Europeans were barely getting their head around spending NATO’s official target of 2 percent of their GDP toward defense when U.S. President Donald Trump upped his ask to 5 percent. That caused some panic, but it was also easy to dismiss…
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Trump hits ‘pause’ on US aid to Ukraine after Oval Office blowout with Zelenskyy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end…
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7 Things: Tariffs are here; Ukraine is cut off; Tuberville loses fight over men in girls’ sports; and more …
7. Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban broke his long-standing political silence by endorsing Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox’s re-election campaign, citing Maddox’s exceptional leadership as pivotal to making Tuscaloosa the best…
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Zelensky ready to work under Trump’s ‘strong leadership’ after ‘regrettable’ showdown
Zelensky extends olive branch to Trump after US aid pausepublished at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March
Emily Atkinson
Live editor
Image source, ReutersOvernight, it was announced that US President Donald Trump had suspended…
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Ukraine: A deafening silence: Ukrainians held incommunicado, forcibly disappeared and tortured in Russian captivity
Russia’s treatment of Ukrainian military personnel and civilian in captivity amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Thousands of members of the Ukrainian forces are currently held captive in Russia and occupied Ukraine as prisoners…
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10 Best Countries To Visit In 2025, Per European Best Destinations
Aerial view of Diocletian’s Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Split, Croatia’s second-largest city.
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European Best Destinations asked more than 1.2 million travelers from 139 countries to vote for their favorite destinations, selecting…
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Ukraine revokes Tbilisi Mayor Kaladze’s title of ‘Master of Sport’
The Trump/Musk cuts could shut us down — permanently
You can help us survive this hostile media environment with a monthly or a single donation for as little as $5. In a world drowning in disinformation, your support means we…
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In Lake Placid, a pair of athletes are sliding for Ukraine. They hope better days are ahead
The final race of the headfirst-sliding sport known as skeleton awaits Ukrainian skeleton athletes Vladyslav Heraskevych and Yaroslav Lavreniuk. After that, they’re going home.
They don’t know what awaits when they get there.
Heraskevych and…
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As US turns to Putin, Europe races to forge Ukraine peace before Trump’s “surrender deal” hands it to Russia
Just days after Trump declared Ukraine “not peace-ready” following a frosty White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European leaders gathered in an extraordinary Sunday meeting, signaling their determination to chart their own course in the potential peace talks between Kyiv and…
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Nasal Spray Shows Promise for Traumatic Brain Injury
A nasal spray developed to combat neuroinflammation has shown promise in treating traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mouse models. The findings were published in Nature Neuroscience and may pave the way for novel treatment options for TBI and other forms of…
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