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Amid Ukraine’s daring assaults, Russia scales back Victory Day celebrations

An important date in the Russian calendar, May 9 will be a slimmed-down affair with less military showcasing.

Russian service members stand in columns before a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, marking the anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Who Is Nayib Bukele? El Salvador’s ‘coolest dictator’

At 44, Bukele has built the world’s highest imprisonment rate and scrapped presidential term limits. What comes next?

Inside the mind of: Nayib Bukele

‘Environmental disaster’: Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries rock Russia

Ukrainian forces have hammered one of Russia’s largest sites in Tuapse, causing oil spills and black rain.

Officials walk along a street during a visit by Krasnodar region's governor in Tuapse, Russia

‘My phone is a brick’: Russians scramble for information as data blocked

As Ukrainian drones rain down, authorities have implemented blackouts citing ‘security concerns’.

Russia internet

Drug use on Ukraine’s front lines ‘rampant among Russian troops’

As the war drags into another year, a lesser-known crisis afflicts troops on both sides.

Russian service members of a separate engineering unit of the Southern Military District ride a motorcycle while undergoing an intensive combat training course to improve their skills in setting up barriers, clearing terrain of mines and crossing water obstacles, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict at a firing range in the Rostov region, Russia, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

How Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic sees the world

As antigovernment protests in Serbia continue into their second year, who is the man maintaining a grip on power?

Aleksandar Vucic [Muhammet Okur/Al Jazeera]

How four years of war in Ukraine have changed Russia

From curbs on rights to fewer choices at the market, the war has taken its toll. Still, support for it remains high.

FILE - People buy fruit at a market in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 3, 2023. The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit, vegetables, cheese and meat, but many shoppers look at the selection with dismay as inflation drives up their price. (AP Photo)

Gustavo Petro: Colombia’s former rebel fighter turned president

From urban rebel to senator facing death threats, what drives Petro, 65, the country’s first progressive president?

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The Crimean Tatar movement trying to ruin Russia’s army from within

Atesh, an underground resistance group, says it has trained thousands – including Russian soldiers – in sabotage.

A Russian service member of a separate engineering unit of the Southern Military District aims a weapon while undergoing an intensive combat training course to improve skills in setting up barriers, clearing terrain of mines and crossing water obstacles, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict at a firing range in the Rostov region, Russia, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

Exiled Russian accused of spying on opposition, including Navalny movement

Igor Rogov, who lives in Poland, has reportedly admitted some allegations in a case that may impact Russian visa rules.

Igor Rogov