“It’s a great appointment, it’s also a great honor for Belgium,” Peter Piot, until now the first and only Belgian to have served as a U.N. undersecretary-general, told De Morgen. “UNDP is the most important organization of the U.N. when it comes to general development. There has…
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Putin feigns readiness for talks while Russia brutally attacks Chernihiv, Sumy regions – Sybiha
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is pretending to be open to diplomacy and peace negotiations while Russia continues to launch brutal attacks on Ukraine’s Chernihiv and Sumy regions, leaving many communities without power.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said…
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Putin’s mesmeric sway on Trump
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If there were a Nobel Prize for patience, Volodymyr Zelenskyy would run away with it. The Ukrainian leader’s February encounter with the just-inaugurated Donald…
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Would-be assassin given 21-year sentence for shooting Slovak PM Robert Fico
Juraj Cintula, 72, was found guilty of terrorism by a court on Tuesday over the attack he carried out on 15 May 2024.
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In pictures: Ancient Japanese sumo returns to London for the first time in over 30 years
The five-day tournament saw elite wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to the iconic venue, marking only the second time the event has ever been held outside Japan.
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Europe’s road to renewables
Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at Norges Bank’s Climate Conference in Oslo, Norway
Oslo, 21 October 2025
It is a pleasure to be at Norges Bank again.
When I last visited the central bank, back in the summer of 2016, the world…
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Video. Nicolas Sarkozy begins prison sentence over fraud case
The case, which dates back to 2005, centres on claims that Sarkozy’s associates struck an illegal deal in exchange for political favours.
Supporters gathered outside his residence in the 16th arrondissement, where Sarkozy briefly…
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Video. Giant pumpkin regatta makes a splash in Oregon
The annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta, now in its twenty-first edition, drew crowds eager to see competitors turn enormous gourds — some weighing over 1,000 pounds — into colourful floating boats.
The event, first held in…
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Austria deports first person to Afghanistan since Taliban takeover – POLITICO
Deportations to Afghanistan have been controversial. Pro-asylum groups consider it an unsafe country where deportees could face the threat of persecution by the Taliban, which has not been officially recognized as the ruling government by any EU country.
According to the Austrian public…
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