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Russia is deploying brutal siege tactics in Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier carries a child while assisting people crossing a destroyed bridge near the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, during heavy shelling on
How the war in Ukraine could change history
A man sits outside his destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022. | AFP via Getty Images
Germany’s dramatic reversal on defense, explained
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a meeting of the Bundestag — the German parliament — in
America can’t solve its gas price problem (or its Russia problem) with drilling
Sen. Rob Portman speaks during a news conference with Senate Republicans about the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the US Capitol on March 2. The
Why it’s more difficult to flee Ukraine if you’re not from Ukraine
A Black refugee, fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, waits on train in Przemysl, Poland, near the border with Ukraine. | Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty
Russia is strengthening its censorship regime by blocking Facebook
Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 4, 2022. | Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Why Putin’s crackdown on social media is a worrying sign. After
Russia’s war in Ukraine, explained
A woman runs as she flees with her family across a destroyed bridge in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 2, as Russian forces
There’s no good way to roll back mask mandates
A person wears a US flag face mask at an MLS soccer match in Seattle on February 27. | Ted S. Warren/AP We have to
The long, strange history of anti-vaccination movements
A James Gillray cartoon from 1802 on vaccination against smallpox using cowpox serum. The illustration features people with cows sprouting from parts of their bodies,