Russia's Irkutsk Lab Worker Death: Pneumonia of Unknown Origin or Pneumonic Plague?
Why the fatal infection of a Russian anti-plague researcher exposes urgent biosecurity gaps, without heralding the next viral pandemic.
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Black Sea Chokepoint: Why the 'Hormuz of Grain' Threatens Global Food Security
How drone strikes, port blockades, and soaring war premiums across the Bosphorus basin are quietly driving a global caloric crisis.
Russia’s 2026 Duma Elections: What the Elections Mean for the War in Ukraine
As Russians vote in their first parliamentary election since the 2022 invasion, domestic anxiety over mobilisation and drone strikes meets a tightly managed ballot.
