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For seven weeks, Azerbaijan has in effect blocked Armenia's access to Nagorno-Karabakh. The majority of the disputed region is inhabited by ethnic Armenians, however Baku has claimed this territory as part of sovereign Azerbaijan. Now, international organizations like the Red Cross have stated that the people of Nagorno-Karabakh are facing a humanitarian crisis, with shortages
Since early in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a number of media outlets have been trying to determine the precise number of Russian soldiers who have died during the war in Ukraine. They've used multiple methods, like tracking social media posts, documenting local government announcements, and even visiting cemeteries. Now they're using a statistical model based on
The Russian government announced today that it is walking away from an agreement that allows Ukrainian grain shipments to leave Black Sea ports. The deal was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in 2022. It has helped guarantee the shipment of grains from Ukraine to countries around the world. Poorer nations are likely to be impacted the most severely. Meanwhile, in
The Russian ruble took a big hit after last month's abortive coup by the Wagner private militia group-gone-rogue. Kremlin spokesman Demitry Peskov acknowledged "fluctuations" in the value of the Russian currency, but he maintained that, "There is no question of economic stability here." Really? What other signs have emerged recently with regard to the strength of the Russian
Ukrainian leaders say their military is making progress on the battlefield. In less than a week, they’ve liberated seven villages from Russian occupation. In his nightly address, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked his troops for every “step of liberated territory.” The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.