Russia

As the US makes it more difficult for refugees to stay, Rodney Mast and his church community are rallying around their new friends.

False advertising lured Africans to Eastern Europe for jobs, then recruiters pressured them into the army.

Israel fights Hezbollah, Ukraine left behind, US builds data centers, and North Korea’s Evangelical roots.

Even as Moscow weaponizes winter, locals attend church conferences, go sledding, and plan celebrations.

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Ukrainian theologian meditates on self-interested calls for a comfortable peace.

A Cold war-era treaty between US and Russia expires, New York legalizes assisted suicide, and the ways we overthink gender.

Russia has taken tens of thousands of children, who end up in reeducation facilities, military schools, or illegal adoptions.

War powers resolution dies in Senate, immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, and Anne Applebaum on the war in Ukraine.

“Almost everybody has lost somebody, and quite a few people have lost very much.”

Asylum-seeking paused after shooting tragedy, Russia rejects peace plan, and Hegseth scrutinized for Venezuelan boat attacks.