European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen’s new plan to “Rearm Europe” included close to no fresh money and left the burden of finding the real cash on member states’ shoulders.
Von der Leyen said on Tuesday morning that the EU…
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Europe’s leaders hold Ukraine talks at ‘turning point in history’
EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at a “turning point of history”.
As well as rearmament, leaders are expected to discuss how the body…
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European leaders brace for their ‘5-minutes-to-midnight’ nightmare summit – POLITICO
The commission is proposing to loosen EU spending rules to allow governments to boost their military. According to von der Leyen, allowing countries to increase defense spending equivalent to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product over four…
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Who Spends More On Ukraine Aid: The US Or EU?
The US, EU, and other allies have spent over $287 billion in total on supporting Ukraine since just before Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy think tank.
The United States is…
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Europe must trim its welfare state to build a warfare state
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In that rare thing, an Angela Merkel statement that aged well, the long-serving German chancellor worried that Europe accounted…
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Craig Unger: Trump won’t betray Putin after 40 years of Russian money
Ever wonder why a US president would consistently align with Russian interests for decades? Investigative journalist Craig Unger has spent over ten years untangling the web of connections between Donald Trump, Russian money, and the Kremlin.
Craig Unger. Photo: Wikimedia commons Since…
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These are the best exercises to overcome insomnia: new study
New analysis has revealed that resistance and strength training are the most effective exercises for tackling insomnia.
In fact, data from 2,000 participants across various studies suggests that weighted workouts can improve sleep quality by up to 35 per cent more than aerobic exercise, such as…
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‘Woolly mammoth mice’ are now real (and posing a major ethical dilemma)
Colossal Biosciences, a US biotech start-up, has announced the birth of what it calls a “woolly mouse” – the world’s first animal genetically altered to express key genes from a woolly mammoth.
The company says the luxuriously haired rodents are living proof that it’s making progress…
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Frontline report: New Swedish MANPADS help Ukraine push Russian air force out of Toretsk
Today, there is interesting news from the town of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast.
The newly received MANPADS from Sweden allowed Ukrainian forces to turn the tide in Toretsk by creating a lethal threat to Russian aviation. As Ukrainian fighters began shooting down Russian aircraft, they not only…
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These scientists have a plan to demystify the vaginal microbiome
Vaginal microbes play a huge role in overall health, but researchers know relatively little about them. Citizen science could help change that.
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