In this 2024 “super election year,” a common concern across Europe and the United States has been the growing popularity and electoral successes of far-right movements and narratives. Though right-wing parties exhibit clear distinctions…
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Europe’s economy poised to fall further behind US, IMF warns
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The gap between European and US gross domestic product is set to widen further by the end of the decade, the IMF warned on…
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Oleksandr Abramenko, Ukraine’s most recent Winter Olympic gold medalist, retires
Oleksandr Abramenko, the aerials skier who won both of Ukraine’s medals over the last two Winter Olympics, including gold in 2018, has retired and transitioned into coaching.
Abramenko, 36, confirmed his…
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Oleksandr Zinchenko, a Ukraine icon and his complex history with Russia
Oleksandr Zinchenko can recall the one and only visit he made to the local cinema in his hometown of Radomyshl, two hours west of Kyiv.
The movie was Finding Nemo, the story of a child being separated from his family and having to fend for…
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Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports
Since Russia’s invasion in 2014, the ongoing war has worsened these trends, with millions displaced and thousands killed, said Florence Bauer, UNFPA regional director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia told journalists at briefing in…
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The looming threat of synthetic opioids in Europe?
For over 20 years, the opioid crisis in North America has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, primarily due to over-prescribing by doctors and marketing by pharmaceutical companies of powerful…
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‘We look strong but inside I feel weak’: Ukraine rugby league’s heavy burden | Rugby league
A little over two weeks ago, Vitalii Puchkov’s mother was killed by a rocket that hit her home in Kharkiv. On Tuesday night Puchkov will line up at right-centre against a team of Super League stalwarts in a World Cup qualifier against France.
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What happened when giant S2 meteor hit Earth 3 billion years ago?— Harvard Gazette
Billions of years ago, long before anything resembling life as we know it existed, meteorites frequently pummeled the planet. One such space rock crashed down about 3.26 billion years ago, and even today, it’s revealing secrets about Earth’s past.
Nadja Drabon, an early Earth…
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Wounded Ukrainian war vets train for wintry sports competition
In February, Canada will host the first-ever winter Invictus Games, an athletic competition for wounded and injured veterans from around the world. This year, 550 athletes from 25 countries will compete in both traditional Invictus Games sports…
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Why is Ukraine’s army facing a desertion crisis? | Russia-Ukraine war News
More Ukrainian soldiers have deserted the army this year than ever since the onset of a war that analysts say has seen both sides make gains and report losses.
Prosecutions for desertion from Ukraine’s army are thought to have hit at least…
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