HOW CONCERNED should Europe be at the rise of Herbert Kickl, the leader of Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party, the FPö? Following the collapse of attempts by the country’s centrist politicians to keep him out of power after his party came…
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Putin begins 2025 confident of victory as war of attrition takes toll on Ukraine
While many commentators are already speculating over the possibility of Ukraine peace talks in the coming months, there is…
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Putin’s peace plan is actually a call for Ukraine’s capitulation
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House in the coming weeks, speculation is mounting that Ukraine and Russia may…
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What is Ukraine aiming for with its new advance? – DW – 01/07/2025
Much remains unclear days after the Ukrainian army’s latest surprise offensive in the Russian region of Kursk.
Kyiv has so far remained silent, as it did at the beginning of August 2024 when Ukraine advanced into the Russian region for the…
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Ukraine star Natiia Pantsulaia on how the war has impacted football – Her Football Hub
For the third year in a row, Ukrainian football competitions are taking place amid the full-scale war. Despite a myriad of severe challenges, women’s football in Ukraine is gaining popularity and bringing some sense of normality amid the…
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Macron, UK’s Starmer, other European leaders swipe at Elon Musk
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is getting wide pushback in European capitals as he tries to extend his recent political success to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Leaders in four European countries — France, Germany, Norway and the United…
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Can American Abandonment Help Europe?
In February 2024, we published an article in Foreign Affairs urging Europe to prepare for a possible U.S. abandonment. We were right to ring the alarm bell. Donald Trump’s reelection in November rendered the prospect of the United States…
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How Do Colorblind Octopuses See Color? » ScienceABC
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Octopuses and most other cephalopods are colorblind, as they only have one visual pigment. Scientists have suggested two hypotheses for how these animals can camouflage in spite of their colorblindness: they either have eyes in their…
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Blinken praises how US handled Ukraine war, but were all calls “right”?
While the Biden administration prepares to depart from the White House, and US President-elect Donald Trump gears up to take office on 20 January, the New York Times has published an interview with Anthony Blinken, the outgoing Secretary of State.
One of the key figures in managing the…
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Ukraine presses new attacks in Russia’s Kursk region
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv’s forces pressed new attacks Sunday in Russia’s Kursk region.
Russian shelling,…
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