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Finland will exit global land mine treaty, spend 3 percent of GDP on defense – POLITICO
Last month, Poland and the three Baltic countries announced they would leave the international convention as well. Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer border with Russia.
Stubb also said Helsinki would spend 3 percent of GDP on defense by 2029, compared with 2.4 percent in 2024. That’s more…
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German foreign minister says Ukraine peace talks at ‘deadlock’, but China disagrees
Ukraine’s European allies are putting on a show of support as Trump-brokered talks show little sign of progress.
The German foreign minister says that US President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a truce in Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine are at a deadlock, but…
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Three reasons why Trump’s strategy to split Russia and China risks strategic blowback
In an 31 October, 2024, interview with right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson, President Donald Trump argued that the United States under Joe Biden had, in his mind erroneously, pushed China and Russia together. Separating the two powers would be a priority of his administration. “I’m going to…
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A new antifungal drug works in a surprising way
A newly discovered bacterial weapon against fungi can kill even drug-resistant strains, raising hopes for a new antifungal drug.
Fungal infections have been spreading rapidly and widely in recent years, fueled in part by climate change. Some fungi, including Candida auris, have
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Europe lags behind US defense capabilities by 3-10 years in some areas
European countries lag behind the United States in the development of the defense industry by three to ten years in some areas.
This opinion was expressed in a comment to Ukrinform by Serhiy Zgurets, director of Defense Express information and consulting company, co-founder of…
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As A Measles Outbreak Spikes, NIH Cuts Funding On Vaccine Hesitancy
Bethesda, MD, U.S.: Exterior view of the main building of the National Institutes of Health. The NIH … More
A measles outbreak that began a few months ago in Texas has risen…
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MEPs reject call to halt funding for environmental NGOs
In a knife edge vote, the European Parliament’s environment committee voted down an objection jointly tabled by the conservative European People’s Party (EPP) against continued funding of civil society campaign groups.
The European People’s Party (EPP) group’s…
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Michelin's 2025 France guide: Who are the winners and losers?
From the heady heights of newly crowned three-star restaurants, to the ones who didn’t make the cut, here’s everything you need to know about the new Michelin Guide for France.
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Volcanic eruption begins in Iceland near Grindavik
A volcanic eruption has begun on the Reykjanes Peninsula in south-west Iceland.
Iceland’s Meteorological Office said the eruption started around 09.45 local time (10:45 BST) just north of the small town of Grindavík. Less than an hour later, the crack that had opened in the ground was 700 metres…
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