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Russia's Economic Data: A Question Mark the Size of Rosstat
Moscow has published 2026 figures, but without independent verification, the numbers raise more questions than they answer.
Rama's 'hybrid war' claim falls apart under scrutiny
The Albanian Prime Minister's attempt to paint environmental protesters as foreign agents reveals more about his government's vulnerabilities than theirs.
The stage Kanya King built
The MOBO founder didn't just celebrate Black British music—she gave it institutional heft when no one else would.
Peru's right fractured: Fujimori's narrow lead masks a coalition in ruins
Keiko Fujimori limps into a runoff she should have dominated — proof that Peru's right can fracture faster than its left.
San Antonio's defensive collapse exposes the limits of individual brilliance
Victor Wembanyama became the first unanimous DPOY, yet the Spurs' second-half meltdown in Game 4 reveals how far team defence remains from elite.
The Flamingo Revolution: How Gen Z is Rewriting Protest in the Balkans
Albania's youth-led uprising over a luxury resort marks a generational rupture in how post-communist Europe organises dissent—and it's spreading.
Peru's election crisis is the symptom, not the disease
Close results and fraud allegations matter less than the institutional collapse that made them inevitable.