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If Russia were to abandon its assault on Ukraine tomorrow, the war-torn country would still face another generational challenge. Though the official numbers of Ukrainian casualties are still unknown, it is certain that at least tens of thousands of Ukrainians, both military and civilian, have suffered life-changing physical and psychological injuries. When the day comes for U...

The French Riviera is synonymous with striped awnings and a chic, beachy freedom that hovers in my mind’s eye. It is an idea of summer, as well as a place. As much as I crave discovery, it is always blissful to flex a familiar muscle, returning to the same rocky shores with new perspectives. Whenever I frequent the Côte d’Azur, its complexity shows itself – it is every bit as...

Canada’s best-known football fan – prime minister Mark Carney – was recently in Ottawa to greet football’s most coveted prize ahead of the kick-off of the Fifa World Cup next week. Beaming as though he had won the tournament himself, C...

Whether fashion is art is a timeworn debate but one that offers fertile ground for exploration. In recent months, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art have both put on exhibitions entertaining the debate. Even the recently released The Devil Wears Prada 2 engages with the subject, as editor Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl St...

Stockholm is easy to explore, especially because you can traverse its islands on foot – something that I highly recommend to all first-time visitors to the archipelago. Though I’ve spent decades living abroad, I’ll never tire of my hometown’s natural beauty, from the beaches hidden along the shoreline of Lake Mälaren to the city’s lush parks that turn into winter wonderlands ...