Europe wants to reduce irregular migration and speed up the return process for those whose asylum application has been rejected. With this in mind, the European Commission has proposed a Common European System for Returns. Currently, return rates stand at around 20 percent – a…
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The power of early education helps children thrive into adulthood
In a world where access to quality education is often unequal, elementary level education emerges as a fundamental human right. It provides children with the skills and confidence needed to thrive.
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Ukraine. Beware the semantic minefield
Barbara Tuchman in her epic The Guns of August recounts that in 1910 Major-General (later Field Marshal Sir) Henry Wilson discussed with French General Ferdinand Foch the possible size of any British force which might be committed in the event of…
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Number of victims in Marhanets grows to 49, four in serious condition
The number of victims of the Russian UAV attack on a bus carrying workers of a company in Marhanets has increased to 49 people, reported head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak.
“Forty-nine victims ……
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Alcohol industry reduces tax payments against background of revenue growth in March 2025
Producers of alcoholic beverages in March 2025 reduced the VAT efficiency rate to 4.5%, which is 1.8 percentage points less compared to the same period in 2024 (6.3%), said Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the parliamentary committee on…
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Ukraine reaffirms in London its readiness to negotiate but not to surrender – Svyrydenko
First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko has said that the principled position at the meeting in London is that Ukraine is ready to negotiate but not to surrender.
Svyrydenko wrote about this on the social media platform X,…
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Ukraine’s statehood, not just territory, at stake as London peace talks collapse over Crimea’s recognition as Russian
Talks aimed at finding a path to peace in Russia’s war against Ukraine, scheduled for 23 April in London with the participation of the US Secretary of State and European foreign ministers, have been postponed, according to The Guardian.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio withdrew from the…Continue Reading
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Ukraine insists on immediate, full, and unconditional ceasefire
Ukraine insists on an immediate, full, and unconditional ceasefire, President Volodymyr Zelensky has emphasized.
He wrote this on social media, noting that doctors in the Dnipropetrovsk region are currently providing all necessary assistance to those injured this morning in a…
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Badenoch wins by cornering Starmer on trans ruling – POLITICO
Right from wrong: Badenoch, a strong gender-critical voice, asked the PM whether “he was wrong” to previously say trans women were women in law. Starmer ducked the point, and repeated his welcoming of the judgment for bringing clarity and confidence to women. The PM called on both sides…
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