‘Bullet in my head’: The Indian man who crawled to escape Russia’s Ukraine war
Prince Sebastian had not signed up to fight for Vladimir Putin’s army. All he wanted was to escape poverty in India. Now he’s back home – and back where he started.
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Iran juggling a multitude of bad choices
Israel’s own April Fool’s Day prank was to eliminate one of Iran’s top commanders in Syria, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, by striking a building near Tehran’s embassy in Damascus, almost flouting international law protecting the inviolability of diplomatic missions.
Why are South Asians going to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war?
Young men from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka are on the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
A Polish general dies deep in Ukraine
Before the Ukrainian counteroffensive commenced, the important city of Bakhmut fell to the Russians.I wrote at the time that it seemed the Russians would also aim to take the town of Chasiv Yar but that didn’t happen because the war shifted to the south and the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
NATO leaders need to Trump-proof their policies, now
The re-election of Donald Trump as US president would cause another enormous shock to international politics. The world is full of crises, such as Ukraine and Gaza. But Trump casts a destabilizing shadow over all these issues.
‘Waiting for a call from Daddy’: Sri Lankans die in Ukraine for both sides
At least two Sri Lankans have been killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, and three on the Ukrainian side. But many more are willing to join the war amid desperate economic conditions at home.
Trump or Biden, US foreign policy endangers the world
Many observers of American politics are understandably terrified at the prospect of Donald Trump being re-elected president of the United States in November.
‘Maximally pragmatic’: How Central Asia navigates Russia’s war on Ukraine
Most leaders tread a careful line to avoid conflict as Moscow tries to uphold its relevance in a vast neighbourhood.