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Lucy Ash
07 July 2024
Taiwan’s eyes are on the Ukraine War
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The outcome of Putin’s war in Ukraine could decide whether China invades Taiwan
Read the full article16 August 2023
Those who wait: the Ukrainian families left behind
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Across Ukraine, people have given up their former lives to become soldiers. Back home, their families listen for news from the front
Read the full article06 April 2023
HIV: Russia’s other deadly losing battle
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Moscow likes to pretend that HIV is not a problem. Now it has an epidemic on its hands
Read the full article30 March 2023
The country that sees danger everywhere
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Will Lithuania be the next Ukraine?
Read the full article23 September 2022
What Bucha means to Ukraine
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As Vladimir Putin threatens the world, a suburb of Kyiv tries to rebuild in the aftermath of war crimes by his troops
Read the full article12 April 2022
French voters turn their sights on hunting
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Of all the issues influencing the French elections, there’s an unlikely one – hunting. Its supporters say the right to kill wild animals is at the heart of being French. But animal rights campaigners disagree, and now a recent series of deadly accidents is changing public opinion
Read the full article10 February 2022
Tchaikovsky’s rites of passages
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An accidental boat trip to a remote island monastery saved the composer and gave birth to his First Symphony
Read the full article10 July 2021
Poland: The front line of Europe’s LGBT culture war
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Nowhere are the tensions between tolerance and intolerance felt more acutely than in Poland, where some areas have tried to introduce 'LGBT-free' zones
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