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- First LookJubilee performers celebrate a diverse UK – and the joy of community
Along with honoring Queen Elizabeth II, these jubilee performers are celebrating African Caribbean culture and the opportunity to dance together again as a community.
- British curry: A dish that defines Queen Elizabeth’s reign?
Queen Elizabeth’s reign has seen the ascension of curry to British national cuisine, echoing the evolution of Britain from empire to postcolonialism.
- First LookEU ban on Russian oil may be blunted by rising energy prices
Although the European Union’s move to ban Russian oil imports have united forces against the Kremlin, rising energy prices could help keep Russian oil flowing through the global market.
- To ‘reset’ British politics, a party leader stakes it all on integrity
As Britain is shaken by the Partygate scandal, the opposition leader is putting his integrity above his own political survival to draw a contrast.
- First LookQueen's platinum jubilee doesn't shine for all of the Commonwealth
The U.K. is celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne with pageantry and parties. But some in the Commonwealth are using the occasion to push for a formal break with the monarchy as a way to reconcile with painful legacies of colonization.
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church says follow the gospel, not Putin
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has broken away from its Russian mother church, in protest at the patriarch’s support for President Putin’s invasion.
- First LookPrice to pay: EU in lockstep to ban most Russia oil imports
The European Union is increasing the pressure on Russia for its war in Ukraine. On Monday, the EU agreed to ban the majority of Russian oil imports. Europe relies on the country for 25% of its oil and 40% of its natural gas.
- First LookRussia takes two small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle
While claiming military progress in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Russian President Vladimir Putin is insisting that European nations halt sanctions on his country and weapons shipments to Ukraine.
- Not the usual teenage dreams: Ukraine students seek future amid war
For many, high school is about planning for the future. But amid war, high schoolers in Ukraine are facing existential questions about their lives.
- The ExplainerWhen does atrocity rise to the level of genocide?
Accusations of genocide have been made by both sides in the war in Ukraine. But the threshold for the crime is high, perhaps more than Russia or Ukraine can meet.
- First LookWar crimes trial: Ukraine court sentences first Russian soldier
In the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. Investigations into potential war crimes are intended to hold Russia accountable for crimes against civilians, in particular.
- First LookPoland's president in Kyiv as Russia seeks to take another Donbas city
Poland's President Andrzej Duda is the first foreign leader to address the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the war. Russia intensified efforts to capture the city of Sievierodonetsk.
- First LookIn Europe, productivity stalls as prices soar with record inflation
Sticker shock has accelerated across Europe at grocery stores, gas pumps, electricity bills, and construction sites. Economists are calling it a perfect storm of pent up demand from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
- Difference MakerHow ‘Angel of Vorzel’ rescued Ukrainians trapped behind Russian lines
War shows humanity at its worst, but those who respond to suffering with bravery and selflessness, as Konstantin Gudauskas did evacuating civilians in Ukraine, offer a bright counterpoint.
- Russia and the NATO it didn’t want: A disaster, or ‘no problem’?
Moscow views NATO expansion as a security threat. Now, thanks to the Ukraine conflict, Russia looks set to double its shared border with the alliance.
- First LookMariupol steel mill holdouts surrender, Russians in control
As the last Ukrainian defenders were bused to a Russian prison camp, both sides were claiming victory from the fall of the strategic Black Sea port of Mariupol on Tuesday. The Russians are calling it a surrender, but for Ukrainians it’s a symbol of resistance.
- First LookWill Turkey hit the brakes on Sweden's and Finland’s NATO bid?
Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO on Wednesday as public opinion in both countries shifted in favor of membership after Russia invaded Ukraine. But if Turkey holds to its objections, the path to enter the 30-country alliance could still be bumpy.
- As youth anti-war sentiment persists, Russia pushes patriotism at school
Patriotism can be put to many uses. Russia hopes teaching it in school will boost support for the conflict in Ukraine among the least supportive group – young people.
- First LookMacron names France's first woman prime minister in 30 years
French President Emmanuel Macron named Elisabeth Borne, who previously served as his minister of labor and minister of transportation, as prime minister on Monday. The last woman to serve as prime minister resigned in 1992 after less than a year.
- Russian info war matches its land war: Loud, but unsophisticated
Russia’s war in Ukraine is online, too. Experts have been surprised that Russian disinformation tactics are as unsophisticated as their real-life ones.