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How to Live in Mansions Around the World Rent-Free
International housesitting websites are like Airbnb, except free of charge.
Ride Along: Kristaps Porzingis on Getting Booed and Talking Trash
Kristaps Porzingis is a smash hit as a high-flying rookie for the New York Knicks. But it wasn't too long ago that he was mercilessly booed by Knicks' fans on draft night.
Europe's Loneliest Villages
Photographer Gert Verbelen pinpointed the center of 18 European countries and spent a week documenting each of them.
Russia Is Freaking Out Its Northern Neighbors
Russia's northwesterly neighbors are putting their money where their mouths are. Concerned about Russian adventures in Ukraine and elsewhere, they’re all beefing up their defenses.
The Eastern European Gay Rights Movement Is Struggling to Be More Than a Western Cause
The region has lagged behind Western Europe when it comes to gay rights thanks to its reactionary nationalist movements and Russia's outwardly homophobic regime.
NATO is Two Properties Away From a Baltic Monopoly, and Russia Is Freaking Out
Sweden and Finland may be getting closer to joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as Russia continues its aggressive posturing in the Baltic Sea.
VICE News Meets NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (Excerpt from 'The Russians Are Coming: NATO's Frontier)
In this excerpt from 'The Russians Are Coming: NATO's Frontier,' VICE News travels to Poland to speak with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about Russian threats in Eastern Europe and the Baltics.
Military Confrontation Between NATO and Russia Is Increasingly Likely, Warns New Report
A report published today cautions that ramped-up military exercises on both sides have contributed to "a climate of mistrust" — and "some quite close encounters between the NATO and Russian militaries."
Dutch Forces Mobilize (Extra Scene from 'The Russians Are Coming: NATO's Frontier')
In this extra scene, VICE News travels to the Netherlands to see how NATO forces are boosting their rapid reaction capabilities in Europe.
The Russians Are Coming: NATO's Frontier
VICE News traveled to Poland to see how the country, and its NATO allies, are bracing for a possible Russian attack.
The Russians Are Coming: NATO's Frontier (Trailer)
VICE News traveled to Poland to see how the country, and its NATO allies, are bracing for a possible Russian attack.
Moscow Is Having Second Thoughts About Giving Up the Baltic States
Russia's prosecutor-general is reviewing the sovereignty of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania after lawmakers said the three tiny countries were illegally granted independence when the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s.