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KYIV, UKRAINE—As shells have begun exploding in the heart of Kyiv, museums have rushed to protect their most prized, valuable pieces: the original artwork of once-in-a-generation talent Hunter Biden. "The Louvre may have Van Gogh…

KYIV—While searching for his mother-in-law’s remains among the smoldering rubble of the apartment complex targeted by Russian bombers, local Ukrainian Illia Smyrnenkho expressed gratitude that he did not have to endure the atrocities of…

Exterior view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Energodar, Ukraine, in 2008. (Stringer/Reuters) A fire broke out in a building outside of a nuclear power facility in eastern Ukraine on Friday morning local time amid fighting…

And Russia has played a role, exploiting social media to disparage the use of natural gas and fossil fuels. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he U.S. is now less energy-independent than it was a year ago and thus less able to send liquified…

KYIV — After bravely turning down an evacuation offer from the U.S. in order to fight for his country’s freedom and quickly gaining a reputation as a defiant, inspiring leader, former comic and current President of Ukraine Volodymyr…

TAIPEI CITY—Having watched as Russian tanks rolled through Ukraine while nobody came rushing to their defense, the Taiwanese government today released an official statement acknowledging that they are "totally screwed". "I mean, why…

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban speaks to the media as he visits the Ukraine-Hungary border in Beregsurany, Hungary, February 2022. (Bernadett Szabo/Reuters) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered the outrage of…

MOSCOW – Following yet another exhausting year of ruling with brutal autocracy, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly decided to reward himself with a few war crimes – namely an unprovoked invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The…