In The Streets, Young Russians Are Finding Their Voice

Fraught summit in Anchorage marked a nadir that reshaped how the presidents approach each other