The Verkhovna Rada, on the proposal of newly appointed Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, has approved the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Some 253 deputies voted for the appointment of government members at a…
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Britain to lower voting age to 16 before next national election, government announces
London — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government announced Thursday. The center-left Labour Party pledged before it was elected…
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Why do cats love concrete slabs? A vet explains.
If you’re scrolling on Instagram, TikTok, or the more specific sub genre #CatTok you may have come across some interesting feline…
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UK to let 16 and 17-year-olds vote – POLITICO
The government called the move the “biggest change to U.K. democracy in a generation,” highlighting that young people “already contribute to society by working, paying taxes and serving in the military.”
While the decision is expected to broadly benefit center-left parties, the…
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Ukraine announces new US ambassador after outgoing envoy angered Republicans – POLITICO
“I am grateful to Olha for her work on European and Euro-Atlantic integration. It has been a successful effort. Much has been achieved,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. “Olha also took part in negotiations with the United States on a new format for our economic cooperation and the creation of the…
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Body found in search for British hiker Matthew Hall in Italy
Phillip NortonBBC News
Reporting fromChiavenna, Italy
SubmittedMatthew Hall was known to be a confident walker with knowledge of rugged terrain Rescue teams searching for British man Matthew Hall in the Italian Alps have found a body.
The discovery was made on Wednesday evening close to the Cross of…
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UK and Germany vow to protect each other from attack – POLITICO
Starmer’s spokesman said recent visits by Merz and Emmanuel Macron reflected the efforts by the U.K. prime minister to reset relations across Europe, including closer ties with both France and Germany.
As part of the accord, Britain and Germany will enter into a mutual assistance…
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Ukrainian drones are killing ever more soldiers
Colonel Yehor Derevyanko is getting impatient. Three Russian soldiers, seemingly oblivious to the fact that they are being watched, walk down a country road. “Kill them!” he snaps. Two loitering drones are despatched. The bunker beneath the…
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Switzerland is ticking towards a tighter deal with the EU
Switzerland and Britain share two qualities: a fondness for cheese, and ambivalence towards the European Union. Lately both countries are contemplating drawing closer to the bloc. But while Britain has taken only a few tentative steps on youth…
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Germany’s “memory culture” prevents it from coping with Gaza
TO walk around Berlin is to experience something no other capital city offers: a physical landscape that forces one to dwell on the crimes of its former occupants. The haunting Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe sits near the seats of German…
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