Luke Harding

/ 5 March 2015

Putin’s foes have an uncanny habit of ending up dead

In the absence of dispassionate investigation, proper legal process or even official regret, the suspicion of state complicity remains.

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 30 November 2012

Mysterious phantom island disappears without a trace

For more than a decade it has featured on the world’s maps.

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 30 October 2012

Russian oil’s high roller keeps low profile

The man behind the $28-billion TNK-BP deal is one of the most powerful figures of the Putin era

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 5 October 2012

Georgian tycoon top of the trough

Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili has conceded that his party had lost an election to a coalition led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 3 August 2012

Syria’s war is forging a skilled rebel army

Former civilians have been quickly picking up the tactics that will make them a formidable military force. Luke Harding reports.

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 30 July 2012

Outgunned rebels struggle on in Syria’s Aleppo

Outnumbered and outgunned, anti-regime guerrillas are fighting to stave off an onslaught by Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Aleppo, Syria.

By Luke Harding

Africa

/ 6 July 2012

Libyan minority want new deal

The Amazigh were oppressed by Gaddafi and now face another battle for their language and culture, writes Luke Harding.

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 31 May 2012

Racism could turn Ukraine Euro 2012 into PR disaster

On the eve of the Euro 2012 football championships Ukraine is staring at nothing less than a full-blown PR disaster, writes Luke Harding.

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 20 April 2012

Art takes the cake

An African rights body has called on a Swedish minister to resign over her role in an art event that highlighted female genital mutilation and racism.

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 9 March 2012

Puzzle of Putin’s tears

Was it fear, was it rage – or was the ex-KGB tough guy exploring his feminine side when he wept during during his victory speech?

By Luke Harding

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Article

/ 11 November 2011

Speak to my lawyer — in English

Russian oligarchs favour British courts to sue each other over their ill-gotten gains.

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 30 September 2011

Return of the Tsar III, IV –

The year is 2024. The world’s economic prospects have perked up a bit since the collapse of the euro.

By Luke Harding

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Article

/ 10 December 2010

Russia will revel in the World Cup

Nowhere can math the historic sweep of this post-Soviet World Cup — and the trains are great.

By Luke Harding

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Article

/ 25 October 2010

Power to Chávez

Russia has agreed to help Venezuela build its first nuclear power station in a move likely to raise concerns.

By Luke Harding

Article

/ 2 July 2010

Kremlin attacks ‘cold war’ tactics

Spy affair a deliberate attempt to undermine improved US-Russia relations, says Moscow.

By Chris Mcgreal and Luke Harding

Article

/ 4 April 2010

Massacre in woods that brought war to Moscow’s metro

The plan had been straightforward: stuff their sacks, enjoy the countryside, and then head back home to the Chechen town of Achkoi-Martan.

By Luke Harding

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/ 9 September 2009

Millions of Russians dirt poor

The stark social cost of Russia’s economic crisis was exposed when new statistics revealed a 30% increase in the number of people living in poverty.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 30 October 2008

Russia’s rich out of money

For the Moscow pensioners gathered next to Karl Marx’s statue on Sunday there was, at last, something to be cheerful about.

By Luke Harding

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/ 8 September 2008

Russia’s new rich spurn Zil for British luxury

The 100 000th Land Rover Freelander 2 recently rolled off the company’s production line at Halewood on Merseyside, north west England.

By Mark Milner and Luke Harding

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/ 9 May 2008

Owning a car in Russia can present more problems than it solves. First there is the import duty, which pushes the cost of a top-range marque up a hefty 50% to more than R4million. Then there are the ubiquitous traffic jams in Moscow, where cars move at a sedate average of 19kph — slightly faster than in London, though, which clocks in at 18kph.

By Luke Harding

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/ 25 March 2008

Belarus gets Maggie Thatcher’s spin doctor

He has been dubbed Europe’s last dictator. He is known for jailing his political enemies, closing down theatre productions, and presiding — in the words of one opposition leader — over a "horrible" regime. But Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s autocratic President, has come up with a solution to overcome his pariah status.

By Luke Harding

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/ 2 July 2007

Kremlin lays claim to North Pole

It is already the world’s biggest country, spanning 11 time zones and stretching from Europe to the Far East. But this week Russia signalled its intention to get even bigger by announcing an audacious plan to annex a vast, 1,19-million-square-kilometre chunk of the frozen and ice-encrusted Arctic.

By Luke Harding

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/ 28 May 2007

UK retail giant opens in Moscow

There are twin-packs of comfy men’s pyjamas. There are summer kaftans. And there are, of course, knickers — sold in reassuring white multi-packs. Welcome to Moscow’s Marks & Spencer, one of the chain’s newest overseas branches, and part of an ambitious expansion drive that is transforming M&S into a global brand.

By Luke Harding

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/ 31 May 2002

Nuclear war ‘not inevitable’

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Wednesday struck an optimistic note at the end of his two-day trip to India and Pakistan and said that though the situation remained dangerous a war on the subcontinent was "not inevitable".

By Luke Harding

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/ 10 May 2002

Junta struggles to shed pariah status

DOUBTS remain over Myanmar military government’s intentions. Asked how bad things are these days in Myanmar (Burma), the Western diplomat gave a brief reply: "I’ve run out of ways to describe it."

By Staff Reporter

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/ 26 January 2001

One Big Mac, but hold the beef

In a land where the cow is revered, McDonald’s burger empire confronts its greatest challenge.

By Staff Reporter

Putin’s foes have an uncanny habit of ending up dead

Mysterious phantom island disappears without a trace

Russian oil’s high roller keeps low profile

Georgian tycoon top of the trough

Syria’s war is forging a skilled rebel army

Outgunned rebels struggle on in Syria’s Aleppo

Libyan minority want new deal

Racism could turn Ukraine Euro 2012 into PR disaster

Art takes the cake

Puzzle of Putin’s tears

Speak to my lawyer — in English

Return of the Tsar III, IV –

Russia will revel in the World Cup

Power to Chávez

Kremlin attacks ‘cold war’ tactics

Massacre in woods that brought war to Moscow’s metro

Millions of Russians dirt poor

Russia’s rich out of money

Russia’s new rich spurn Zil for British luxury

Russia’s car woes

Belarus gets Maggie Thatcher’s spin doctor

Kremlin lays claim to North Pole

UK retail giant opens in Moscow

Nuclear war ‘not inevitable’

Junta struggles to shed pariah status

One Big Mac, but hold the beef

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