BRUSSELS – Forget Europe. Were Henry Kissinger still alive, he’d be asking who to call to reach Germany, Belgium or even Bulgaria.
Around half a dozen countries in the European Union presently lack functioning governments. And with Ursula…
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Can American Abandonment Help Europe?
In February 2024, we published an article in Foreign Affairs urging Europe to prepare for a possible U.S. abandonment. We were right to ring the alarm bell. Donald Trump’s reelection in November rendered the prospect of the United States…
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Macron, UK’s Starmer, other European leaders swipe at Elon Musk
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is getting wide pushback in European capitals as he tries to extend his recent political success to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Leaders in four European countries — France, Germany, Norway and the United…
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Ukraine star Natiia Pantsulaia on how the war has impacted football – Her Football Hub
For the third year in a row, Ukrainian football competitions are taking place amid the full-scale war. Despite a myriad of severe challenges, women’s football in Ukraine is gaining popularity and bringing some sense of normality amid the…
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How Do Colorblind Octopuses See Color? » ScienceABC
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Octopuses and most other cephalopods are colorblind, as they only have one visual pigment. Scientists have suggested two hypotheses for how these animals can camouflage in spite of their colorblindness: they either have eyes in their…
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Blinken praises how US handled Ukraine war, but were all calls “right”?
While the Biden administration prepares to depart from the White House, and US President-elect Donald Trump gears up to take office on 20 January, the New York Times has published an interview with Anthony Blinken, the outgoing Secretary of State.
One of the key figures in managing the…
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Morocco Demolish Ukraine 9-2 in Kings World Cup Nations Rout
Doha – Morocco dominated their Round 2 losers’ bracket match against Ukraine with a crushing 9-2 victory at KL Arena, keeping their tournament hopes alive in the Kings World Cup Nations.
The Atlas Lions, who suffered a 4-1 defeat to…
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Elina Svitolina Symbolizes Ukraine’s Strength & Beauty in New Role
Luxury lab-grown diamond maker SOLO for Diamonds has announced international tennis star Elina Svitolina as the brand’s first ever ambassador. Svitolina’s dedication to representing Ukraine on the world stage, combined with her passion for…
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What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025
There are human activities in which both sides can win. War is not one of them. Either Ukraine wins this war or Russia does. Ukraine’s former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba says bluntly that unless the current trajectory is…
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Aleksey Bugaev: Russian footballer’s spiralling story ends with death in Ukraine | Football
Faced with a severe shortage of soldiers for the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s Russia started recruiting convicted criminals from prisons. A person can be immediately pardoned by the president just for agreeing to fight – and it does not…
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