Speak So I Can See You review – tuning in to a radio station’s soul
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Documentary portrait of Radio Belgrade, one of Europe’s oldest broadcasters, threads together its scenes without commentary to hypnotic effectThe title is borrowed from Socrates, a...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/23/speak-so-i-can-see-you-review-tuning-in-to-a-radio-stations-soul

Russia-Ukraine war: Germany expects decision ‘soon’ on delivery of tanks to Ukraine; Zelenskiy vows to fight corruption – live
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Berlin says it will not ‘stand in the way’ of Poland sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine; Volodymyr Zelenskiy says there wi...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jan/23/russia-ukraine-war-germany-expects-decision-soon-on-delivery-of-tanks-to-ukraine-zelenskiy-vows-to-fight-corruption-live

France protests: man lost testicle after clashes with police – lawyer
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French law enforcement facing renewed accusations of excessive force in aftermath of widespread protests against pension reformDoctors had to amputate the testicle of a young man who got clubbed in the groin by a police officer during...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/france-protests-retirement-age-pension-reform-man-loses-testicle-clashes-with-police

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 334 of the invasion
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Germany will not “stand in the way” of Poland sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine; Russia claims more progress in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia regionSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageGermany will not “stand in the way” of Poland sendi...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-334-of-the-invasion

‘There is no room’: anti-immigration protesters march in Dublin
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Organisers say rally shatters taboo about questioning Ireland’s welcome for migrants and refugeesIreland has long prided itself on greeting visitors with warmth, styling itself the land of “a hundred thousand welcomes”, but now there is a new slogan...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/anti-immigration-protesters-march-dublin-ireland-refugees

Boris Johnson makes surprise trip to Ukraine
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Former PM says it is ‘privilege’ show solidarity after being invited by Volodymyr ZelenskiyRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesBoris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Ukraine, saying it was a “privilege” to be there t...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/22/boris-johnson-makes-surprise-trip-to-ukraine

Climate crisis and neglect threaten Spain’s saffron crop
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Growers fear a perfect storm for a tradition that has long bound rural communities togetherA sharp wind shunts clouds across the low and endless skies of La Mancha as Carlos Fernández stoops to pluck the last mauve flowers of the season from the...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/climate-crisis-and-neglect-threaten-spains-saffron-crop

Russia claims advances in Zaporizhzhia as Nato squabbles over tanks to Ukraine
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Moscow-installed official says south-eastern front is ‘mobile’, with troops moving in on Orikhiv and HulyaipoleRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia has claimed to have made advances in Ukr...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/russia-claims-advances-zaporizhzhia-nato-squabbles-tanks-ukraine

People-smugglers ‘recruiting Russian captains for migrant boats to Italy’
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Russians have replaced Ukrainians since the war began and at least 14 have been arrested in Italy, NGOs claimPeople-smugglers are recruiting dozens of Rus...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/people-smugglers-recruiting-russian-captains-for-migrant-boats-to-italy

When will Putin give up Ukraine? Only when his inner circle forces him to stop | Olga Chyzh
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Unlike western leaders, the Russian president does not answer to voters or the media. Which means he plays a much, much longer gameAlmost a year on, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has lost little ...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/vladimir-putin-ukraine-west-russia-president

Ageing planet: the new demographic timebomb
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India is about to overtake China as the most populous country, but as birthrates fall we’re facing life in a greyer world. Are we ready for the physical, political and financial challenges ahead...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/ageing-planet-the-new-demographic-timebomb

Lost photos from Warsaw Ghetto Uprising reveal horror of Jews’ last stand
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Images found in attic taken by Polish firefighter who risked life to record how Jewish Poles fought the Nazis despite impossible oddsThe photographs are blurry, composed hastily and taken surreptitiousl...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/lost-photos-warsaw-uprising-reveal-horror-jews-last-stand

Ukraine is fighting for all of us. Now Europe must fight too | Simon Tisdall
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As Russia threatens another offensive, this is the moment of maximum danger. Ukraine’s allies must move fast and decisively ...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/ukraine-is-fighting-for-all-of-us-now-europe-must-fight-putin-too

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 333 of the invasion
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Baltic countries urge Germany to send tanks ‘now’; Ukraine adviser tells allies ‘think faster’ over arms supplySee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageAn adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that caution and slow decisio...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-333-of-the-invasion

‘We do our work because we are angry’: Navalny’s colleague Maria Pevchikh on taking on Putin
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It’s two years since the arrest and imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Here his deputy talks about continuing his fearless anti-corruption wo...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/navalny-deputy-maria-pevchikh-putin-opposition-corruption-foundation

The Observer view on Belarus’s rogue regime and its ties to Russia | Observer editorial
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As Belarus’s democratically elected president is tried for treason in absentia, she demands deeper sanctions on the brutal regimeA show trial ...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/observer-view-belarus-rogue-regime-relationship-russia

Turkey condemns burning of Qur’an during far-right protest in Sweden
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Event in front of Turkish embassy will further inflame tensions between two countriesTurkey has condemned a demonstration involving the burning of Qur’ans in Sweden on Saturday, further inflaming tensions betwe...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/turkey-condemns-burning-of-quran-during-far-right-protest-in-sweden

‘Like knocking down the Eiffel tower’: battle to save historic Prague bridge
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A plan from Czech railways to replace the emblematic landmark with a modern structure is facing an impassioned backlashA historic Prague railway bridge, whose importance to the city...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/like-knocking-down-the-eiffel-tower-battle-to-save-historic-prague-bridge

Germany faces backlash over reluctance to send tanks to Ukraine
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Kyiv voices frustration at ‘global indecision’ as allies say Leopard 2s needed now to stop Russian assaultRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesGermany is facing a backlash from allies over its reluctance to supply Leopard 2 tanks to bo...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/germany-backlash-reluctance-tanks-ukraine-leopard

Zelenskiy attends memorial service for Ukraine helicopter crash victims
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Country’s president mourns interior minister, his deputy and five other senior officials who died A tearful Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a memorial service on Saturday for seven senior interior ministry officials killed in a helicopter cra...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/volodymyr-zelenskiy-attends-memorial-service-for-ukraine-helicopter-crash-victims