Russia's Kaliningrad exclave relies on transit through Lithuania
Some goods for Kaliningrad cross EU land under sealed transit rules. In 2022 Lithuania banned transit of sanctioned steel and iron-ore goods, angering Moscow.
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Norway owns Svalbard, but a 1920 treaty lets others mine it
The 1920 Svalbard Treaty gave Norway sovereignty over the Arctic islands while letting citizens of every signatory live, fish and mine there on equal terms.
Deutsche Welle: Germany's broadcaster for audiences abroad
Deutsche Welle broadcasts Germany to the world, not to Germans. That job has led it to hire a British transmitter firm and cost it its Moscow bureau.
Tom Stafford spoke Russian in orbit as the space race wound down
On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz docked in orbit. Years of thawing relations, language lessons and a shared hatch made it happen.
Russia's late yes made the Ross Sea the world's largest reserve
The Ross Sea off Antarctica became the world's largest marine protected area in 2016, after years in which China and then Russia held out against a deal.
How Russia's shadow fleet slips past Western oil sanctions
Russia's shadow fleet changes names and flags, and coastal states can do little beyond 12 miles out. Sweden can only radio tankers. Britain has boarded one.
Nations choose their side of the date line
No single authority draws the International Date Line, so nations near it pick whichever side keeps their own calendar in one piece.
Your taste in music may owe something to Pavlov's dogs
Ivan Pavlov's drooling dogs showed that one event can come to signal another. The same learning shapes human fears, likes and loyalties.