She insists that she never agreed to be a spy. Old documents, and old spies, tell a different story.
In war-torn Ukraine, the world’s oldest steppe reserve – home to zebras, buffaloes and wildebeests – fights for survival.
Two performances seem to be taking place in parallel: one inside the theater with actors, and another in the streets outside with soldiers in green balaclavas and no recognizable insignia.
How Georgi Markov became the truth-teller of Bulgaria’s communist era, and paid for it with his life
Two States, Three Countries, Four Opponents of Fracking
Environmental campaigners have shown they can fight the system – but how far can they fix it?
The Rosia Montana mine is one of the oldest mines in the world, but now it threatens to destroy the ancient village it long ago built.
How Lukashenko’s Belarus muzzles the press
A crew of Bosnian snowboarders want to restore their capital’s war-ravaged Olympic resorts to international glory, and a burgeoning adventure-travel scene just might make it possible.
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