Masha Gessen: Putin has created 'a mafia state'
Journalist Masha Gessen tells Christiane Amanpour why she thinks totalitarianism has "reclaimed" Russia and looks ahead to the country's presidential election.
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Masha Gessen: Putin has created 'a mafia state'
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Amanpour Persaud
Small island nations 'canaries in the mine' for climate change, says Barbados climate envoy
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Amanpour Gilbert & George
Life underneath the arches, with Gilbert and George
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Amanpour Dzharapova
'The whole Ukrainian nation is traumatized,' says Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister
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Amanpour Van Hollen
Van Hollen: Important for U.S. to 'hold our friends accountable'
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Former tennis player Boris Becker arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London on April 29, 2022. - Former tennis star Boris Becker will learn on Friday whether he faces a lengthy jail term after he was found guilty by a British court of charges relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, was convicted over his transfer of huge amounts of money from his business account, failing to declare a property in Germany and concealing 825,000 euros ($866,500) of debt and shares in a tech firm. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Boris Becker: 'If prison doesn't humble you, I don't know what will'
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Amanpour Sakran
'I cannot accept this as a reality for America, and I don't think any of us should': Trauma surgeon on mass shootings
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Amanpour Livni
'As an Israeli, this is terrifying,' says former foreign minister
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Protesters walk as they take part in a demonstration on a national action day, a week after the government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49.3 of the constitution, in Bordeaux, western France, on March 23, 2023. French President defiantly vowed to push through a controversial pensions reform on March 22, 2023, saying he was prepared to accept unpopularity in the face of sometimes violent protests.
Macron 'rational' on pension reform but French not ready to listen, says journalist
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Mike Chinoy
This veteran reporter covered China for decades, here's what he learned
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'TikTok trying to walk a tightrope between U.S. and China,' says expert
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 03: Yusuf/Cat Stevens performs on stage during Music For The Marsden 2020 at The O2 Arena on March 03, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
How does Yusuf/Cat Stevens feel about performing at Glastonbury? 'Petrified'
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Amanpour Ellsberg
Speaking truth to power: Ellsberg's legacy of courage and conscience
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Amanpour Afghan girls
'I've done nothing wrong... I only want my right to education,' pleads Afghan girl
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Amanpour Oleksandra
'I wasn't prepared for such levels of atrocity': Ukrainian Nobel prize laureate
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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Xi and Putin alliance a 'marriage of convenience,' says NSC's John Kirby
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