In a move that has sent ripples through the global economic landscape, President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose heavy tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. The tariffs are aimed at addressing the failure of Canada and Mexico to stop illegal…
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Landmark studies track source of Indo-European languages— Harvard Gazette
A pair of landmark studies, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, has finally identified the originators of the Indo-European family of 400-plus languages, spoken today by more than 40 percent of the world’s population.
DNA evidence places them in current-day Russia during the…
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Russia’s Costly Conquest in Ukraine
Today, about 20 percent of southeastern Ukraine is under Russian occupation, including Crimea and large parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Russian President Vladimir Putin has painted the war in Ukraine as a…
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Italy says Paragon spyware targeted victims in dozens of European countries
Seven Italians and victims in more than a dozen other European countries were targeted with spyware as part of a broad hacking campaign revealed by WhatsApp on Friday, the Italian government said.
The country’s Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza…
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Tesla Sales Are Sliding in Europe and It’s a Problem for Elon Musk
As Elon Musk wades into European politics, Tesla‘s sales across the continent are plummeting.
The EV maker’s sales in Germany and France tanked in January, dropping 59% and 63% according to industry data.
Tesla’s sales…
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European countries reject Trump’s proposal of relocating Palestinians from Gaza
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Several European leaders on Wednesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to “take over” Gaza and forcibly resettle its Palestinian population in other countries.
Dismissing the proposal,…
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Ukraine wants partner countries to join in postwar development worth billions
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine wants to collaborate with partner countries on postwar projects worth billions of dollars not just in mining rare earth elements, but also in energy and construction sectors…
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‘Unacceptable’: European countries firmly reject Trump’s plan to take over Gaza
Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza and displace 1.8 million Palestinians to turn the devastated enclave into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has been met with strong criticism and scepticism from European countries, which…
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Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure heighten scrutiny of Kyiv’s preparedness
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure this winter have heightened scrutiny over the Ukrainian Energy Ministry’s failure to protect the country’s…
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Historic Shift As Baltic States Join European Power Grid
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor…
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