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Switzerland Part of Leo Tolstoy's 'War & Peace' leaves Russia for first time It's widely regarded as one of the finest novels ever written on humankind’s conflicting desires to fight and live together. 05/10/2019
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia says it will wait before responding to attack on oil hubs Riyadh and the U.S. have blamed Iran for the drone attack on 14 September. 21/09/2019
World Watch: Portuguese paras raid rebel base in Central African Republic Spectacular video footage from the Portuguese armed forces shows how a battle between paratroopers and rebels unfolded in the Central African Republic. 18/01/2019
Style These sweaters tell the ugly truth about the world Climate change and plastic-filled oceans have been turned into an ugly Christmas sweater design. 15/12/2018
Latvia From war port to artistic hub: The transformation of Latvia’s Karosta Artists from Latvia are helping to turn a troubled port neighbourhood long viewed as a place of imprisonment into a hub of creative freedom. 14/11/2018
Yemen Civilian casualties soar in Yemen’s Hodeidah The monthly death toll in the strategic port city was up 164% in June-August from the first five months of the year. 24/09/2018
Germany German army angers gamers with ‘tone-deaf’ ads The Bundeswehr has sparked a backlash after unveiling posters comparing gaming to real-life conflict for a recruitment campaign. 24/08/2018
Russia Soviet pilot found alive 30 years after being shot down in Afghanistan “He is still alive. It’s very astonishing. Now he needs help,” the head of the Russian paratroopers’ union, Valery Vostrotin, told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency. 02/06/2018
Cult Stravinsky's "Story of a Soldier" still relevant, says director To celebrate the centenary of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Story of a Soldier” La Fura dels Baus director, Álex Ollé, is bringing the story to Lyon after its premiere in Switzerland. 25/04/2018
