“In prison, there is nothing to see, and nothing to do.” So said Nicolas Sarkozy, one-time president of France. You’d imagine, based on that sentence, that he wouldn’t have enough material to write a book about his time in prison but you’d be very wrong. “Nicolas Sarkozy, The…
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And the second was the war in Ukraine, which dragged into its fourth, bloody year and — together with Trump’s return to the White House — forced Europe’s leaders to make hard choices about the EU’s security, agency and destiny.
The collision of the two,…
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Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’
President Donald Trump on Friday cast himself as the ultimate arbiter of any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, in an exclusive conversation with POLITICO.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday and told reporters he’s bringing with…
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Small space tech company’s shares skyrocket on Trump Golden Dome contract
Sidus Space shares have jumped sharply this week after the small space-tech company announced it had won a place on a major US defence contract.
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At least 15 injured in chemical attack and stabbing at Japan tyre factory
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A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tyre factory in central Japan on…
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Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on peace deal
EPA/ShutterstockUkraine’s president last met President Donald Trump at the White House in October Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida at the weekend, as talks continue on ending Russia’s full-scale war.
Zelensky said he expected the meeting to…
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Go East! Poland now ranked among Europe’s most popular holiday spots
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There are several reasons that explain the growth of interest in Polish tourism. Some suggest it’s the country’s festive atmosphere, strongly rooted…
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Japan on track to become world’s third-largest defence spender
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Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defence budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen (€48.82mn)…
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From a village to global AI, Samandar Tursunaliev reflects Uzbekistan’s tech rise
At 25, Samandar Tursunaliev is turning Uzbekistan’s AI ideas into reality. From a small village to a growing startup, his work shows how young innovators are shaping the country’s digital future.
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How the Middle Corridor repositions Central Asia in Eurasian connectivity
The recent expansion of the Middle Corridor through new multimodal routes marks a notable shift in Eurasian connectivity. What was long discussed primarily as a geopolitical alternative is increasingly taking shape as a functional and diversified transport system. The convergence of multimodal…
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