Ukraine is taking the fight to Russia

Ukraine

Earlier this week, a bomb went off in a quiet Moscow suburb. A man named Armen Sargsyan was killed. He was the leader of a pro-Russian paramilitary group in eastern Ukraine and was a wanted man in Kyiv since 2014. These types of targeted attacks and drone strikes deep inside Russia are part of a bigger strategy of Ukraine taking the fight to Russia.

Turkish artist captures pop culture through traditional miniature techniques

Arts, Culture & Media

Former Biden diplomat shares the global impact of Trump targeting LGBTQ rights

LGBTQ

How Japan keeps its trains safe from earthquakes

Japan in Focus

WhatsApp identifies dozens of users hacked by Paragon spyware company

Cybersecurity

Out of Eden Walk: South Korea’s Mud Mausoleum 

Out of Eden Walk

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about his walk across South Korea’s Saemangeum, a tidal flat on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It was once home to all kinds of birds, mammals, and snakes. Now isolated behind a 22-mile sea wall, the mud flat has lost most of its wildlife.

This dying Spanish town is turning to books to put it on the literary map

Arts, Culture & Media

Only 60 villagers remain in the Spanish town of Libros. The town’s name translates to the word “books” in English, and now, the mayor thinks the key to the town’s salvation is in its name. The grand vision? A state-of-the-art library to put the town on the literary map. 

Thousands flee their homes in northeast Colombia amid worst security crisis in a decade

Conflict & Justice

A series of attacks against civilians has forced Colombia’s government to break off peace talks with one of Colombia’s largest rebel groups as fears mount that fighting between rebel groups in the Catatumbo region could spread to other parts of the country.

‘People will get hurt’: Cyclists protest after Ontario government passes law to remove bike lanes in Toronto 

Lifestyle & Belief

Cities around the globe are looking for ways to improve bike infrastructure, with varying degrees of success. But Toronto is moving in the opposite direction: the government of Ontario has passed legislation allowing the removal of bike lanes in the city, resulting in a showdown between officials and bicycle advocates.

Ukraine’s Radio ROKS: heavy metal —and hackers — for brothers in arms

Ukraine

Before the invasion of Ukraine, Serhii Zenin was the host of one of the nation’s most popular hard rock radio shows on Radio ROKS 103.6. Some three years later, Serhii is a soldier and Radio ROKS has taken on a whole new role.

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