Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
-
Ukraine rebukes Africa’s ECOWAS official, who repeated anti-Ukrainian propaganda at Sochi forum
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned recent statements made by the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Abdel-Fatau Musah, at the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi on 9-10… Continue Reading
-
COP29: Invest in adaptation and resilience to prevent more Valencia floods, says EIB president
A recent EIB survey showed that 94 per cent of the EU population consider climate action a top priority. Continue Reading
-
French headteacher describes spiral of events that led to beheading
@ch_capuano Samuel Paty was a well-liked history and geography teacher murdered outside his school The former headteacher of a French school has revealed the shocking sequence of events that led to the beheading of Samuel Paty by a Chechen refugee. Audrey F told the court in Paris how she had tried… Continue Reading
-
Fake Warhols and Banksys: Italian authorities break up massive art forgery network
One of the biggest networks of art forgers copying works by Warhol, Banksy and Picasso has been broken up by the Italian authorities. Continue Reading
-
Warehouses, hangar, cars damaged in Russian drone attack on Kyiv region
The warehouses of a company, a hangar and eight vehicles were destroyed and damaged, and fires broke out due to falling drone debris in the Kyiv region. Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform… Continue Reading
-
About 10,000 km of railroad tracks destroyed in Ukraine since war started
Since the Russian full-scale invasion started, about 10,000 kilometers of railroad tracks in Ukraine have been damaged, destroyed or lost. The relevant statement was made by Ukrzaliznytsia JSC in response to an inquiry from an Ukrinform correspondent. “Since February 24,… Continue Reading
-
EU DECODED: Will the Digital Euro strengthen financial security?
In this episode we talk about a new payment method that is being studied by the European Central Bank: the digital euro. Do we need another alternative for online payments and could this project have negative impacts on the banking system? Continue Reading
-
Trump taps Fox News personality Pete Hegseth for defence secretary in surprise move
The president-elect sidestepped several established national security heavy-hitters for the job, with several military officials saying his choice came out of the blue. Continue Reading
-
Ukraine’s FM, MEPs discuss sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and members of the European Parliament have discussed the ways of speeding up Ukraine’s accession to the EU, bolstering its defense potential and strengthening sanctions against Russia, including its shadow fleet. He announced… Continue Reading
-
Volkswagen announces plans for electric tie-up with Rivian
As car makers face problems with demand and slower sales in connection with electric vehicles, Volkswagen is teaming up with EV producer Rivian. Continue Reading
Got any book recommendations?