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Why Putin and Belarus Banned This Theater
From secret shows in Minsk garages to exile abroad, the Belarus Free Theatre has defied Lukashenko and Putin through its storytelling.
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Clara Preve
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BONUS: Inside Our Editorial Meeting! (and Tim speaks Ukrainian)
We often invite visitors to our daily editorial meeting, where we discuss world events & brainstorm ideas. Today, we're reviewing our AI/journalism…
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Tim Mak
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Gen Z rage turns to uprooting governments
Serbia & Nepal, divided by thousands of miles, have watched young people mobilize to build a better future. Gen Z doesn’t need leaders: they’re united…
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Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko
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Tania Novakivska
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Hypocrisy behind a Ukrainian refugee’s murder
A 23-year-old Ukrainian woman was killed in North Carolina. Now her murder has become exploited and politicized by people who don’t care about Ukrainian…
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Mariana Lastovyria
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Tim Mak
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NEWSFLASH: Poland shoots down Russian drones
In an unprecedented move, the Polish military says it shot down Russian drones which violated its airspace.
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Tim Mak
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One month since Trump’s meaningless deadline
Families across the country are left with grief so strong “as if you can touch it with your fingers,” said Liudmyla. Why many Ukrainians have started…
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Tania Novakivska
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How war made me hooked on adrenaline
The constant danger in Ukraine has led many to seek out experiences that replicate a rush. To understand why, Mariana jumped off a bridge (with a bungee…
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Mariana Lastovyria
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Not even the flamingos can have peace
Russian drones terrorize Ukraine’s immigrant pink flamingos, forcing them to abandon their eggs. Nearly 1,000 have died in Odesa’s estuaries since 2023.
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Artem Moskalenko
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How authoritarians can cut the global internet
As underwater cables snap in contested waters, suspicion falls on Moscow and Beijing, turning the oceans and seas into a new front of global conflict.
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Veronika Romanova
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Why we’re going dark for September
For free subscribers, we’ll be paywalled for the entire month. International news is expensive and taxing. Today’s issue is about the closure of foreign…
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Tim Mak
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Clara Preve
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LISTEN: The sounds of war we hear at night
Sound is a potent trigger for Ukrainians, who are used to different types of explosions. Nastia knows how the buzz of Shaheds differs from missiles, but…
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Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko
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Ukrainian wartime poetry through the ages
For centuries, Russia has tried to erase Ukrainian culture by silencing its most powerful voices, but poets have long been using art to document their…
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Sofia Konoplytska
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