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Column· No. 5504

COLUMN: Kyiv crosses its Southern Bridge on foot while its interceptors keep it waiting

A bridge, on foot. An October morning. Half an hour walking. High above the Dnipro. A hole behind you. Ihor makes this trip now. Two hours to get to work, half an hour of it on foot across the bridge, he tells The Kyiv Independent.

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EXPLAINER: Why the UN finally calls Russia’s cold a crime against humanity
Analysis· No. 5503

EXPLAINER: Why the UN finally calls Russia’s cold a crime against humanity

A man in Kyiv. Fifty-three years old. Last winter. One precise fear. Not the missiles. Not the sirens. “The scariest thing was to fall…

ANALYSIS: Abu Dhabi after November 4, a peace negotiated without Europe
Analysis· No. 5500

ANALYSIS: Abu Dhabi after November 4, a peace negotiated without Europe

A date. November 4. A Russian holiday. Then, maybe, a table. In the Gulf. The Kremlin set its calendar, and it pinned it to…

INVESTIGATION: Brasov, the September 14 fire and the Russian network that recruits on social media
Investigation· No. 5499

INVESTIGATION: Brasov, the September 14 fire and the Russian network that recruits on social media

A message. It arrives one evening, from an unknown account, with a friendly tone and a tempting sum. An offer of money. An easy…

FACT CHECK: Trump’s million against voter fraud, what the numbers really say
Analysis· No. 5497

FACT CHECK: Trump’s million against voter fraud, what the numbers really say

One million. In dollars. Promised to anyone who reports voter fraud leading to an arrest, then a conviction. Donald Trump makes the offer. It…

COLUMN: The Last Item on the Program
Column· No. 5495

COLUMN: The Last Item on the Program

Before I start hitting, I am going to give Québec solidaire what it has earned, because if I open with a caricature you will…

COLUMN: Melania Trump wrests a truce for Oleshky, and Moscow has a different date
Column· No. 5493

COLUMN: Melania Trump wrests a truce for Oleshky, and Moscow has a different date

Melania Trump bent two general staffs. Not with missiles. With a calendar. Oleshky will breathe. A local truce starts on October 29, 2026. The…

ANALYSIS: Carney signs in Ankara while Trump says he holds all the cards
Analysis· No. 5490

ANALYSIS: Carney signs in Ankara while Trump says he holds all the cards

Donald Trump was walking to Marine One. A reporter brings up Canada. The answer drops. “We have all the cards.”

FACT CHECK: Trump says more oil flows through Hormuz than before the war, the data say 82%
Analysis· No. 5489

FACT CHECK: Trump says more oil flows through Hormuz than before the war, the data say 82%

Donald Trump wrote on Thursday. Iran is “making up fake attacks, mines, and everything else.”

REVIEW: $5,000 if you vote right, zero if not, Trump’s campaign puts a price on the ballot
Review· No. 5486

REVIEW: $5,000 if you vote right, zero if not, Trump’s campaign puts a price on the ballot

Five thousand dollars. For every American adult. If Republicans keep the House and the Senate. Otherwise, nothing. The president says so himself.

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