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Anna Pratt

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Anna Pratt is a former Senior Digital Editor at The World. 

Anna Pratt is a former Senior Digital Editor at The World.

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Ukraine is now urging people to evacuate the Donbas. This Ukrainain American pastor is risking his life to help.

Ukraine

Alex Zaytsev has been driving dozens of his parishioners out of Avdiivka, a city that’s been on the front line with Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine. 

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‘They were shooting and shooting and shooting’: Ukrainian survivor shares harrowing account of atrocities in Bucha

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Not far outside of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine near the border with Russi, Ukrainian military forces are preparing for the worst. There’s a long-barbed wire fence separating Ukraine and Russia. Some 50 yards back, there’s an intricate system of trenches.

Ukrainians living near the border with Russia weigh in on threat of war

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On the outskirts of Kyiv in a forested area, between the capital and its international airport, something called “territorial defense training” is underway — where civilian volunteers learn how to be soldiers. The training is led by reservist officers.

How Kyiv residents are preparing for a possible war with Russia

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Ukraine’s National Cybersecurity Coordination Center, which opened last year, is a big part of the effort in the country to ramp up its defense against cyberattacks. The center’s office is in the heart of the capital, a five-minute drive from Ukraine’s pa

Ukraine says it’s ramping up its cyberdefense in light of Russian attacks  

Cybersecurity
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

5 major challenges facing Biden on Day One   

Biden administration

Here’s a roundup of coverage on The World that will get you caught up on the fraught transition of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.

Dominique Moceanu

Our most-read stories about women in 2018

Women & Gender

Here are the 10 most-read AWL stories from the year.

Argento

So many women are saying ‘me too.’ Editors weigh in about how to move the conversation forward.

Culture

We talked to magazine and newspaper editors about how to address sexual harassment in the workplace.

Trump

We asked Trump a question every day for his first 100 days. Here’s what we learned.

Global Politics

We’ll keep asking the president questions for the remainder of his time in office.

Peter Engel

‘Saved by the Bell’ executive producer talks about the show, life, book

Arts

The colorful series, which ran for a handful of years beginning in 1989, was memorable for its well-cast characters, funny plotlines and its willingness to delve into tough subjects.