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Fact vs fiction: is Ukraine really on the cusp of war?

For weeks and weeks, there has been tension on the border between Russia and Ukraine, with both sides accusing the other of aggression. But after all this time, talk and tanks, what’s the truth: is war coming ? Paraic O’Brien explains the views from the border, and tries to figure out the facts from the fiction as world leaders continue to figure out a way through this geopolitical drama.

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  America after Roe

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  Ukraine war: how long will the conflict go on?

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  Stalked: the story of Gracie Spinks - did police fail to spot a killer?

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  Rwanda: what about LGBTQ+ asylum seekers?

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  Sleaze, sexism & slander: misogyny in Westminster

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  America and guns: tyranny of the minority

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  Boris Johnson: moving on or moving out?

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  India’s ‘Love Jihad’ conspiracy theory

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  How Britain's landscape has changed in 70 years

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  The Caribbean and the Queen: a new era

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  Revisited: Why does Trump think Putin is smart?

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  Revisited: Abortion in the USA: from Roe v. Wade to today

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  The Sue Gray report: is it too late now to say sorry?

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  Revisited: Is Bitcoin the future of money or a giant Ponzi scheme?

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  Out and proud - a watershed moment in football?

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  Gender violence in Pakistan: women fighting back