Lucy Ash
16 August 2023
Those who wait: the Ukrainian families left behind
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
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
Will Lithuania be the next Ukraine?
Read the full article23 September 2022
What Bucha means to Ukraine
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
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
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
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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