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40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl

Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt.

40 Years Ago, a Nuclear Catastrophe at Chernobyl

26 April 2026 at 04:01
Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation and the long-term consequences of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

Europe Prepares for a Longer War in Ukraine, With No Strategy to End It

25 April 2026 at 09:02
With American dealmakers wrapped up with Iran, neither Russia nor Ukraine has a clear path to victory — or toward a negotiated peace.

As Putin Orders That the Economy Be Fixed, Russia Grasps for Solutions

24 April 2026 at 17:07
Another interest-rate cut highlights the narrowing path for the country’s central bank amid the strains of immense wartime spending.
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